Jul 19, 2009 On this date in 1980, Cabaret Voltaire released their second full length studio vinyl album, The Voice Of America (they had also released a cassette-only album and a live album prior to this). Despite having no singles released from the album, it reached the #3 spot on the U.K. Indie album chart. Find Cabaret Voltaire discography, albums and singles on AllMusic. Related Blog Posts. New Releases Roundup: July 1. The Voice of America: Mute 1981.
Red Mecca | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1981 | |||
Recorded | May 1981 | |||
Studio | Western Works, Sheffield, England | |||
Genre | Industrial, post-punk | |||
Length | 40:11 | |||
Label | Rough Trade | |||
Producer | Cabaret Voltaire | |||
Cabaret Voltaire chronology | ||||
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Football manager 2005 mac download. Red Mecca Cod mw2 zone english folder download. is the third studio album by English band Cabaret Voltaire. It was released in September 1981, through record label Rough Trade.
Background[edit]
In November 1979 Cabaret Voltaire toured the United States, and became strongly interested in the rise of the Christian right and its use of television, especially the fund-raising broadcasts of TV evangelistEugene Scott. They compared this to the rise of Islamism, devoting a side to each strand of religious politics on their 1980 mini-album Three Mantras. Red Mecca was a culmination of this interest. According to Richard H. Kirk: 'The whole Afghanistan situation was kicking off, Iran had the American hostages [..] we were taking notice [..] it's not called [Red Mecca] by coincidence. We weren't referencing the fucking Mecca Ballroom in Nottingham!'[1]
Red Mecca was recorded at Western Works, Sheffield in May 1981.
Release[edit]
Red Mecca reached No. 1 on the UK Independent chart.[2]
Critical reception[edit]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Record Collector | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[6] |
Uncut | [7] |
Superchips vin locked hack free software and shareware. NME named the Red Mecca the ninth best album of 1981.[8] Andy Kellman of AllMusic retrospectively praised the album, writing, 'Unlike a fair portion of CV's studio output, Red Mecca features no failed experiments or anything that could be merely cast off as 'interesting'. It's a taught [sic], dense, horrific slab lacking a lull.'[3]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Cabaret Voltaire (Chris Watson, Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder).
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | 'A Touch of Evil' | 3:11 |
2. | 'Sly Doubt' | 4:59 |
3. | 'Landslide' | 2:08 |
4. | 'A Thousand Ways' | 10:35 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | 'Red Mask' | 6:54 |
2. | 'Split Second Feeling' | 3:47 |
3. | 'Black Mask' | 3:19 |
4. | 'Spread the Virus' | 3:40 |
5. | 'A Touch of Evil (Reprise)' | 1:32 |
Personnel[edit]
- Cabaret Voltaire
- Christopher R. Watson – organ, tape, production, recording, sleeve design
- