Nitzer Ebb
about the artist
NITZER EBB IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER HAS BEEN MAKING MUSIC SINCE 1982. UTILIZING SEQUENCERS, PERCUSSION AND VOICES. THE ORIGINAL MUSICAL GROUP CONSISTED OF BON HARRIS, DOUGLAS MCCARTHY AND DAVID GOODAY. SCHOOL FRIENDS WHOM MET IN THEIR TEENS IN ESSEX, ENGLAND. INITIALLY SELF RELEASING A FOUR TRACK E.P. CALLED 'ISN'T IT FUNNY HOW YOUR BODY WORKS' IN 1984. THROUGH VIGOUROUS TOURING IN THE UK, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA WITH ADDITIONAL SINGLES, 'WARSAW GHETTO,' 'LET YOUR BODY LEARN' AND 'MURDEROUS' THEY WERE THEN SIGNED TO MUTE RECORDS AND GEFFEN RECORDS. THEIR FIRST ALBUM, 'THAT TOTAL AGE' WAS RELEASED IN 1988. IMMEDIATELY…
MoreNITZER EBB IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER HAS BEEN MAKING MUSIC SINCE 1982. UTILIZING SEQUENCERS, PERCUSSION AND VOICES. THE ORIGINAL MUSICAL GROUP CONSISTED OF BON HARRIS, DOUGLAS MCCARTHY AND DAVID GOODAY. SCHOOL FRIENDS WHOM MET IN THEIR TEENS IN ESSEX, ENGLAND. INITIALLY SELF RELEASING A FOUR TRACK E.P. CALLED 'ISN'T IT FUNNY HOW YOUR BODY WORKS' IN 1984. THROUGH VIGOUROUS TOURING IN THE UK, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA WITH ADDITIONAL SINGLES, 'WARSAW GHETTO,' 'LET YOUR BODY LEARN' AND 'MURDEROUS' THEY WERE THEN SIGNED TO MUTE RECORDS AND GEFFEN RECORDS. THEIR FIRST ALBUM, 'THAT TOTAL AGE' WAS RELEASED IN 1988. IMMEDIATELY HENCEFORTH THEY GAINED A GLOBAL FOLLOWING, NOT LEAST BECAUSE MUTE RECORDS LABEL MATES, DEPECHE MODE TOOK THEM UNDER THEIR WING.
NITZER EBB HAVE ALWAYS TOURED EXTENSIVLEY. TAKING THE APPROACH OF A ROCK BAND RATHER THAN AN ELECTRONIC OUTFIT. THEIR SHOWS ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH INTENSE ENERGY AND PERFORMANCE.
NITZER EBB PERSONNEL FOR THE FORTHCOMING 2024 LIVE SHOWS WILL BE LED BY BON HARRIS.