title: Ebbhead
text: # Ebbhead
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Music From the Empty Quarter | Favourable |
  | Q | |
  | NME | 7/10 |
  
  Ebbhead is the fourth album of the British EBM group Nitzer Ebb. Co-produced by Depeche Mode's Alan Wilder in collaboration with Flood, it was released by Mute Records on 30 September 1991 (1991-09-30). The album features a continuation of their industrial sound with the inclusion of metal guitars for the first time, notably featured on the single Godhead as well as the Family Man remix. According to the band, the guitar parts featured were samples.
  
  ## Reception
  
  The album was met with a mixed to positive review by Allmusic's Ned Raggett, who awarded the album 3 of 5 stars. He credited the album in progressing their sound to feature more melody and the use of traditional song structures as opposed to their earlier sound. Overall, summarizing the album as a mixed affair with notable high points.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Reasons" – 4:17
  * "Lakeside Drive" – 3:59
  * "I Give to You" – 5:10
  * "Sugar Sweet" – 3:21
  * "DJVD" – 4:20
  * "Time" – 4:53
  * "Ascend" – 5:19
  * "Godhead" – 4:29
  * "Trigger Happy" – 4:22
  * "Family Man" (Remix) - 3:58
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### Nitzer Ebb
  
  * Bon Harris - Composer
  * Douglas McCarthy - Composer, vocals
  * Julian Beeston - Drums, percussion
  
  ### Production/other
  
  * Producers: Alan Wilder, Flood
  * Engineer: Steve Lyon
  * Mixing: Alan Wilder and Steve Lyon
  * Orchestration arrangements: Andrew Poppy (track 3)
  * Vocal sample: Jerry McCarthy Clemance (track 4)
  