CABARET VOLTAIRE - Micro Phonies (reissue) - LIMITED CURACAO VINYL LP + MP3
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CABARET VOLTAIRE
Micro Phonies (reissue)
Mute
limited transparent curacao vinyl LP + MP3 download code Cat: LCABS 23Rel: 20 Jun 22
Coldwave/Synth Side 1 - Track 1. Do Right Side 1 - Track 2. The Operative Side 1 - Track 3. Digital Rasta Side 1 - Track 4. Spies In The Wires Side 1 - Track 5. Theme From Earthshaker Side 2 - Track 1. James Brown Side 2 - Track 2. Slammer Side 2 - Track 3. Blue Heat Side 2 - Track 4. Sensoria
With hindsight, Cabaret Voltaire's move towards synth pop and electro on Micro-Phonies feels entirely logical. They would arc further with the development of electronic music into the 90s, and Richard H Kirk was also pushing this sound in some of his solo works. Prior album The Crackdown had already hinted at the direction, and now Cabs were stepping out of the post-punk murk to deliver hooks, floor-friendly rhythm sections and plenty of machine funk. Industrial die hards at the time might have been outraged, but on balance this is still the edgy end of the synth pop spectrum, and even at their poppiest they were never a banal concern. From 'Do Right' and 'James Brown' to 'Sensoria' and 'Spies In The Wires', Micro-Phonies is jam packed full of incredible tracks, and ranks amongst Kirk and Mallinder's finest work.
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