Nitzer Ebb

NITZER EBB IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER HAS BEEN MAKING MUSIC SINCE 1982. UTILIZING SEQUENCERS, PERCUSSION AND VOICES. THE ORIGINAL MUSICAL GROUP CONSISTED OF BON HARRIS, DOUGLAS MCCARTHY AND DAVID GOODAY. SCHOOL FRIENDS WHOM MET IN THEIR TEENS IN ESSEX, ENGLAND. INITIALLY SELF RELEASING A FOUR TRACK E.P. CALLED 'ISN'T IT FUNNY HOW YOUR BODY WORKS' IN 1984. THROUGH VIGOUROUS TOURING IN THE UK, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA WITH ADDITIONAL SINGLES, 'WARSAW GHETTO,' 'LET YOUR BODY LEARN' AND 'MURDEROUS' THEY WERE THEN SIGNED TO MUTE RECORDS AND GEFFEN RECORDS. THEIR FIRST ALBUM, 'THAT TOTAL AGE' WAS RELEASED IN 1988. IMMEDIATELY HENCEFORTH THEY GAINED A GLOBAL FOLLOWING, NOT LEAST BECAUSE MUTE RECORDS LABEL MATES, DEPECHE MODE TOOK THEM UNDER THEIR WING.

NITZER EBB HAVE ALWAYS TOURED EXTENSIVLEY. TAKING THE APPROACH OF A ROCK BAND RATHER THAN AN ELECTRONIC OUTFIT. THEIR SHOWS ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH INTENSE ENERGY AND PERFORMANCE.

In 2019 Chris Moore (Repulsion, Coke Bust, The Rememberables) and Josephine Olivia (Blacksage) started VOSH. Their debut album ‘VESSEL’ explores an amalgam of influences that range from Bauhaus to early Ministry to Sisters of Mercy to Zounds to Killing Joke to latter day titans Nine Inch Nails. And while a wide reaching and generic term such as “synth pop” or “darkwave” could be applied to the effort in broad strokes, the drama, intensity and excellent songwriting evokes something much deeper, more sinister, and darkly beautiful.

Stretching across twelve original tracks, VOSH’s debut album “Vessel” doesn’t just slither, it bangs and bursts with explosive energy, juxtaposing an icy goth cool with red hot heightened drama and muscle. Vocalist, lyricist and front person Josephine Olivia is the musical centerpiece for VOSH, mixing the dreamy and ethereal approach of Hope Sandoval or Alison Shaw (Cranes), the versatility of David Bowie, and the commanding power of greats like Siouxsie, Diamanda Galas or Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance). Olivia’s vocal sails above it all, presenting haunting melody after haunting melody in a dramatic and forceful manner that nods to voices from goth, dream pop, indie and elements of traditional pop music.

Recorded at Moore/Olivia’s shared home in the greater Washington DC area, Moore looped in longtime collaborator/producer/engineer Kevin Bernsten from Developing Nations in Baltimore for an assist on the mix with Magnus Lindberg (Tribulation, Russian Circles, Lucifer, Hellacopters, Frida Hyvönen, etc) mastering the effort.

Back in 1988, at the age of 11, I first heard Rigor Mortis by A Split Second. Little did I know at the time that a song I heard in my youth on a local Texas college radio station would change my perspective on music forever.

Electronic music then became a driving force in my life. From the raves and clubs I religiously attended in my late teenage years to the parties I promoted and organized in my early 20's, the love of music and the need to share that love with anyone that would listen led to my inevitable career as a DJ.

I started out in late 2002 as an 80's DJ playing and collecting 80's vinyl. I opened up at raves and played at house parties or anywhere that I could have the opportunity to move a crowd. By 2003 I was asked to perform at Philadelphia's infamous Gothic/Industrial fetish event SHOCK THERAPY.

Ever diligent to expand my horizons, I began collecting a variety of electronic styles (ebm, darkwave, terror ebm, synthpop, etc.) Patiently I taught myself the art of beat matching and mixing these forms of music into my sets and by 2005 I was offered a residency at SHOCK THERAPY. Attaining a good reputation and the freedom to express myself creatively I began organizing events fusing EDM commonly played at raves with Gothic/Industrial music. The FULL MOON GATHERING and C.H.U.D. events of late 2005 are still fondly remembered by many as a huge success in bringing people from many musical tastes and backgrounds together in harmony.

Opening new ears to the Gothic/Industrial sound caught the attention of a number of promoters. To my credit and honor I performed at DRACULA'S BALL, the largest Gothic/Industrial event in Philadelphia and usually play weekly at Philly's longest running Gothic/Industrial/80's alternative night NOCTURNE. I am featured in NYC frequently at the SMACK! and BYTE parties, and went on to play the BLACK SUN FESTIVAL II in New Haven Connecticut.

These are merely the highlights. The biggest highlight i have achieved and acomplished is playing at the WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN event in Leipzig Germany with 20,000+ people attending! This is the world's largest Gothic/Industrial event. As a Dj I love what I do and I am completely self promoted. I'm living my dreams of opening minds and bringing the music I love to the masses!