from the CD That Total Age, Geffen Records, 1987These jackhammer beats are the perpetual lifeblood of, shall we say, those less vanilla gay establishments (see: glory holes, leather harnesses, & the aroma of poppers all around you), a lethally propulsive mix of low- & high-ends which has served as the soundtrack to an unfathomable amount of anonymous & ambiguous sexual encounters over the decades. It’s safe to argue that these guys, British crew Nitzer Ebb, lifted some of their beats and, certainly, their neo-communist symbology from the duo DAF; however, while their addition of screamed lyrics set them apart in a crappy way (hence, the instrumental track you have before you), their minimalist use of emblematic iconography connected with audiences in a way that DAF never did. Given how tame both techno & house music from this same year sound when compared to this, it’s a wonder why early industrial hasn’t been given more props for inspiring the harder-edged techno which was to come, nor has this seen a full-fledged revival as of yet.
