Cabaret voltaire formed in 1973 and, alongside human league, throbbing gristle, fad gadget and the normal, were at the forefront of the uk electronic movement of the late 70s. The quietus news cabaret voltaire to reissue red mecca. The original record closed with the albums best track, crackdown, a hard synthpop piece that gave birth to industrial danceand was later cribbed quite neatly by skinny puppys testure in 1988. During this time, cabaret voltaire toured europe, japan and america without major record label support, releasing hai. Hopes of a cabaret voltaire reunion were raised when kirk dropped hints in the late 1990s, the most significant being in the notes of a reissue of radiation, but this never happened. Mute is going hard on the cabaret voltaire back catalogue in the next 12 months, with three major reissues on the horizon, but amid their schedule richard h kirk is also releasing three cabaret voltaire live shows from the 1980s on his own intone label. Sex, money, freaks and crackdown and had already developed. These guys dont really need an introduction give the fact that theyre pretty much responsible for the rise of postpunk right through to the birth of techno. Drinking gasoline was released in 1985, taking four songs from the groups gasoline in your eye videocassette, which remains standout in cabaret voltaire s strange yet illustrious career. The band formed in sheffield in 1973 and experimented widely with sound creation and processing.
Allmusic wrote that the album features the band working a number of menacing electronic textures into a basic dancefunk rhythm. The group enlisted american dance music producer john robie to remix yashar, a track from their 1982 album 2x45. Microphonies remastered by cabaret voltaire audio cd. One of cabaret voltaire s strongest albums, the crackdown features the band working a number of menacing electronic textures into a basic dancefunk rhythm.
The first fulllength the band released after the departure of founding member chris watson, this is a disorientating and sinister set of industrial antipop tunes. It tacks on the four soundtrack pieces from the cabs first video. This is cabaret voltaire s first album after chris watsons departure. Londons legendary mute institution goes back to its roots and digs up some of the best work by one of the uks finest cabaret voltaire. Way ahead of their time, cabaret voltaire s blend of dance music, techno, dub, house and experimental made them, without a doubt, one of the most influential acts of the last 40 years.
Mute records cabaret voltaire red mecca vinyl release. All audio has been remastered from the original tapes. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. Cabaret voltaire to reissue back catalogue john doran, november 4th, 2011 12. Cabaret voltaire to reissue compilation of early works via. Catalog number reverts to cv 1, original printed inner sleeve is restored, and the labels also revert to the original white design.
Coming off their postpunk mutant funk period of red mecca and 2x45, the cabs go for a decidedly contemporary, albeit still informed by african american music, sound for the crackdown. Mute are delighted to announce a series of cabaret voltaire releases, starting with the vinyl issue of cabaret voltaire s iconic 1981 album red mecca out on 22 july 20. Mute reissues cabaret voltaires red mecca steve hoffman. The crackdown is the fifth studio album by english electronic band cabaret voltaire, released in august 1983 jointly through. The normal and fad gadget are evoked by the crackdown s avant blend of techno, minimal wave, synthpop and more. Cabaret voltaire fans have been waiting a long, long time to hear this one.
Experimental, innovative english outfit that formed in the 1970s, standing as major pioneers of industrial and dance music. We have a local selection of products that ship direct from rough trade nyc. Apart from a single, overlooked virgin reissue around 2000 and scattered compilations, most of the music here hasnt been available almost since it was initially released, and certainly the crackdown alone will serve to change some opinions of the cabs tenure in the majors. Industrial soundtrack for the urban decay 28,827 views. Chance versus causality was composed by the seminal industrial group for a film in the late 1970s. Crackdown, a hard synthpop piece that gave birth to industrial danceand was later cribbed quite neatly by skinny puppys testure in 1988. Find music from cabaret voltaire on vinyl, download, cassette and cd formats. Matt anniss details cabaret voltaires conversion to club sounds and the birth of sweet exorcist. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Cabaret voltaire are an english music group formed in sheffield in 1973 and initially composed of stephen mallinder, richard h. Cabaret voltaire the crackdown 1983, vinyl discogs. This cd version has been the prominent cd version of this record for more than 25 years. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more.
This release of the crackdown, which hasnt been available on vinyl since the late 1980s, has been remastered and the sound is amazing. This rerelease by electronic bastion mute pairs the two together, remastered by pole. Cabaret voltaire recommendations steve hoffman music forums. Cabaret voltaire reissue series to begin with seminal 1981 album red mecca. The crackdown is the fourth studio album by cabaret voltaire. Mute records is embarking on a new series of cabaret voltaire releases that will begin this summer with a vinyl reissue of the groups 1981 album red mecca, to be followed this fall by a new box set collecting four early to mid80s albums alongside bonus cds and dvds and, in early 2014, a new compilation. The crackdown 1983, microphonies 1984, drinking gasoline 1985 and the covenant, the sword and the arm of. Cabaret voltaire biography, albums, streaming links.
The original record closed with the albums best track, crackdown, a hard synthpop piece that gave birth to industrial danceand was later cribbed quite neatly by. Together with the crackdown, the seminal 1984 release microphonies marked a pivotal moment in the illustrious recording career of sheffields cabaret voltaire, seeing a shift from the grainy, experimental soundtrack of 1970s south yorkshire to more beat driven, synthpop centric tracks. Included on the release are the original recordings of classics such as nag nag nag, no escape, the set up, baader meinhof, here she comes now and do the mussolini headkick, all later rerecorded with new equipment and released by rough trade in the late 70s. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. Cabaret voltaire the covenant, the sword, and the arm of. Cabaret voltaire will release a very special box set on 4 november via mute records. Visually distinguishable from the original release by the black box around the catalog number from the oved reissue on the sleeve rear. To read our in depth interview with richard h kirk and peter care, visit the. These early experiments are documented on the triple album cd set methodology. One of cabaret voltaire s strongest albums, the crackdown features the band working a number of menacing electronic textures into a basic dance. For the 20 edition, the audio had been remastered from the original tapes. Cabaret voltaire live shows released by richard h kirk. Micro phonies, covenant, the sword and crackdown are must have in any cabaret voltaire collection, the production on covenant, the sword is so interesting and intriguing, the sounds, the vocals and the explosion of all kind of sound effects. Cabaret voltaire the crackdown remastered mute industrial wave.
Cabaret voltaire reissue series to begin with seminal 1981. Mute is reissuing cabaret voltaire s red mecca 1981 on 180 gram vinyl, with a cd copy included. In late 1982, cabaret voltaire decided consciously to turn in a more commercial direction. Cabaret voltaire s stephen mallinder industrial soundtrack for the urban decay duration.
The start of cabaret voltaire s electro period that would, unwittingly, help birth ebm and electroindustrial. Cabaret voltaire the crackdown lp reissue bear tree. The crackdown cd, album, reissue album cover more images all versions edit release sell this item. Cabaret voltaire the operative micro phonies youtube. This vinyl box set charts the development of cabaret voltaire, starting from their early experimental period of 75. Head over to cabaret voltaire s website to preorder the album now and have a. Cabaret voltaire licensed to youtube by wmg, merlin pias on behalf of mute. Here we have a reissue of cabaret voltaire s fifth lp the crackdown. Remastered and available here on vinyl for the first time since mutes reissue in 1990, red mecca features the line up. One of cabaret voltaire s strongest albums, the crackdown features the band working a number of menacing electronic textures into a basic dance funk rhythm. Eventually, cabaret voltaire simply did what many a frustrated independent band did, and seeing major label interest in electronic, danceoriented music growing, opportunistically signed to virgin in 1983, all without really changing their musical outlook much.
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