Cabaret Voltaire

Cabaret Voltaire

14557 fans

Formed in Sheffield, England, in 1973, Cabaret Voltaire took the noise of the city's industrial core and turned it into dissonant, Dadaist soundscapes to become antagonistic outsiders of the synth pop scene. Self-professed sonic noise terrorists, they were inspired by the early German electronic artists and started experimenting with synths, distortion, tape loops, and sampling in keyboard player Chris Watson's attic. They released homemade cassettes, appeared on the first-ever Factory Records compilation album, and regularly performed alongside Joy Division before signing with Rough Trade in 1978. Mix-Up, the band's debut album, was released in 1979, but it was 1981's Red Mecca that provided a soundtrack to the riots and discontent of the era, topping the UK indie charts along the way. Watson departed in 1983 to form The Hafler Trio, and the group turned to more commercial funk and techno influences on that year's The Crackdown. They scored underground dance hits that same year with "Sensoria" and "James Brown," and continued enjoying success on the UK Indie Chart before splitting in 1994. Remaining a seminal influence on the industrial scene for more than a dozen years, the group was reformed by co-founder Richard H. Kirk in 2009 and released a comeback album, Shadow of Fear, in 2020. Kirk passed away the following year, dying at 65 years old on September 21, 2021.

Top tracks

01
Nag, Nag, Nag
Cabaret Voltaire
Nag Nag Nag
04:39
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
06
Just Fascination (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
04:04
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
08
Blue Heat (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
Micro-Phonies (Remastered Version)
04:01
10
Just Fascination (7" Version)
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
03:35
02
I Want You (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
04:39
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
05
Red Mask
Cabaret Voltaire
Red Mecca
06:54
Writer: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson / Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
03
Landslide
Cabaret Voltaire
Red Mecca
02:08
Writer: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson / Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
18
I Want You (7'' Version)
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
03:53
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
01
A Touch Of Evil
Cabaret Voltaire
Red Mecca
03:11
Composers: Watson
04
Sensoria (12'' Version Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
07:52
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
01
The Voice Of America / Damage Is Done
Cabaret Voltaire
Voice Of America
06:31
Composers: Watson
04
Spies In The Wires (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
Micro-Phonies (Remastered Version)
03:30
01
L21ST (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
The Covenant, The Sword And The Arm Of The Lord
05:30
07
On Every Other Street
Cabaret Voltaire
Mix-Up
04:02
Composers: Kirk - Mallindor - Watson
06
James Brown (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
04:58
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
07
Why Kill Time (When You Can Kill Yourself) (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
03:51
04
Heaven And Hell
Cabaret Voltaire
Mix-Up
05:57
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
05
Silent Command
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
04:07
01
Don't Argue
Cabaret Voltaire
Code
04:26
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
08
Expect Nothing
Cabaret Voltaire
Mix-Up
06:10
Composers: Kirk - Mallindor - Watson
14
Sensoria (7'' Version)
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
04:01
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
03
Digital Rasta (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
Micro-Phonies (Remastered Version)
05:28
04
A Thousand Ways
Cabaret Voltaire
Red Mecca
10:35
Composers: Watson
02
No Escape
Cabaret Voltaire
Mix-Up
03:40
Composers: Lawrence - Savage - Saxon
01
24-24 (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
The Crackdown (Remastered Version)
05:55
02
Sly Doubt
Cabaret Voltaire
Red Mecca
04:59
Writer: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson / Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
03
Talking Time (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
The Crackdown (Remastered Version)
05:20
19
Warm
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
03:20
01
Do Right (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
Micro-Phonies (Remastered Version)
06:38
09
Sensoria (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
Micro-Phonies (Remastered Version)
06:16
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
05
Eyeless Sight (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Mix-Up
03:15
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
01
Breathe Deep
Cabaret Voltaire
2x45
05:20
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
02
Hypnotised
Cabaret Voltaire
Groovy, Laidback and Nasty
05:51
Composers: Richard Kirk - Steven Mallinder
02
The Operative (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
Micro-Phonies (Remastered Version)
03:17
Composers: Barry Adamson - Ben Mandelson - Dave Formula - Howard Devoto - John Doyle
04
War Of Nerves (T.E.S.)
