Cabaret Voltaire (band)
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Cabaret Voltaire were a British
music
group
from Sheffield
, England
.
Initially composed of Stephen Mallinder
, Richard H. Kirk
and Chris Watson
, the group was named after the Cabaret Voltaire
, a nightclub
in Zürich
, Switzerland
that was a centre for the early Dada
movement.
Their earliest performances were dada-influenced performance art
, but Cabaret Voltaire later developed into one of the most prolific and important groups to blend pop
with dance music
, techno
, dub
, house
and experimental electronic music
.
in 1973 and experimented widely with sound creation and processing. These early experiments are documented on the triple album CD
set Methodology (Mute 2002). They eventually turned to live performance, often sharing the bill with Joy Division
. In one incident, Mallinder was hospitalised with a chipped backbone
after the band had objects thrown at them. However, the arrival of punk rock
brought a more accepting audience for their industrial
, electronic sound and they were championed by Sheffield punk fanzine
Gunrubber edited by Paul Bower of local band 2.3.
In 1978, Cabaret Voltaire signed to Rough Trade Records
. With Rough Trade they released several acclaimed musically experimental singles
and EPs
, including Extended Play, "Nag Nag Nag" and "Three Mantras", and album
s such as The Voice of America in 1980, and Red Mecca in 1981.
During this time they toured Europe
, Japan
and America
without major record label
support, releasing Hai!, a live album
recorded
in Japan, in 1982.
In 1983, coinciding with the departure of Watson (who went on to found The Hafler Trio
with Andrew M. McKenzie before becoming a BBC
sound engineer
and then a soloist
), Cabaret Voltaire decided consciously to turn in a more commercial direction, with the album The Crackdown
on Some Bizzare / Virgin Records
. This decision was rewarded with the album reaching number 31 in the UK Albums Chart
- over 60 places higher than their previous (and then only) chart
placing. In 1984, the singles "Sensoria" and "James Brown" from the album Micro-Phonies (also on Virgin) charted on the UK Indie Chart
, as well as getting play in the underground dance scene.
In 1987, the band released Code
, followed by the house
-influenced Groovy, Laidback & Nasty in 1990. A series of completely instrumental
works under the Cabaret Voltaire name were released on Instinct Records
in 1993 and 1994. The last Cabaret Voltaire release to feature Mallinder on vocals was the "Body & Soul" album in 1991.
Since the mid-late 1980s, Kirk began a solo career under several names, including Electronic Eye and Sandoz, while Mallinder relocated to Perth
, Australia
and records with a collaborator under the name Sassi & Loco and, more recently, in another collaborative effort the Kuling-Bros. Mallinder also helps run his own Offworld Sounds label and contributed to synthesizer
and programming on Shaun Ryder
's solo album Amateur Night at the Big Top.
In 1996, Mallinder reported to Inpress
magazine
's Andrez Bergen that "I do think the manipulation of sound in our early days - the physical act of cutting up tapes, creating tape loops and all that - has a strong reference to Burroughs and Gysin; in terms of the Dada thing, there's a similarity between the Dadaists' reaction to the bourgeoisie and the war and our own position - we felt alienated from popular culture ourselves. I think those kinds of attitudes become embedded within you, but I'm not sure how it relates now..."
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. In a special 'Depeche Mode
/History of Electro-pop' edition of Q
magazine, Kirk suggested he is still considering resurrecting the Cabaret name, but this time he plans to "Get some young people involved".
In 2001, Watson appeared in the documentary film Made in Sheffield
, where he discussed the early years of Cabaret Voltaire. Since that time, Kirk has resurrected the Cabaret Voltaire name and has released new albums with New Zealand band Kora
called Kora! Kora! Kora! and Sheffield band The Tivoli called National Service Rewind. The new material was recorded at Western Works studios.
The experimental Sensoria Festival of Film and Music is named after the Cabaret Voltaire song, and has become an annual event held in Sheffield since 2008.
United Kingdom
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music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
group
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
from Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, England
England
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.
Initially composed of Stephen Mallinder
Stephen Mallinder
Stephen William Mallinder was a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, Sassi and Loco and the Ku-Ling Bros. While in Cabaret Voltaire he contributed lead vocals, bass and occasional keyboards.-Biography:...
