Nitzer Ebb weren’t shy about where they were coming from by the time of their full-length debut, with both the sonics and visual aesthetics of D.A.F. providing a guiding point and then some. But Douglas McCarthy’s compelling way around a commanding slogan and Bon Harris’s ear for huge, blunt electronic arrangements, not to mention once and future member David Gooday’s tight, punchy drumming, made That Total Age an underground smash, with songs like “Join In The Chant,” “Let Your Body Learn” and “Murderous” becoming massive club hits.

– Ned Raggett