Bon Harris relocated to Los Angeles where he became a successful producer and recorded as 13mg and as a member of Maven. McCarthy was a regular collaborator with Alan Wilder's Recoil project and records with French electronic producer Terence Fixmer as Fixmer/McCarthy. īig Hit was the final release by the band for almost 15 years. McCarthy and Harris recruited a new third member, Jason Payne ( percussion), to their main line-up, and also brought in John Napier (guitar, percussion) to assist with live performances. Their fifth album Big Hit (1995), featured a greater use of 'real' instruments, especially guitars and drums. They promoted the album with a global tour that took them from the southern US to northern Siberia. Their fourth album, Ebbhead (1991), showcased a more traditional songwriting style with an emphasis on melodic choruses was produced by Alan Wilder from Depeche Mode and Flood. The single 'Fun To Be Had' (1990) featured a remix by George Clinton and was a hit on the US dance chart. The third Nitzer Ebb album Showtime, released in 1990, revealed a less confrontational sound. In 1989, they teamed up with German EBM pioneers Die Krupps to rerecord their 1981 single, 'Wahre Arbeit - Wahrer Lohn' as 'The Machineries Of Joy'. They recruited Julian Beeston to assist them on their own world tour and he soon became a regular contributor both on and off stage. Mark ' Flood' Ellis became their new producer. ĭavid Gooday left after the tour and they completed their next album Belief (1989) as a duo. Depeche Mode, longtime friends and label mates of the band, invited them to open for the European leg of their successful Music For The Masses Tour in 1987. Their debut album That Total Age was released in 1987.

International success, disbandment (1987–1995) 'Join In The Chant' (1987) became part of the Balearic beat scene that influenced the UK acid house scene. The singles 'Murderous' (1986) and 'Let Your Body Learn' (1987) followed, building their reputation in the Industrial Rock and EBM scenes, as well as making inroads into the developing Chicago House scene.

They released three more singles on their own label, 'Warsaw Ghetto' (1985), 'Warsaw Ghetto Remixes' (1986) and 'Let Your Body Learn' (1986), before signing to Mute Records in 1986. The band at the time was inspired by the post-punk scene and specifically acts like ' Siouxsie and the Banshees, Killing Joke and Bauhaus who were having a big influence on us, in some ways stylistically but also in the energy that they gave'. The group released their demo Basic Pain Procedure in 1983, but it was two years until they met PWL producer Phil Harding, who produced their 1985 debut single 'Isn't It Funny How Your Body Works?' and helped them set up their own label, Power Of Voice Communications. 1.2 International success, disbandment (1987–1995).

Nitzer ebb discography