, Richard H. Kirk
Richard H. Kirk
Richard H. Kirk is an English musician specialising in electronic music since the 1970s.-Background:Richard H. Kirk first came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the seminal industrial band Cabaret Voltaire...
and Chris Watson
Chris Watson (musician)
Christopher Richard Watson is a Sheffield-born musician and sound recordist specialising in natural history. He was a founding member of the musical group Cabaret Voltaire, and Watson's work as a wildlife sound recordist has covered television documentaries and experimental musical collaborations.-...
, the group was named after the Cabaret Voltaire
Cabaret Voltaire (Zürich)
Cabaret Voltaire was the name of a nightclub in Zurich, Switzerland. It was founded by Hugo Ball, with his companion Emmy Hennings on February 5, 1916 as a cabaret for artistic and political purposes. Other founding members were Marcel Janco, Richard Huelsenbeck, Tristan Tzara, and Jean Arp...
, a nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
in Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
that was a centre for the early Dada
Dada
Dada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a...
movement.
Their earliest performances were dada-influenced performance art
Performance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
, but Cabaret Voltaire later developed into one of the most prolific and important groups to blend pop
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
with dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
, techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
, dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
, house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
and experimental electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
.
History
The band formed in SheffieldSheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
in 1973 and experimented widely with sound creation and processing. These early experiments are documented on the triple album CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
set Methodology (Mute 2002). They eventually turned to live performance, often sharing the bill with Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
. In one incident, Mallinder was hospitalised with a chipped backbone
Vertebral column
In human anatomy, the vertebral column is a column usually consisting of 24 articulating vertebrae, and 9 fused vertebrae in the sacrum and the coccyx. It is situated in the dorsal aspect of the torso, separated by intervertebral discs...
after the band had objects thrown at them. However, the arrival of punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
brought a more accepting audience for their industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
, electronic sound and they were championed by Sheffield punk fanzine
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
Gunrubber edited by Paul Bower of local band 2.3.
In 1978, Cabaret Voltaire signed to Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove...
. With Rough Trade they released several acclaimed musically experimental singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
and EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, including Extended Play, "Nag Nag Nag" and "Three Mantras", and album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s such as The Voice of America in 1980, and Red Mecca in 1981.
During this time they toured Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
without major record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
support, releasing Hai!, a live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
recorded
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
in Japan, in 1982.
In 1983, coinciding with the departure of Watson (who went on to found The Hafler Trio
Hafler Trio
The Hafler Trio is a conceptual and sound art collaborative between Andrew M. McKenzie, the only permanent member, and guest musicians. The project has seen the release of numerous albums and CDs in experimental musical styles ranging from electronica, cut-up, ambient, environmental soundscape,...
with Andrew M. McKenzie before becoming a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
sound engineer
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
and then a soloist
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
), Cabaret Voltaire decided consciously to turn in a more commercial direction, with the album The Crackdown
The Crackdown
The Crackdown is an album electronic band Cabaret Voltaire recorded for Some Bizzare Records in 1983. The album shows Cabaret Voltaire beginning to move away from their industrial roots, and leaning towards a more New Wave-type sound...
on Some Bizzare / Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
. This decision was rewarded with the album reaching number 31 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
- over 60 places higher than their previous (and then only) chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
placing. In 1984, the singles "Sensoria" and "James Brown" from the album Micro-Phonies (also on Virgin) charted on the UK Indie Chart
UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
, as well as getting play in the underground dance scene.
In 1987, the band released Code
Code (album)
Code is an album by British electronic band Cabaret Voltaire. The track "Don't Argue" was released as a single, as was "Here To Go"....
, followed by the house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
-influenced Groovy, Laidback & Nasty in 1990. A series of completely instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
works under the Cabaret Voltaire name were released on Instinct Records
Instinct Records
Instinct Records is a New York City electronic-music record label that first gained prominence in 1990. It is best-known for releasing much of Moby's early work. The label has several sublabels, which include Evolver, Instinct Ambient, Kickin Records USA, Liquid Music, Shadow Records, and Sonic...
in 1993 and 1994. The last Cabaret Voltaire release to feature Mallinder on vocals was the "Body & Soul" album in 1991.
Since the mid-late 1980s, Kirk began a solo career under several names, including Electronic Eye and Sandoz, while Mallinder relocated to Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and records with a collaborator under the name Sassi & Loco and, more recently, in another collaborative effort the Kuling-Bros. Mallinder also helps run his own Offworld Sounds label and contributed to synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
and programming on Shaun Ryder
Shaun Ryder
Shaun William Ryder, aka X, is an English musician, occasional newspaper columnist, actor, author, singer-songwriter and television personality, best known as lead singer for Happy Mondays and Black Grape – and more recently as the runner-up of the 2010 version of the British TV Show I'm a...
