EP · Nitzer Ebb
As Is by Nitzer Ebb
As Is is an EP by Nitzer Ebb, released in 1991. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Family Man”, on 4 lists with a best position of #69.
As Is, a four-track EP that Nitzer Ebb put out on Mute in 1991 (Geffen/MCA handled it in the States), served as the curtain-raiser for their fourth album, Ebbhead. The gimmick was in the handoff: every track went to a different artist or producer for mixing, so the Essex band's cold, pummeling electronic body music comes back bent four different ways.
The band was still built around the school friends who started it, Douglas McCarthy barking the vocals and Bon Harris working the synthesizers and programming, with Simon Granger in the lineup too. "Family Man" is the track that stuck on the countdowns, a clanking, hard-edged stomp that shows how much menace this outfit could wring out of machines.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from As Is on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Man | 4 | #69 | – | 1991–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.