Ebbhead

Ebbhead
Studio album by Nitzer Ebb
Released	30 September 1991 (1991-09-30)
Recorded	May–July 1991
Genre	EBM industrial metal
Length	44:14
Label	Mute (UK) Geffen/MCA (US)
Producer	Alan Wilder Flood
Nitzer Ebb chronology
As Is (1991) Ebbhead (1991) Big Hit (1995)
Singles from Ebbhead
"I Give to You" Released: 27 August 1991 "Godhead" Released: 30 December 1991 "Ascend" Released: 30 March 1992

Ebbhead is the fourth album of the British EBM group Nitzer Ebb. Co-produced by Depeche Mode's Alan Wilder in collaboration with Flood, it was released by Mute Records on 30 September 1991 (1991-09-30). The album features a continuation of their industrial sound with the inclusion of metal guitars for the first time, notably featured on the single "Godhead" as well as the "Family Man" remix. According to the band, the guitar parts featured were recorded samples.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Music from the Empty Quarter	Favourable[3]
Q	[4]
NME	7/10[5]

The album was met with a mixed to positive review by AllMusic's Ned Raggett, who credited the album in progressing their sound to feature more melody and the use of traditional song structures as opposed to their earlier sound. Overall, summarizing the album as a mixed affair with notable high points.[6]

Track listing

1. "Reasons" – 4:17
2. "Lakeside Drive" – 3:59
3. "I Give to You" – 5:10
4. "Sugar Sweet" – 3:21
5. "DJVD" – 4:20
6. "Time" – 4:53
7. "Ascend" – 5:19
8. "Godhead" – 4:29
9. "Trigger Happy" – 4:22
10. "Family Man" (remix) – 3:58

Personnel

Nitzer Ebb

• Bon Harris – composer
• Douglas McCarthy – composer, vocals
• Julian Beeston – drums, percussion

Production/other

• Producers: Alan Wilder, Flood
• Engineer: Steve Lyon
• Mixing: Alan Wilder and Steve Lyon
• Orchestration arrangements: Andrew Poppy (track 3)
• Vocal sample: Jerry McCarthy Clemance (track 4)

References

1. "www.nitzer-ebb.com ::: the official Nitzer Ebb Website". www.nitzer-ebb.de. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
2. "Ebbhead – Nitzer Ebb". AllMusic (Ned Raggett).
3. Yarnton, Ross (December 1991). "Nitzer Ebb Ebbhead". Music from the Empty Quarter. No. 3. ISSN 0964-542X. OCLC 1057117763.
4. King, Sam (November 1991). "Nitzer Ebb - Ebbhead". Q (62): 121.
5. "Nitzer Ebb: Ebbhead". NME. 28 September 1991. p. 34.
6. Ebbhead - Nitzer Ebb | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 19 December 2020