's solo album Amateur Night at the Big Top.
In 1996, Mallinder reported to Inpress
Inpress
Inpress is a free weekly tabloid-sized music magazine that is released in Melbourne, Geelong and Mornington Peninsula areas of Victoria, Australia...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
's Andrez Bergen that "I do think the manipulation of sound in our early days - the physical act of cutting up tapes, creating tape loops and all that - has a strong reference to Burroughs and Gysin; in terms of the Dada thing, there's a similarity between the Dadaists' reaction to the bourgeoisie and the war and our own position - we felt alienated from popular culture ourselves. I think those kinds of attitudes become embedded within you, but I'm not sure how it relates now..."
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. In a special 'Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
/History of Electro-pop' edition of Q
Q (magazine)
Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...
magazine, Kirk suggested he is still considering resurrecting the Cabaret name, but this time he plans to "Get some young people involved".
In 2001, Watson appeared in the documentary film Made in Sheffield
Made In Sheffield
Made in Sheffield is a documentary film on the history of the music scene in the city of Sheffield, England from 1975 until 1983. The film was directed and produced by Eve Wood in 2001...
, where he discussed the early years of Cabaret Voltaire. Since that time, Kirk has resurrected the Cabaret Voltaire name and has released new albums with New Zealand band Kora
Kora
Kora may refer to:* Kora , a stringed musical instrument of West African origin* Kora , a New Zealand reggae band** Kora , Kora album released in 2007* Kora , a type of pilgrimage in the Buddhist tradition...
called Kora! Kora! Kora! and Sheffield band The Tivoli called National Service Rewind. The new material was recorded at Western Works studios.
The experimental Sensoria Festival of Film and Music is named after the Cabaret Voltaire song, and has become an annual event held in Sheffield since 2008.
Band members
- Stephen MallinderStephen MallinderStephen William Mallinder was a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, Sassi and Loco and the Ku-Ling Bros. While in Cabaret Voltaire he contributed lead vocals, bass and occasional keyboards.-Biography:...
- vocals, bass, keyboards (1973–1994) - Richard H. KirkRichard H. KirkRichard H. Kirk is an English musician specialising in electronic music since the 1970s.-Background:Richard H. Kirk first came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the seminal industrial band Cabaret Voltaire...
- guitars, keyboards, tapes (1973–1994) - Chris WatsonChris Watson (musician)Christopher Richard Watson is a Sheffield-born musician and sound recordist specialising in natural history. He was a founding member of the musical group Cabaret Voltaire, and Watson's work as a wildlife sound recordist has covered television documentaries and experimental musical collaborations.-...
- keyboards, tapes (1973–1981)
Studio albums
- Mix-UpMix-UpMix-Up is a 1979 album by the British electronic band Cabaret Voltaire. The album contains a cover of The Seeds' song "No Escape".-Track listing:All tracks composed by Cabaret Voltaire; except where indicated#"Kirlian Photograph" – 5:52...
(October 1979) #12 UK Indie - The Voice of America (July 1980) #3 UK Indie
- Red MeccaRed MeccaRed Mecca is an album by the industrial/post-punk band Cabaret Voltaire. Released in 1981 on Rough Trade Records , it was their final album before the departure of Chris Watson...
(August 1981) #1 UK Indie - 2x452x452x45 is an album by industrial/post-punk band Cabaret Voltaire, released in 1982 and re-released on CD on The Grey Area in 1990. The title comes from its original format - two 45 RPM 12" discs. The album features an industrial take on funk music, starting a trend featured on later albums...
(May 1982) #1 UK Indie, #98 UK - The CrackdownThe CrackdownThe Crackdown is an album electronic band Cabaret Voltaire recorded for Some Bizzare Records in 1983. The album shows Cabaret Voltaire beginning to move away from their industrial roots, and leaning towards a more New Wave-type sound...
(August 1983) #31 UK - Johnny YesnoJohnny YesnoJohnny Yesno: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture is an album by the Industrial band Cabaret Voltaire. It was made as a soundtrack to Peter Care's movie of the same title, which in turn lead to Peter Care directing the video for Cabaret Voltaire's hit song "Sensoria"...
