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Micro-Phonies - 2022 Reissue

    Cabaret Voltaire’s ‘Micro-Phonies’, as originally remastered in 2013, now reissued on Turquoise vinyl. ‘Micro-Phonies’ is Cabaret Voltaire’s most sleek dance record, featuring charting singles ‘James Brown’ and ‘Sensoria’. Released in 1984, the record gained its reputation as the Cabs’ most mainstream album. Their partnership with Peter Care on video for ‘Sensoria’ received major airplay from MTV, and was famously one of the first music videos to be in the New York Museum of Art.

    Cabaret Voltaire were very much ahead of their time, harmonising dance music, techno, dub, house and experimental electronics, making them, without a doubt, one of the most influential acts in electronic music.

    “Having invented the shadowy, murkier side of industrial/noise experimentation, here Cabaret Voltaire make their equally justified claim at fully kickstarting the beat-heavy crunch…” - All Music
    “Cab Vol focus on rhythms and bass lines (“James Brown”), work with breakbeats (“Blue Heat”) and approach the mainstream with "Sensoria". - Musikexpress

    TRACK LISTING

    1 Do Right
    2 The Operative
    3 Digital Rasta
    4 Spies In The Wires
    5 Theme From Earthshaker
    1 James Brown
    2 Slammer
    3 Blue Heat
    4 Sensoria

    Cabaret Voltaire

    The Covenant, The Sword And The Arm Of The Lord - 2022 Reissue

      Cabaret Voltaire’s ‘The Covenant, The Sword and The Arm of The Lord’, as originally remastered in 2013, now reissued on White vinyl. Known for being the harder, more experimental album of their “Pop” period, ‘The Covenant, The Sword and The Arm of The Lord’ was originally released in 1985 and includes the classic ‘I Want You’. The album embodys Cabarets Voltaire’s industrial electro-funk sound and their punk ethos, lending its title to American political extremism.

      Cabaret Voltaire were very much ahead of their time, harmonising dance music, techno, dub, house and experimental electronics, making them, without a doubt, one of the most influential acts in electronic music.

      “…The Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord is an exercise in paranoia with anxiety coded into the jittery sample-heavy structures of the music itself.” - Spectrum Culture
      “It's a pacier, funkier album than the 1984 effort, but it also it more abrasive and strange and holds together better…” - The Quietus

      TRACK LISTING

      A1 L21ST
      A2 I Want You
      A3 Hells Home
      A4 Kickback
      A5 The Arm Of The Lord
      B1 Warm
      B2 Golden Halos
      B3 Motion Rotation
      B4 Whip Blow
      B5 The Web

      Cabaret Voltaire

      BN9Drone

        Cabaret Voltaire is Richard H. Kirk and Shadow of Fear was the band’s first studio album in 26 years and was released in 2020 to critical acclaim.

        BN9Drone delves deeper into Cabaret Voltaire’s arsenal of “harsh rhythms and threatening detonations” (Classic Pop). A brand new drone album on limited edition double white vinyl, available with high definition audio download.


        STAFF COMMENTS

        Barry says: There are few forces in the synth scene more influential than Cabaret Voltaire, and this outing sees Kirk delving into prime drone territory. We get slowly morphing waves of electronic scree, churning sub-bass and shadowy oscillations aplenty. A monolithic triumph from one of the greatest in the 'biz.

        TRACK LISTING

        LP Tracklist :

        A1. Eins
        B1. Zwei
        C1. Drei
        D1. Vier

        CD Tracklist :

        1. BN9Drone

        Cabaret Voltaire

        Dekadrone

          Cabaret Voltaire is Richard H. Kirk and "Shadow of Fear" was the band’s first studio album in 26 years and was released in 2020 to critical acclaim. New release Dekadrone delves deeper into Cabaret Voltaire’s arsenal of harsh rhythms and threatening detonations, pairing guttural drone with clipped mechanical idents and snarling LFOs.




          TRACK LISTING

          LP Tracklist :
          A1. Phase 1
          B1. Phase 2
          C1. Phase 3
          D1. Phase 4

          CD Tracklist :
          Dekadrone

          Cabaret Voltaire

          Shadow Of Fear

            Shadow of Fear is Cabaret Voltaire’s first studio album in 26 years. Richard H. Kirk is the sole remaining member; he’s released many acclaimed solo albums, having invented bleep techno via his groundbreaking work in Sweet Exorcist. Kirk has formed this new album from a series of pulverising live shows. The tone and personality of CV is ingrained in its core as it dances across techno, dub, house, 1970s Germany and general esoteric explorations coupled with mangled vocal samples.

            STAFF COMMENTS

            Barry says: As important a document as anything they've done, 'Shadow Of Fear' is a swimming electronic odyssey, split between hypnotic industrial percussion and slowly evolving synth arps, bringing the churning driven thump we know so well, as well as a more playful, danceable backbone. Superb.

