''Big Hit'' is an album from British EBM group

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. It was released by Mute Records in 1995. 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

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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''.

Critical reception

'' CMJ 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". '' The Quietus'' called the album "unfairly maligned".

Track listing

# "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

Nitzer Ebb

* Douglas Mccarthy - Vocals, composer, guitar, programming * Bon Harris - Vocals, composer, bass, guitar, percussion, programming

Production/other

* Flood - Engineering, guitar, mixing, production, programming * Al Clay - Production on "Border Talk" * Dr. Know - Guitar on "Kick It"

References

1995 albums Mute Records albums Geffen Records albums Nitzer Ebb albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub