Fixmer / McCarthy

I had the privilege of interviewing this fantastic duo and just one day after taking them to the sound system checking before their magnificent live at Saint Patrick's Pub in São Paulo, Brazil, and I can guarantee that it was no less than amazing.
I never imagined that the EBM/Industrial flavors could pass through such an honorable evolution. To be absolutely honest, it was maybe the first time that something made with EBM/Industrial elements really impressed me since Lassigue Bendthaus's "Cloned" of 1992.
Surely I was more than aware of their releases, mostly after the advent of "Detroy/Freefall" in the fall of 2003, but the experience of being present in such a live-act is something that only those who witnessed can testimony what it's all about.
During their interview for SmartBiz's website, they spoke about lots of moments of their career, even before they knew each other, from their very beginning up to date. I have to confess that I was really impressed, not only because of their talent, but for their virtuous essence that I noticed in our discussions about music, life and society (including the moment when the big French riot debate took place inside my car!)
Little knew I what would be the mixture of Doug McCarthy’s powerful vocals blended with Terence Fixmer’s electronic sounds: when the duo did the sound system checking, Douglas sang really low, just to assure that everything was ok, while Fixmer kept the technicians very busy trying to settle the best options for each channel on the available equipment.
Their live-act brought a revival of Nitzer Ebb’s classic tunes such as “Join In The Chant”, “Murderous” and “Let Your Body Learn” and their newer ones made together (like “Destroy” and “Freefall”). Highly recommended. They definitely know how to work together.

On record they're good, live they're amazing. Early Nitzer Ebb reborn, mixing classic tracks from the first two NE albums with rawer versions of their own material. Put it this way, if Nitzer Ebb were to reform, there's little chance they'd sound as much like their own early days. Even better than the real thing!