Nitzer Ebb - Showtime (1990)

Showtime (1990)

Showtime, released in 1990, showed the band moving away from 4/4, 130-bpm stomping dance tracks and explored other musical forms—jazz, rock, blues—while still sounding like itself. The first single, "Lightning Man," became a dance floor anthem with its jazzy clarinet figure and Doug's menacing vocals. The song is generally recognized as experimental and pushed the boundaries of industrial music at the time. Depeche Mode asked the group for support again, this time on the World Violation Tour in the US. Depeche Mode was frequently seen sporting Nitzer Ebb T-shirts around this period, most notably in the video of the song “Enjoy the Silence.”