(November 1983) #8 UK Indie - Micro-Phonies (November 1984) #69 UK
- Drinking GasolineDrinking Gasoline-Band members:* Stephen Mallinder – vocals, bass, production* Richard H. Kirk – guitars, keyboards, production-Other personnel:* Mark Tattersall – drums on "Kino" and "Sleepwalking"* Paul White – artwork...
(April 1985) #71 UK - The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the LordThe Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (album)The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord is the seventh full-length studio album by the Electronic band Cabaret Voltaire. The album was released in November, 1985...
(October 1985) #57 UK - Code (October 1987)
- Groovy, Laidback and NastyGroovy, Laidback and Nasty (album)Groovy, Laidback and Nasty is the ninth full-length studio album by electronic band Cabaret Voltaire, released in 1990 by Parlophone. This album marks the apex of the band's evolution into acid house music.-Track listing:# "Searchin'" – 5:47...
(June 1990) - Body and Soul (March 1991)
- Plasticity (October 1992)
- International LanguageInternational Language (Cabaret Voltaire album)International Language is a studio album by Cabaret Voltaire, released in 1993.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder# "Everything Is True"# "Radical Chic"# "Taxi Mutant"# "Let It Come Down"# "Afterglow"...
(June 1993) - The Conversation (July 1994)
- Kora! Kora! Kora! (Cabaret Voltaire Versions) (March 2009)
- National Service Rewind (The Tivoli Vs Cabaret Voltaire) (May 2010)
Live albums
- Live at the Y.M.C.A.Live at the Y.M.C.A.Live at the Y.M.C.A is a live album by industrial/post-punk band Cabaret Voltaire, originally released in 1980 by Rough Trade. It was rereleased on CD in 1990 on Mute Records in the UK and on Restless Records in the US...
(February 1980) #2 UK Indie - Live at the Lyceum (1981 cassette) #14 UK Indie
- Hai! (Live In Japan)Hai! (Live In Japan)Hai! is a 1982 live album by the U.K. industrial band Cabaret Voltaire. It was recorded at the Tsubaki House in Tokyo, Japan on March 23, 1982 and was released on CD in 1991 by Mute Records Ltd...
(October 1982) #5 UK Indie - Radiation (BBC Recordings 84-86)Radiation (BBC Recordings 84-86)Radiation is a collection of recordings from Cabaret Voltaire during their most accessible period. They were also made in the BBC's studios with in house producers and engineers rather than the usual self produced material at Western Works studios.-Track listing:# "Sensoria" - 4:27# "Digital...
(1998) (sessions)
Compilation albums
- 1974-1976 (1980 cassette)
- Golden Moments Of Cabaret Voltaire (1987) (compilation albumCompilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
) - Eight Crepuscule Tracks (1988)
- Listen Up With Cabaret Voltaire (1990) (compilation)
- The Living Legends (1990) (compilation)
- Technology:Western Re-Works 1992 (June 1992)
- Remixed (2001)
- The Original Sound of Sheffield '83/'87The Original Sound of Sheffield '83/'87The Original Sound of Sheffield '83/'87 is a Cabaret Voltaire greatest hits compilation.-Track listing:#"Just Fascination " – 8:15#"Crackdown " – 8:32#"Dream Ticket " – 7:49#"Sensoria " – 7:51#"James Brown " – 7:39...
(2001) (compilation) - Conform to Deform '82/'90Conform to Deform '82/'90Conform to Deform '82/'90 is a box set compilation of music by Cabaret Voltaire, released in 2001. The three discs are divided into three "archives." The first two discs, labeled "Conform" and "Deform," consist of B-sides, 12-inch mixes, and other rare tracks...
(2001) (compilation) - The Original Sound of Sheffield '78/'82The Original Sound of Sheffield '78/'82The Original Sound of Sheffield '78/'82 is a best-of compilation by Cabaret Voltaire. It is the third in a series of best-of compilations for the band, also including The Original Sound of Sheffield '83/'87 and Conform to Deform '82/'90...
(2002) (compilation) - Methodology '74/'78: The Attic Tapes (2002) (demosDemo (music)A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
)
Singles/EPs
- Extended PlayExtended Play (Cabaret Voltaire EP)Extended Play is an extended play by Cabaret Voltaire, released in 1978.-Side A:#"Talkover" – 3:22#"Here She Comes Now" – 4:30-See also:*1978 in music...
