Micro-Phonies [IMPORT]

Cabaret Voltaire

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 29, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1984
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Virgin Int'l
• ASIN: B000025JTS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #81,836 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The Second Output of the Duo of Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder's Contract with Virgin Records Had them in Good Stead with the Industrial Electronic Movement, of which They Are Unabashed Pioneers. Includes the Hit Singles "Sensoria" and "James Brown".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Black and blue music, November 27, 2006

By	Steven Guy (Croydon, South Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one Cabaret Voltaire's greatest albums and it was one of my favourites in the 1980s. This is possibly Cabaret Voltaire's most disciplined and "hard-edged" albums. It is one of the most relentless and uncompromising albums of its time.

Dark humour, observations and dark colours abound on Micro-Phonies. "Sensoria", "Blue Heat", "Digital Rasta" and "James Brown" are the standout tracks.

Cabaret Voltaire's voice was distinctive - richer and more layered than DAF, dirtier and grittier than John Foxx, more use of Musique Concrete elements than Kraftwerk and more thunderous and "Industrial" than anything Depeche Mode ever could dream of making.


Music that still sounds awesome and chilling through a big sound system in a club.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars But why didn't they include, March 27, 2007

By	Noel Salzman (Long Beach, CA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

the 12" of "James Brown"? The long version is as much a reconceptualization of the album version as the 12" of "Sensoria," so it's too bad it's not included.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Cabs go pop, May 4, 2003

By	filterite "filterite" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

Well it still is Cabaret Voltaire because the lyrics are still paranoid but the music is getting lighter in form but that doesn't mean it's crap. Sensoria is probably the song that gets most people into Cabaret Voltaire with the juttery "D-d-d-Do right." But there are other songs on here to make you feel like dancing. Digital Rasta is a beautiful song where Mallinder sings " Selling something like you sell yourself, money in the bank but your under pressure" making it the perfect mate for you when you're a little peed off about your manager

Of course it might take a bit of time if you bought The Crackdown and were expecting something similar ( it's not quite the same ) and/or if you think the amount of tracks you get is not enough to make you shell out your money but stick with it - it's a good album