371:, though much of their earliest public performance tended more towards being unconventional and provocative stunts rather than conventional shows. The trio would deploy to various parts of Sheffield with their portable tape recorders and play their experimental compositions in places as diverse as public toilets and on the streets from loudspeakers on the top of a friend's van. This raucous and punkish attitude followed the band onstage to great effect; their first live concert in May 1975 ended in a fight between the band and the audience that sent Mallinder to hospital. In another incident, Mallinder was hospitalised with a chipped
595:. The ÂŁ50,000 advance from Some Bizzare allowed Kirk and Mallinder to significantly improve their operation at Western Works, but came with the stipulation of having to record their next LP in London and making certain production changes to their music. The relationship with Some Bizzare and Virgin resulted in greater exposure and promotion for the band. In August 1983, the album
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of their new studio. Additionally, Mallinder moved to London and took on more of a socialite lifestyle while Kirk remained in
Sheffield. This formed a schism between the band members characterized by the extroverted Mallinder and the reluctant Kirk that was a mirror of the identity crisis of an experimental/unconventional band on the verge of going pop.
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was released that year, which was a compendium of singles videos along with prototype footage for the band's unfinished film "Earthshaker" and other band-filmed footage put to unreleased
Cabaret Voltaire music. A double 12" release was derived from the video and released as
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There's an element of Kraftwerk in it, for sure. But by the time I wrote 'Blue Monday', I had already done some gigs with Cabaret Voltaire as well... Once I had understood that you could make music without guitars, I felt like there were no longer any
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made a significant offer to Kirk to reform the original Cabaret Voltaire for a reunion show. Kirk refused, stating that "Cabaret Voltaire was always about breaking new ground and moving forward. It would be so sad to see it as a nostalgia act."
866:. Backed by the first single "Vasto," the album was released on 20 November 2020. These are the first strictly Cabaret Voltaire recordings with Richard H. Kirk as the group's sole member. These were followed in 2021 by the release of a new EP,
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OffWorld Sounds, while he pursued an academic career. Eventually Mallinder returned to music collaboration with a number of projects including Sassi & Loco and Kuling-Bros. Mallinder also contributed to
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obtained by mail order by the time he met fellow Sheffield local and Eno devotee Richard Kirk. Kirk and Watson began exploring the intersection of technology and music, producing tapes loops to generate
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styles. After Watson's departure in 1981, the group continued as a two-piece until disbanding in 1994. Kirk revived the name as a solo project from 2009 until his death in 2021.
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broadcast a session on the BBC, recorded previously by the band, which included four songs: "Black Mask", "Greensborough", "Walls of Jericho" and "Jazz the Glass".
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to release new and past works from the band's own Plastex label imprint in the US. Between 1992 and 1994, the band released a trio of instrumental works.
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tape machine (in lieu of an advance) that Rough Trade secured the deal. With Rough Trade, they released several acclaimed, musically experimental
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1761:"Smuggled Sounds: Cabaret Voltaire: The Three Mantras"
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1421:"Cabaret Voltaire – Band Profiles"
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2028:Baltin, Steve (19 January 2012).
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1265:. San Francisco: Backbeat Books.
1239:Fish, Mick; Hallbery, D. (1989).
1005:(1973–1994, 2009–2021; died 2021)
824:Kirk revives the band (2009–2021)
553:", a track from their 1982 album
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2001:Skinny Puppy: The Secret History
1525:British Hit Singles & Albums
1490:. BBC Books. 2005. p. 487.
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503:Tyne Tees Television
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269:the ZĂĽrich nightclub
1950:. 21 September 2021
1767:on 30 November 2012
1635:"Stephen Mallinder"
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1211:Xon featuring Kirk.
1023:(1973–October 1981)
1021:– keyboards, tapes
922:Front Line Assembly
739:A Guy Called Gerald
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2436:Stephen Mallinder
2328:978-0-946719-02-0
2256:Alternative Press
2151:. Jawbone Press.
2003:. HarperCollins.
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1837:Hinton, Patrick.
1672:The Village Voice
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