Monday, January 14, 2019

The 1983 Listening Post - Cabaret Voltaire - The Crackdown

Cabaret Voltaire - The Crackdown


#150
August 1983
Cabaret Voltaire
The Crackdown
2.5 out of 5
I have never cared for Cabaret Voltaire. Partly because I was a student and admirer of Dadaism back in the day and I was pretty sure that this kind of music wouldn’t be the kind playing at the home of the movement. I think it would be more discordant and difficult. It might be pretty sounds mashed up with the likes of post-punk or avant-rock. I think The Residents have more in common with Dadaism than this band.
Also, my son was insisting on playing a video game in the same room with me and every few minutes or so I would hear traffic noises and car horns honking and, for the life of me, I thought it was part of the record. I thought that actually made it better.

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