Big Hit is an album from British EBM group Nitzer Ebb.[4][5] It was released by Mute Records in 1995.[6] The album included two singles, "Kick It" and "I Thought". The album is a great departure from the previous albums EBM stylings, featuring a heavy influence from alternative rock and a greater emphasis on more traditional instruments. Big Hit was the band's final release for Mute until its 2006 retrospective, Body of Work.
| Big Hit | ||||
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| Released | 27 March 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, industrial rock, industrial metal | |||
| Length | 44:04 | |||
| Label | Mute (UK) STUMM 118 Geffen/MCA Records (US) GEFD-24718 | |||
| Producer | Flood | |||
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| Singles from Big Hit | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Music From the Empty Quarter | favourable[3] |
Critical reception
editCMJ New Music Monthly called the album "catchy, sinister and subversive", writing that "it's an 'industrial' album that plays through the whole range of emotions and textures instead of just high-tech rage".[7] The Quietus called the album "unfairly maligned".[8]
Track listing
edit- "Cherry Blossom" – 5:30
- "Hear Me Say" – 4:07
- "Kick It" – 3:39
- "I Thought" – 5:16
- "Floodwater" – 3:35
- "Bordertalk" – 3:25
- "In Decline" – 5:36
- "Living Out of a Bag" – 5:41
- "Boy" – 4:17
- "Our Own World" – 5:37
Personnel
editNitzer Ebb
edit- Douglas Mccarthy - Vocals, composer, guitar, programming
- Bon Harris - Vocals, composer, bass, guitar, percussion, programming
Production/other
edit- Flood - Engineering, guitar, mixing, production, programming
- Al Clay - Production on "Border Talk"
- Dr. Know - Guitar on "Kick It"
References
edit- ^ "Big Hit - Nitzer Ebb". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 217.
- ^ Deadhead (August–September 1995). "Nitzer Ebb Big Hit". Music From the Empty Quarter. No. 12. Ilford: The Empty Quarter. p. 99. ISSN 0964-542X. OCLC 1057117763.
- ^ "POP MUSIC REVIEW : Primal Elements Power Nitzer Ebb's Brand of Rock". Los Angeles Times. 4 July 1995.
- ^ MTV News Staff. "U. S. Tour For Nitzer Ebb". MTV News. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Nitzer Ebb | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. 14 April 1995 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Quietus | Reviews | Nitzer Ebb". The Quietus.
- ^ Big Hit - Nitzer Ebb | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 25 December 2020
- ^ "Nitzer Ebb - Big Hit". Discogs. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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