as some people noted, I both posted most of my favorite tunes in this vein and said what I had to say about it in the other thread
but to go into a bit more detail - a brief of history of EBM
the origins of EBM aren't just northern European, they are specifically German - DAF, Liaisons Dangereuses, Tommi Stumpf, Keine Ahnung
its key figure, and sonic architect, was actually Conny Plank, the krautrock super-producer and electronics pioneer, via his work with DAF
DAF is EBM and EBM is DAF - all that follows, follows them
DAF formed in 78 - their first LP, only one not produced by Plank, is basically a German take on Chrome and/or a late 70s update of Faust and Neu!
their 2nd LP is a cross between the German Chrome sound and proto-EBM. it's almost like a weirder, much more aggressive Gang of Four.
this is the most EBMish track on it
by their 3rd and best LP, Alles Ist Gut, DAF has fully realized the sound of EBM - Sato-Sato, Der Mussolini, Als Wär's Das Letzte Mal, etc
here's Der Mussolini live roughly around the time Alles Ist Gut out came, Gorl on actual drumset with nothing (it looks like) electronic
at exactly the same time, Plank is making this very EBMish, but also clearly post-Berlin School, record with Dieter Moebius of Cluster