Cabaret Voltaire
2x45
05:11
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
03
Protection
Cabaret Voltaire
2x45
07:42
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
04
Yashar
Cabaret Voltaire
Eight Crepuscule Tracks
05:01
01
Everything Is True
Cabaret Voltaire
International Language
10:53
02
The Set Up
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
04:47
04
Here To Go
Cabaret Voltaire
Code
05:09
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
03
Taxi Mutant
Cabaret Voltaire
International Language
10:16
07
Golden Halos (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
The Covenant, The Sword And The Arm Of The Lord
05:10
03
Hells Home (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
The Covenant, The Sword And The Arm Of The Lord
05:08
01
Searchin'
Cabaret Voltaire
Groovy, Laidback and Nasty
05:50
Composers: Marshall Jefferson - Richard Kirk - Steven Mallinder
04
Kickback (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
The Covenant, The Sword And The Arm Of The Lord
05:19
08
Motion Rotation (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
The Covenant, The Sword And The Arm Of The Lord
04:01
02
Sex, Money, Freaks
Cabaret Voltaire
Code
04:57
Composers: Richard Kirk - Steven Mallinder
04
Animation (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
The Crackdown (Remastered Version)
05:34
07
Slammer (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
Micro-Phonies (Remastered Version)
05:38
10
The Web (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
The Covenant, The Sword And The Arm Of The Lord
04:46
Composers: Richard Kirk - Steven Mallinder
01
The Power (Of Their Knowledge)
Cabaret Voltaire
The Power (Of Their Knowledge)
06:30
Composers: Richard H. Kirk
04
Runaway
Cabaret Voltaire
Groovy, Laidback and Nasty
06:39
Composers: Richard Kirk - Steven Mallinder
01
Be Free
Cabaret Voltaire
Shadow of Fear
06:24
Composers: Richard H. Kirk
03
Fourth Shot
Cabaret Voltaire
Mix-Up
04:03
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
10
Alien Nation Funk
Cabaret Voltaire
Body and Soul
07:07
09
Crackdown (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
The Crackdown (Remastered Version)
06:23
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
01
No Resistance
Cabaret Voltaire
Body and Soul
06:23
06
Split Second Feeling
Cabaret Voltaire
Red Mecca
03:47
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
07
Black Mask
Cabaret Voltaire
Red Mecca
03:19
Writer: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson / Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
09
Code
Cabaret Voltaire
Code
04:07
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
06
Vibration
Cabaret Voltaire
Body and Soul
07:12
02
Shout
Cabaret Voltaire
Body and Soul
06:43
03
Night Of The Jackal
Cabaret Voltaire
Shadow of Fear
06:37
Composers: Richard H. Kirk
08
Spread The Virus
Cabaret Voltaire
Red Mecca
03:40
Writer: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson / Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Mallindor - Watson
03
Minute By Minute
Cabaret Voltaire
Groovy, Laidback and Nasty
05:09
Composers: Marshall Jefferson - Richard Kirk - Steven Mallinder
05
Keep On (I Got This Feeling)
Cabaret Voltaire
Groovy, Laidback and Nasty
06:10
Composers: Richard Kirk - Steven Mallinder
07
What Is Real
Cabaret Voltaire
Body and Soul
07:08
06
Magic
Cabaret Voltaire
Groovy, Laidback and Nasty
05:07
Composers: Marshall Jefferson - Richard Kirk - Steven Mallinder

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  • Discography
Albums
BN9Drone
â„— 2021 Intone Productions under exclusive license to Mute Artists Ltd.
23-04-2021
BN9Drone
01
BN9Drone
Cabaret Voltaire
BN9Drone
64:00
Composers: Richard H. Kirk
Dekadrone
â„— 2021 Intone Productions under exclusive license to Mute Artists Ltd.
26-03-2021
Dekadrone
01
Dekadrone
Cabaret Voltaire
Dekadrone
49:55
Composers: Richard H. Kirk
Shadow of Fear
â„— 2020 Intone Productions under exclusive license to Mute Artists Ltd.