EP (tracks: "Talkover" / "Here She Comes Now" / "Do The Mussolini (Headkick)" / "The Set Up") (July 1978) - "Baader-Meinhof" / "Sex in Secret" on A Factory Sample (January 1979)
- "Nag Nag Nag" / "Is That Me Finding Someone at the Door Again" (live 75) (April 1979)
- "Silent Command" / "Chance versus Causality" (October 1979) #10 UK IndieUK Indie ChartThe UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
- "Three MantrasThree MantrasThree Mantras is an extended play by Cabaret Voltaire, released in 1980. The album was packaged in an intentionally confusing manner, with the Eastern/Western titles reversed on the cover, the same label on both sides and a sticker on early pressings apologizing for there only being two mantras ...
" (January 1980) #10 UK Indie - "Seconds Too Late" / "Control Addict" (September 1980) #8 UK Indie
- "Sluggin' fer Jesus" / "Your Agent Man" (March 1981)
- "Eddie's Out" / "Walls of Jericho" (July 1981) #6 UK Indie (initial copies included free 7" single "Jazz the Glass" / "Burnt to the Ground")
- "YasharYasharYashar is a Cabaret Voltaire single released in 1982 on Factory Records Catalogue number FAC 82.The track "Yashar" also appears on the band's 2x45 album and on the live album Hai! .A. YasharB...
" / "Yashar (alternative mix)" (Factory Records (FAC 82); 1982) #6 UK Indie - "Fools Game (Sluggin' fer Jesus Part 3)" / "Gut Level" (1982)
- "Crackdown" / "Just Fascination" (double A side 12") (July 1983)
- "Just Fascination" / "Empty Walls" (July 1983) UK #94
- "The Dream Ticket" / "Safety Zone" (November 1983)
- "Sensoria" (October 1984) UK #96
- "James Brown" (January 1985) UK #100
- "Drinking GasolineDrinking Gasoline-Band members:* Stephen Mallinder – vocals, bass, production* Richard H. Kirk – guitars, keyboards, production-Other personnel:* Mark Tattersall – drums on "Kino" and "Sleepwalking"* Paul White – artwork...
" Virgin (April 1985) - "I Want You" (October 1985) UK #91
- "Shakedown" (March 1986)
- "The Drain Train" (July 1986) #5 UK Indie
- "Don't Argue" (February 1987) #69 UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
- "Here To Go" (September 1987) #16 U.S.United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
DanceHot Dance Club PlayThe Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
, UK #88 - "Hypnotised" (December 1989) #66 UK
- "Keep On" (June 1990) #55 UK
- "Easy Life" (October 1990) #61 UK
- "Colours" (January 1991)
- "What Is Real" (April 1991)
- "Percussion Force" (September 1991)
- "I Want You" / "Kino '92" (February 1992)
- "Nag Nag Nag" (October 2002)
Selected compilation appearances
- A Factory SampleA Factory SampleA Factory Sample is a 7-inch double sampler EP released on 24 December 1978 by Factory Records of Manchester, England. It was the first vinyl recording to be released by the label...
(1978) - C81 (1981)
- A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a CorpseA Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a CorpseA Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse is a 1985 compilation released on the Giorno Poetry Systems label.-Track listing:...
(1985) - Salvation!Salvation!Salvation! is a 1987 film by Beth B., starring Viggo Mortensen, Exene Cervenka and Stephen McHattie. The film is a spoof of televangelism released right after the real-life Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart scandals.-Plot:...
Original soundtrack (1987) - Wasted: The Best of Volume, Part IWasted: The Best of Volume, Part IWasted: The Best of Volume, Part I is a compilation album produced by Volume magazine in early 1995.-Disc one:# The Orb – "Reefer Spin in the Galaxy – 4:56# Cabaret Voltaire – "Low Cool" – 5:22...
(1995) - Redefining the PrologueRedefining the PrologueRedefining the Prologue, Some Bizzare's fourth compilation album, was released in 2006 .- History :In 1981, Some Bizzare was launched with the compilation Some Bizzare Album of then unsigned new wave groups including future alternative icons Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, The The and Blancmange...
(2006)
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, Chris Connelly and Bill Rieflin with Mallinder and Kirk. - Hafler TrioHafler TrioThe Hafler Trio is a conceptual and sound art collaborative between Andrew M. McKenzie, the only permanent member, and guest musicians. The project has seen the release of numerous albums and CDs in experimental musical styles ranging from electronica, cut-up, ambient, environmental soundscape,...
featuring Watson. - Sandoz featuring Kirk.
- Sweet Exorcist featuring DJ Parrot and Kirk.
- The Pressure Company featuring Kirk.
- Xon featuring Kirk.