That Total Age

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That Total Age
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Studio album by
Nitzer Ebb
Released11 May 1987 (1987-05-11)
Recorded1986–1987
Genre Industrial, EBM
Length48:15
Label Mute (UK)
STUMM 45
Geffen/Warner Bros. (U.S.)
GHS 24155
Producer Phil Harding
Nitzer Ebb chronology
Warsaw Ghetto/So Bright So Strong
(1985)		That Total Age
(1987)		 Belief
(1989)
Singles from That Total Age
  1. "Let Your Body Learn"
    Released: 23 May 1986
  2. "Murderous"
    Released: 1 November 1986
  3. "Let Your Body Learn"
    Released: 13 April 1987
  4. "Join in the Chant"
    Released: 10 August 1987

That Total Age is the debut studio album by the British musical group Nitzer Ebb. [1] [2] After its release, it spawned the hit single "Join in the Chant", which hit No. 9 on the US dance chart in 1987. The song "Warsaw Ghetto", which was originally released as a standalone single, was included as an extra track on vinyl/cassette by Geffen Records for releases in the USA and Canada. The 2018 remastered releases by Pylon Records also includes this track, in addition to other remixes.

Contents

The symbols on the cover of the album stand for "Force is Machine", "Visions of Order", and "Muscle and Hate". Two of these phrases can be heard repeated in the song "Join in the Chant".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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In 2003, Spin included the album on its list of "Essential Industrial". [4]

Track listing

LP: Mute Stumm 45 (UK)|Geffen/Warner Bros. 24155

  1. "Fitness to Purpose" – 5:00
  2. "Warsaw Ghetto" – 3:47 (only on Geffen vinyl/cassette releases)
  3. "Violent Playground" – 3:46
  4. "Murderous" – 5:40
  5. "Smear Body" – 5:40
  6. "Join in the Chant" – 6:05
  7. "Alarm" – 3:41
  8. "Let Your Body Learn" – 2:48
  9. "Let Beauty Loose" – 2:24
  10. "Into the Large Air" – 4:13

CD: Mute Stumm 45 (UK)|Geffen/Warner Bros. 24155

  1. "Fitness to Purpose" – 5:03
  2. "Violent Playground" – 3:49
  3. "Murderous" – 5:43
  4. "Smear Body" – 5:49
  5. "Join in the Chant" – 6:05
  6. "Alarm" – 3:41
  7. "Let Your Body Learn" – 2:48
  8. "Let Beauty Loose" – 2:24
  9. "Into the Large Air" – 4:13
  10. "Join in the Chant" (Metal Mix) – 5:16
  11. "Fitness to Purpose" (Mix Two) – 4:56
  12. "Murderous" (Instrumental) – 5:04

References

  1. ↑ Comer, M. Tye (13 December 1999). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 60, no. 646. p. 23.
  2. ↑ "Industrial Music". Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. Vol. 11. Bloomsbury Academic. 2017. p. 412.
  3. ↑ "That Total Age - Nitzer Ebb". AllMusic .
  4. ↑ Chow, Alexander (October 2003). "Essential Industrial". Spin. Vol. 19, no. 10. p. 60.


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