Nitzer Ebb (pronounced night-zer or nit-zer—the band themselves pronounce it either way) is a music group formed in 1982 by Essex schoolfriends Douglas McCarthy (vocals, synthesizer), Vaughan Harris on synthesizers and drums, and David Gooday. Beginnings-Basic Pain Procedure (1983) Nitzer Ebb began when Douglas McCarthy met Bon Harris. They shared an interest in witchcraft, talking to trees, and collecting runestones in Chesterfield and Little Baddoe, England. They found inspiration in the punk ethos of bands such as DAF, Killing Joke, and Bauhaus. In August 1983, they recorded their first demo tape, Basic Pain Procedure. This rare demo tape included eight songs. (Faded Smiles; Tradition; The Home; Star; The Pass; The Book; Crane; Trust Ran In Colours) The trio began with shows in small local venues, but their arresting stage presence, military image and energy garnered a growing base of followers and soon