20-11-2020
Shadow of Fear
01
Be Free
Cabaret Voltaire
Shadow of Fear
06:24
Composers: Richard H. Kirk
02
The Power (Of Their Knowledge)
Cabaret Voltaire
Shadow of Fear
06:30
Composers: Richard H. Kirk
03
Night Of The Jackal
Cabaret Voltaire
Shadow of Fear
06:37
Composers: Richard H. Kirk
04
Microscopic Flesh Fragment
Cabaret Voltaire
Shadow of Fear
06:02
Composers: Richard H. Kirk
05
Papa Nine Zero Delta United
Cabaret Voltaire
Shadow of Fear
07:43
Composers: Richard H. Kirk
06
Universal Energy
Cabaret Voltaire
Shadow of Fear
10:58
Composers: Richard H. Kirk
07
Vasto
Cabaret Voltaire
Shadow of Fear
07:40
Composers: Richard H. Kirk
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Chance Versus Causality
â„— 2019 Intone Productions under exclusive licence to Mute Artists Limited
30-08-2019
Chance Versus Causality
01
Part 1
Cabaret Voltaire
Chance Versus Causality
07:21
02
Part 2
Cabaret Voltaire
Chance Versus Causality
03:02
03
Part 3
Cabaret Voltaire
Chance Versus Causality
12:02
04
Part 4
Cabaret Voltaire
Chance Versus Causality
09:24
05
Part 5
Cabaret Voltaire
Chance Versus Causality
08:15
06
Part 6
Cabaret Voltaire
Chance Versus Causality
04:34
07
Part 7
Cabaret Voltaire
Chance Versus Causality
02:48
Live From London
The Store For Music Ltd
28-07-2016
Live From London
01
Taxi Mutant
Cabaret Voltaire
Live From London
10:07
Writer: RR / Composers: RR
02
Night Rider (Version)
Cabaret Voltaire
Live From London
07:16
Writer: RR / Composers: RR
03
The Message (Version
Cabaret Voltaire
Live From London
07:03
Writer: RR / Composers: RR
04
Low Cool
Cabaret Voltaire
Live From London
06:15
Writer: RR / Composers: RR
05
Plasticity 6 (Version)
Cabaret Voltaire
Live From London
07:29
Writer: RR / Composers: RR
06
Invisible Generation (Version)
Cabaret Voltaire
Live From London
06:35
Writer: RR / Composers: RR
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
â„— 2014 Intone Under Exclusive License to Mute Artists Limited
23-06-2014
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
01
Do The Mussolini (Headkick)
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
03:06
02
The Set Up
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
04:47
03
Nag Nag Nag
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
04:37
04
On Every Other Street
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
04:02
Composers: Kirk - Mallindor - Watson
05
Silent Command
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
04:07
06
Kneel To The Boss
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
03:59
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
07
Seconds Too Late
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985
04:21
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
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#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
â„— 2013 Intone Under Exclusive License to Mute Artists Limited
04-11-2013
#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
01
Do Right (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
06:38
02
The Operative (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
03:17
Composers: Barry Adamson - Ben Mandelson - Dave Formula - Howard Devoto - John Doyle
03
Digital Rasta (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
05:28
04
Spies In The Wires (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
03:30
05
Theme From Earthshaker (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
02:48
06
James Brown (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
04:58
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
07
Slammer (Remastered)
Cabaret Voltaire
#8385 Collected Works 1983 - 1985
05:38
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Archive #828285 Live
(P) 2013 Intone Productions
30-09-2013
Archive #828285 Live
01
Eddies Back (Live at Liverpool Warehouse 12th June 1982)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive #828285 Live
12:33
02
Over and Over (Live at Liverpool Warehouse 12th June 1982)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive #828285 Live
06:24
03
This is Entertainment (Live at Liverpool Warehouse 12th June 1982)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive #828285 Live
06:15
04
You Can See It (Live at Liverpool Warehouse 12th June 1982)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive #828285 Live
06:26
05
Gut Level (Live at Liverpool Warehouse 12th June 1982)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive #828285 Live
10:24
06
Diskono (Live at Liverpool Warehouse 12th June 1982)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive #828285 Live
05:19
07
Yashar (Version) (Live at Liverpool Warehouse 12th June 1982)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive #828285 Live
01:59
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Johnny Yesno Redux
â„— 2011 Mute Records Limited
11-11-2011
Johnny Yesno Redux
01
Premonition
Cabaret Voltaire
Johnny Yesno Redux
06:40
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
02
News from Nowhere
Cabaret Voltaire
Johnny Yesno Redux
05:50
Composers: Kirk - Mallindor - Watson
03
Yashar (Insurgent Mix)
Cabaret Voltaire
Johnny Yesno Redux
06:22
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
04
If the Shadows Could March?
