Why kill time (When you can talk about) Cabaret Voltaire - RIP

Cabaret Voltaire are 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 Zurich, 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.
The band formed in Sheffield 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. At thier first ever gig in 1975, 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, and Adi Newton of The Future/Clock DVA.

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 albums such as "The Voice of America" in 1980, and "Red Mecca" in 1981.
Chris Watson left the group in late 1981, for a job in television. He went on to found The Hafler Trio with Andrew M. McKenzie before becoming a BBC sound engineer and has released many field recording works.
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, 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 Plastex/Instinct/Apollo between 1992 and 1994. The last Cabaret Voltaire release to feature Mallinder singing was on the album "Body And Soul" 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 recorded with a collaborator under the name Sassi & Loco and, more recently, in another collaborative effort the Kuling-Bros. Mallinder also helped run his own Offworld Sounds label and contributed to synthesizer and programming on Shaun Ryder's solo album Amateur Night at the Big Top. Mallinder has since returned to the UK, and records as part of Wrangler, Creep Show and in a number of collaborations.

In 2014, Richard H. Kirk resurrected the Cabaret Voltaire moniker live for a solo performance at the Atonal Festival in Berlin, playing brand-new material only. The overwhelming success of that show led to a string of live appearances around Europe since 2015 and a return to full activity of Cabaret Voltaire in the solo persona of Richard H. Kirk with the release of the "Shadow Of Fear" album in November 2020.

Died: September 21, 2021

Members: Richard H. Kirk (RIP)
Former Members: Chris Watson, Stephen Mallinder

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Why Kill Time (When You Can Cover Cabaret Voltaire)

Taylor Swift Fan Discovers Cabaret Voltaire Thanks to 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' Vinyl Mispress

https://exclaim.ca/music/article/taylor_swift_fan_discovers_cabaret_voltaire_thanks_to_speak_now_taylors_version_vinyl_mispress

By Calum Slingerland
Published Jul 11, 2023

Between defending their queen from musical misogyny, alleged corporate malfeasance and becoming one half of #Tatty, it can be taxing to be a fan of Taylor Swift, and the latest "Swiftie Struggle" to crop up concerns the recently released vinyl edition of Speak Now (Taylor's Version).

It isn't that Swift's vinyl-inclined listeners are playing their records too slowly this time around. On TikTok, user @mischief_marauder shared how their vinyl copy of Swift's latest re-recorded album arrived with entirely different music etched in the microgrooves.

After showing their orchid-coloured vinyl for the camera, @mischief_marauder then drops the needle on one of the set's three LPs to hear a voice that clearly isn't Swift's, speaking of "flakes of flesh and dancing organisms" per a caption onscreen, before hearing the repetitive vocal sample from "Soul Vine (70 Billion People)" by Cabaret Voltaire, the English pioneering industrial group founded by Richard H. Kirk.
 Further needle drops of what @mischief_marauder deemed Speak Now (Not Taylor's Version) show the inclusion of a song titled "Happy Land" by English duo Ultramarine. Some more sleuthing from both the user and fascinated commenters led her to believe that the Swift records had accidentally been stamped with plates for recently reissued compilation Happy Land (A Compendium of Electronic Music From the British Isles 1992-1996).

@mischief_marauder notes that they ordered the orchid vinyl pressing of Speak Now (Taylor's Version), which was made in France, through Swift's UK webstore. It remains to be seen whether other copies are affected, but we're sure Justin Trudeau is on top of things if any Canadian pressing plants are involved.

In a statement shared with Exclaim!, Universal Music Group writes, "We are aware that there are an extremely limited number of incorrectly pressed vinyl copies in circulation and have addressed the issue. If you have purchased one of the affected goods, please contact customer service at your respective retailer for a replacement or refund."

It's not the first time a megastar's vinyl release has been mispressed. In 2017, copies of Beyoncé's Lemonade were found to feature tracks by Ottawa punks Zex.