Mix-Up (Cabaret Voltaire album)
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Studio album by Cabaret Voltaire | ||||
Released | 23 October 1979 | |||
Recorded | July–August 1979 at Western Works | |||
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Label | Rough Trade | |||
Producer | Cabaret Voltaire | |||
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Mix-Up is the debut studio album by English band Cabaret Voltaire. It was released on 23 October 1979, through record label Rough Trade.
Content
The album contains a cover of The Seeds' song "No Escape".
Track listing
All tracks composed by 'Cabaret Voltaire' (Chris Watson, Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder) except as noted.
- A1."Kirlian Photograph"
- A2. "No Escape" (Sky Saxon, Jan Savage -Buck Reeder-, Jimmy Lawrence)
- A3. "Fourth Shot"
- A4. "Heaven and Hell"
- A5. "Eyeless Sight" (live)
- B1. "Photophobia" (lyrics by "Victor")
- B2. "On Every Other Street"
- B3. "Expect Nothing"
- B4. "Capsules"
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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Head Heritage | favourable[2] |
Smash Hits | 5/10[3] |
Spin | 7/10[4] |
Writing in Smash Hits in 1979, Red Starr said the album was an "intriguing but only occasionally attractive array of verbal and musical images". Starr went on to say that it sounded like "pointless backroom self indulgence".[3]
AllMusic's review was mixed, writing "It's true that Cabaret Voltaire's first two proper studio albums hardly match the greatness of later works like Red Mecca, 2 X 45 and even 3 Crepuscule Tracks. Despite this", Mix-Up "only helped solidify Cabaret Voltaire's status as an integral part of the extended frisson of 1978-1982 post-punk".[1]
Personnel
- Cabaret Voltaire
- Stephen Mallinder – vocals, bass guitar, percussion
- Chris Watson – synthesizers, tapes
- Richard H. Kirk – guitar, synthesizers, wind instruments
- Haydn Boyes Weston – drums
- Additional personnel
References
- 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Mix-Up – Cabaret Voltaire : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ↑ "Julian Cope Presents Head Heritage | Unsung | Reviews | Cabaret Voltaire – Mix-Up". Head Heritage. 22 April 2002. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- 1 2 Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (November 15–28 1979): 31.
- ↑ Acclaimed Music
External links
- Mix-Up (Cabaret Voltaire album) at Discogs (list of releases)