Cabaret Voltaire
Johnny Yesno Redux
07:01
Composers: Kirk - Mallindor - Watson
05
Loosen the Clamp 2 (Halloween Mix)
Cabaret Voltaire
Johnny Yesno Redux
05:58
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder
06
Invocation
Cabaret Voltaire
Johnny Yesno Redux
05:49
Composers: Mallinder - Richard H Kirk - Watson
07
Partially Submerged
Cabaret Voltaire
Johnny Yesno Redux
11:00
Composers: Kirk - Mallindor - Watson
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Nag Nag Nag
â„— 2010 Mute Records
14-02-2010
Nag Nag Nag
01
Nag, Nag, Nag
Cabaret Voltaire
Nag Nag Nag
04:39
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
02
Nag Nag Nag (Tiga & Zyntherius Radio Version)
Cabaret Voltaire
Nag Nag Nag
03:39
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
03
Nag Nag Nag (R.H. Kirk #4 Remix)
Cabaret Voltaire
Nag Nag Nag
04:24
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
04
Nag Nag Nag (Akufen's Karaoke Slam Mix)
Cabaret Voltaire
Nag Nag Nag
05:21
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
05
Nag Nag Nag (Tiga & Zyntherius Full Version)
Cabaret Voltaire
Nag Nag Nag
07:11
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
06
Nag Nag Nag (R.H. Kirk #1 Remix)
Cabaret Voltaire
Nag Nag Nag
05:28
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
07
Nag Nag Nag (R.H. Kirk #2 Remix)
Cabaret Voltaire
Nag Nag Nag
03:41
Composers: Kirk - Mallinder - Watson
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Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 11th February 1986)
(P) 2009 Intone Productions
14-09-2009
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 11th February 1986)
01
Trouble (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 11th February 1986)
10:30
02
Hells Home (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 11th February 1986)
05:46
03
Big Funk (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 11th February 1986)
04:12
04
We Got Heart (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 11th February 1986)
06:52
05
Piledriver (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 11th February 1986)
04:45
06
Do Right (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 11th February 1986)
09:09
07
Hey Hey (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 11th February 1986)
06:21
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Archive (Live at The Venue, London: 8th June 1982)
(P) 2009 Intone Productions
14-09-2009
Archive (Live at The Venue, London: 8th June 1982)
01
The Shadow (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Venue, London: 8th June 1982)
10:41
02
Over And Over (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Venue, London: 8th June 1982)
04:38
03
Landslide (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Venue, London: 8th June 1982)
04:19
04
Gut Level (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Venue, London: 8th June 1982)
10:13
05
The Bells (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Venue, London: 8th June 1982)
05:19
06
Diskono (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Venue, London: 8th June 1982)
07:13
07
Yashar (Version) (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Venue, London: 8th June 1982)
04:44
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Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 12th February 1986)
(P) 2009 Intone Productions
14-09-2009
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 12th February 1986)
01
Trouble (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 12th February 1986)
07:29
02
Hells Home (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 12th February 1986)
06:11
03
Crackdown (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 12th February 1986)
06:48
04
We Got Heart (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 12th February 1986)
06:34
05
Piledriver
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 12th February 1986)
05:11
06
Just Fascination (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 12th February 1986)
05:57
07
Hey Hey (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Town & Country Club, London: 12th February 1986)
07:09
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Archive (Live at The Leadmill, Sheffield: 30th November 1984)
(P) 2009 Intone Productions
14-09-2009
Archive (Live at The Leadmill, Sheffield: 30th November 1984)
01
Mao Intro (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Leadmill, Sheffield: 30th November 1984)
04:21
02
Crackdown (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Leadmill, Sheffield: 30th November 1984)
06:36
03
Big Funk (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Leadmill, Sheffield: 30th November 1984)
04:15
04
Sensoria (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Leadmill, Sheffield: 30th November 1984)
07:55
05
Digital Rasta (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Leadmill, Sheffield: 30th November 1984)
07:38
06
Sleepwalking (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Leadmill, Sheffield: 30th November 1984)
06:17
07
Ghostalk (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live at The Leadmill, Sheffield: 30th November 1984)
07:15
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Archive (Live 1982-1986)
(P) 2009 Intone Productions
14-09-2009
Archive (Live 1982-1986)
01
The Shadow (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live 1982-1986)
10:41
02
Over And Over (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live 1982-1986)
04:38
03
Landslide (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live 1982-1986)
04:19
04
Gut Level (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live 1982-1986)
10:13
05
The Bells (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live 1982-1986)
05:19
06
Diskono (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live 1982-1986)
07:13
07
Yashar (Version) (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire
Archive (Live 1982-1986)
04:44
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