quoted 13 lines Recommendations on what you might like will depend on what style> 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.
Most any of this stuff is good!!!!!
quoted 8 lines 2) "Industrial-Funk" [1982-86]:>
> 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".
All of these are awesome too; "the Covent, the Sword & the Arm of the
Lord" is super great!!!
quoted 6 lines 3) Techno-House [1987-90]:>
> 3) Techno-House [1987-90]:
> This is the least favourite CV era for a lot of people.
> 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.
i kinda have to agree here, seems odd that the guys went in this
direction when their own sound was already so uniquely dance-flavored.
I saw them live at the old Studio 54 in New York supporting
Einsturzende Neubauten around this time, and i would have to say that
at least as far as Dance style stuff live they blew a lot of other
stuff away at the time. "Conform to Deform" is awesome btw.
quoted 9 lines 4) Electronica/IDM/Ambient [1991-94]:>
> 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.
>
This stuff is much better than the previous house/tech stuff, i have to
agree with Greg here. Starts with "Plasticity", then "International
Language", and finally "The Conversation"---these 3 were intended to
flow together and are really wonderful!!!! I especially liked
"Plasticity"; these can be difficult to find. Richard H Kirk's solo
stuff thru WARP continued along this sound path, also check out the
stuff on the TOUCH label, he has a lot of releases there, very
Tribal-Tech and Ambient style dance stuff.
Here's some of my personal faves and other stuff to check out:
"Drinking Gasoline"
"2x45"
"Eight Crepuscule Tracks"
"Nag Nag Nag" Remixes (CD single includes a remix by AKUFEN)
"Three Mantras"
some favorite tracks:
"Seconds Too Late"
"Sensoria"
"C.O.M.A"
"The Web"
"Yashar"
have fun finding wonderful Cabaret Voltaire nuggs!!!
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