At 01:21 PM 02/01/2005, nat hawks wrote:
quoted 6 lines actually, i was interested if someone could give me
>actually, i was interested if someone could give me
>some Cabaret Voltaire recommendations... i found one
>called 'microphone' or something like that in a vinyl
>bin recently, and while it's pretty interesting, i've
>heard they have some great stuff, but never new where
>to start... suggestions would be appreciated.
Recommendations on what you might like will depend on what style you're
looking for. Cabaret Voltaire had roughly 4 stylistic "eras":
1) Experimental/Abstract/Noise [1974-81]:
Their first release from this era was a cassette called "1974-76". It was
reissued on CD by Mute a while back, and should still be available. There's
also a 3 CD box called "Methodology 74-78", but that might be a bit much
for a newcomer. Once they started releasing proper albums in 1979/80, their
music had gotten a bit more structured, but was still pretty experimental.
"Red Mecca" (1981) is probably my favourite album from this time period. I
also like the "Living Legends" anthology, which collects most of their
singles & EPs from 1978-81.
2) "Industrial-Funk" [1982-86]:
Also known as "The Virgin Years", as most of their material in these years
was released on Virgin Records. All three albums from this era are
classics, IMO - "Micro-Phonies", "The Crackdown" and "The Covenant, The
Sword & The Arm Of The Lord". There were also a few great singles/EPs in
this timeframe, many of which appear on the anthology disc "The Original
Sound of Sheffield".
3) Techno-House [1987-90]:
This is the least favourite CV era for a lot of people. The guys got really
interested in the sounds coming out of Detroit and Chicago around this
time, and started to orient their sounds more and more towards the
dancefloor. There were only two albums released in this period: "Code"
(1987), which still retains a bit of the industrial-funk sound of the last
few releases, and has some great production by Adrian Sherwood, but it's
been out of print for ages; and "Groovy Laidback & Nasty" (1990), which is
pretty much a stright-up techno/house record.
There is also a very good 3 CD box set called "Conform to Deform 82-90"
that collects rarities, remixes & unreleased material from the two periods
above, plus a live concert from 1990.
4) Electronica/IDM/Ambient [1991-94]:
I must admit to being unfamiliar with a lot of CVs work in this period, as
I was so turned off by their house-influenced stuff that I stopped buying
their records for a few years. I finally got back into them with "The
Conversation" (1994), which is a fantastic ambient double CD. Perhaps
someone else will be able to recommend some other material from this period.
Greg
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