''Industrial Complex'' is a studio album from British
EBM group
Nitzer Ebb
Nitzer Ebb () are a British EBM group formed in 1982 by Essex school friends Vaughan "Bon" Harris (programming, synthesizers, drums, vocals), Douglas McCarthy (vocals), and David Gooday (drums).
History
Initial releases (1983–1987)
The g ...
. It was released by
Major Records
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on in Europe, fifteen years after the band's last studio album. It is the band's first release after parting company with Mute Records following its 2006 retrospective, ''Body of Work''.
The Belgian edition (from
Alfa Matrix
Alfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases musical styles including aggrotech, industrial music, dark electro, dark elektro, synthpop, and electronica.
Based in Brussels, the label consists of label and artists ma ...
) includes various bonus tracks.
Critical reception
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NME
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'' wrote that the album "sounds like Depeche Mode if they’d stuck with the dark stuff rather than soundtracking tawdry Home Counties swingers parties."
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The Quietus'' called the album "all kinds of awesome."
Basic/tour edition
# "Promises" 3:48
# "Once You Say" 3:41
# "Never Known" 3:58
# "Going Away" 4:10
# "Hit You Back" 4:19
# "Payroll" 2:57
# "Down On Your Knees" 3:52
# "I Don´t Know You" 3:12
# "My Door Is Open" 3:15
# "I Am Undone" 3:51
# "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" 2:57
# "Traveling" 3:13 (bonus track)
Belgian edition bonus tracks
13. "Once You Say" (Komor Kommando Mix)
14. "Once You Say" (
Leæther Strip Mix)
15. "Once You Say" (Essence Of Mind Mix)
16. "Once You Say" (Implant Mix)
17. "Once You Say" (
Pouppée Fabrikk
Pouppée Fabrikk is a Swedish EBM band, started in 1988 by Henrik Björkk and Leif Holm, who both hail from Karlskoga.
History
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Mix)
Limited edition double CD tracks
# "I Am Undone" (
Alan Wilder Remix) 5:29
# "I Am Undone" (Christopher Kah Remix) 5:17
# "My Door Is Open" (Terence Fixmer Remix) 5:48
# "Once You Say" (Tom Furse Remix) 6:07
# "Once You Say" (Celluloide Mix) 4:46
# "Once You Say" (Orphee-Eeproh Remix) 4:29
# "Once You Say" (People Theatre Remix) 4:24
# "Once You Say" (Collapsed System Mix) 4:44
# "Once You Say" (Suessenborn Sinessence Remix) 4:10
USA edition tracks (single disc, Artists' Addiction Records, AAR 001)
Same as Basic/tour edition, then additional tracks:
13 "On The Road"
14 "I Am Undone" (
Alan Wilder Remix) 5:29
15 "I Am Undone" (Christopher Kah Remix) 5:17
16 "My Door Is Open" (Terence Fixmer Remix) 5:48
17 "Once You Say" (Tom Furse Remix) 6:07
Personnel
Technical
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– producer, mixing
*Stefano de Silva – mastering
References
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2010 albums
Nitzer Ebb albums