| Artist |
Nitzer Ebb |
| Album Title: |
Showtime |
| Album Cover: |
 |
| Primary Genre |
Electronica/Dance: Industrial Dance |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
02/26/1990 |
| Label |
Geffen Records/Warner Bros |
| Catalog No |
9 24284-2 |
| Bar Code No |
0 7599-24284-2 2 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
|
Getting Closer (4:13)
|
| 2.
|
Nobody Knows (4:06)
|
| 3.
|
One Mans Burden (3:51)
|
| 4.
|
All Over (3:31)
|
| 5.
|
My Heart (4:08)
|
| 6.
|
Lightning Man (4:58)
|
| 7.
|
Rope (3:26)
|
| 8.
|
Hold On (3:48)
|
| 9.
|
Fun To Be Had (4:43)
|
|
| Date Acquired |
10/18/1990 |
| Personal Rating |
 |
| Acquired from |
Know Name Records |
| Purchase Price |
8.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide entry:
Discogs entry:
MusicBrainz entry: |
Notes |
Published by Dying Art Limited ASCAP.
Recorded at The Garden. Recorded/mixed at Swanyard, London except "Rope" recorded at Worldwide.
Mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA.
(Back cover) Geffen Records, manufactured exclusively by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company. © ℗ 1990 The David Geffen Company. Printed in U.S.A.
(CD) Made in USA All songs ASCAP
℗ 1990 The David Geffen Company. Manufactured exclusively by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company. Mfg. by DADC.
Design [Packaging Design] – Simon
Engineer [Assistant] – Chris Drohan
Engineer [Resisted] – Bon, Douglas
Mastered By – Greg Fulginiti
Photography By – Alexis Maryon
Producer, Mixed By, Engineer, Other [Abused] – Flood
Recorded By – Flood (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 10), Paul Kendall (tracks: 7)
Written-By – V. Harris, D. McCarthy
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The David Geffen Company
Manufactured By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Manufactured By – DADC – DIDX 006528
Published By – Dying Art Ltd.
Recorded At – The Garden
Mixed At – Swanyard Studios
Recorded At – Swanyard Studios
Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-006528 3
Pressing Plant ID Moulded in disc center): ☆[DADC logo]☆
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analyzed Folder: Nitzer Ebb - Showtime_dr.txt
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR Peak RMS Filename
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR12 -0.13 dB -14.05 dB 01 - Getting Closer.flac
DR13 -2.01 dB -17.17 dB 02 - Nobody Knows.flac
DR12 -0.44 dB -15.94 dB 03 - One Mans Burden.flac
DR13 -0.09 dB -15.31 dB 04 - All Over.flac
DR11 -0.45 dB -15.05 dB 05 - My Heart.flac
DR12 -1.21 dB -14.88 dB 06 - Lightning Man.flac
DR11 -0.19 dB -12.85 dB 07 - Rope.flac
DR12 -1.34 dB -15.80 dB 08 - Hold On.flac
DR12 -1.02 dB -14.79 dB 09 - Fun to be Had.flac
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Files: 9
Official DR Value: DR12
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Ned Raggett:
Having arguably perfected their original formula on Belief -- as well as reaching its limitations -- Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris started to experiment in a variety of different directions on Showtime, resulting in their best album. Keeping all the original D.A.F.-derived tension and approach of the group's earliest days but showing a greater facility for everything from variety in arrangements to more complex lyrics, Showtime doesn't waste a note (it's not even 40 minutes long) and aims for full attack on all fronts. It doesn't hurt that the album is bookended by two of the band's best-ever singles. "Getting Closer" captures an atmosphere of impending, imminent doom better than just about anything outside of prime Killing Joke, while the heavy synth distortion makes the track rock, all without using guitars. The way the song literally revs up alone is worth the listen. Meanwhile, "Fun to Be Had" starts with an understated, almost swinging start before transforming into a total crowd-pleaser, Harris' astonishing ear for brutally effective rhythms welded to McCarthy in full rabble-rousing mode ("You are young/They are old/Control!/Is all they got to Give!"). Elsewhere is one of electronic body music's all-time highlights, "Lightning Man." With Harris adding both oboe and horn samples to the beats, helping to create a demented atmosphere reminiscent of Foetus, McCarthy steers away from his usual slogan approach to create a portrait of a strange, demonic figure (apparently a metaphor for alcohol addiction) preying on others. The off-kilter cabaret influence crops up throughout the album, with worthy examples including "Nobody Knows," a slow bluesy crawl, while "One Man's Burden" in particular is a highlight of Harris' expanding musical reach, with subtle rhythm shifts and orchestrations showing how soft can work for impact just as well as loud.
|
|
| Cover 1 |
 |
| Cover 2 |
 |
| Cover 3 |
 |
| Cover 4 |
 |
| Cover 5 |
 |
|