            TRACK LISTING

            1 Be Free
            2 The Power (Of Their Knowledge)
            3 Night Of The Jackal
            4 Microscopic Flesh Fragment
            5 Papa Nine Zero Delta United
            6 Universal Energy
            7 Vasto
            8 What’s Goin’ On

            ‘#7885 (Electropunk To Technopop) features classic tracks such as ‘Nag Nag Nag’, ‘Do The Mussolini (Headkick)’, ‘Sensoria’, ‘Landslide’, ‘I Want You’ and ‘Just Fascination’.

            Curated by Richard H Kirk, who explains, “I decided to gather the more concise elements of the work… Hence the choice of 7” singles, edits and shorter album tracks, a kind of soundbite take on CV.”

            ‘#7885 (Electropunk To Technopop)’ compiles two distinct periods of Cabaret Voltaire - 1978-81 and 1983-85 - for the first time together on one release and follows the remastered vinyl release of ‘Red Mecca’ and already legendary sold out box set ‘#8385 (Collected Works 1983-1985)’.

            The compilation travels from 1978-81 with a line up of Richard H Kirk, Stephen Mallinder and Chris Watson, when Cabaret Voltaire were (mostly) recording at the Western Works Studios in Sheffield and releasing records on Rough Trade and from 1983-85 after Watson’s departure when Kirk and Mallinder released via the Some Bizzare label on Virgin Records. Kirk points out that this “was a time where we got to do what we do, but in different areas, we wanted to push the boundaries of electronic music, we wanted to place what we were doing into places where it really shouldn't be. We certainly didn't want to carry on repeating what we'd done for the ten years previous.”

            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. 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.

            “Way, way ahead of their time” - DJ

            “True, unflinching pioneers of electronic music” - Loud & Quiet

            TRACK LISTING

            Do The Mussolini (Headkick)
            The Set Up
            Nag Nag Nag
            On Every Other Street
            Silent Command
            Kneel To The Boss
            Seconds Too Late
            Landslide
            Breathe Deep
            Just Fascination (7” Version)
            Crackdown (Radio Edit 83)
            Animation
            The Dream Ticket (7” Version)
            Sensoria (7” Version)
            James Brown (7” Version)
            Kino (7” Version)
            Big Funk (7” Version)
            I Want You (7” Version)
            Warm

            Cabaret Voltaire

            Drinking Gasoline

              ‘Drinking Gasoline’ was released in 1985, consisting of four songs from the legendary ‘Gasoline In Your Eye’ videocassette. These songs rank among Cabaret Voltaire’s more infectious compositions.

              ‘Gasoline In Your Eye’ is now included as a DVD together with both the CD and the LP of ‘Drinking Gasoline’, featuring videos shot and edited by groundbreaking director Peter Care and Richard H Kirk.

              All audio remastered from the original tapes.

              Vinyl cut by Stefan Betke aka Pole.

              ‘Gasoline In Your Eye’ DVD includes ‘Sensoria’ and promotional videos for ‘I Want You’ and ‘Just Fascination’.

              Cabaret Voltaire, alongside Human League, Throbbing Gristle, Fad Gadget and The Normal, were at the forefront of the UK electronic movement of the late 1970s. 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 35 years.

              Cabaret Voltaire

              The Covenant, The Sword And The Arm Of The Lord

                This is Cabaret Voltaire’s seventh studio album, originally released in 1985. The album peaked at #57 in the UK charts. ‘I Want You’ went on to be the single.

                Cabaret Voltaire, alongside Human League, Throbbing Gristle, Fad Gadget and The Normal, were at the forefront of the UK electronic movement of the late 70s.

                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 35 years.

                All audio remastered from the original tapes.

                Vinyl cut by Stefan Betke aka Pole.

                TRACK LISTING

                L21ST
                I Want You
                Hells Home
                Kickback
                The Arm Of The Lord
                Warm
                Golden Halos
                Motion Rotation
                Whip Blow
                The Web

                Cabaret Voltaire

                The Crackdown

                  ‘The Crackdown’ is the fourth studio album by Cabaret Voltaire. It was released in 1983.

                  This is Cabaret Voltaire’s first album after Chris Watson’s departure.

                  “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; the result is one of their most distinctive, challenging records.” - AllMusic

                  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 35 years.

                  All audio remastered from the original tapes.

                  Vinyl cut by Stefan Betke aka Pole.

                  Cabaret Voltaire

                  Micro-Phonies

                    ‘Micro-Phonies’ is the sixth full-length studio album by Cabaret Voltaire. Released in 1984, it is considered the group’s most mainstream release, with the singles ‘Sensoria’ and ‘James Brown’ gaining popularity, especially due to the music video finding MTV airplay.

                    Cabaret Voltaire, alongside Human League, Throbbing Gristle, Fad Gadget and The Normal, were at the forefront of the UK electronic movement of the late 70s.

                    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 35 years.

                    All audio remastered from the original tapes.

                    Vinyl cut by Stefan Betke aka Pole.


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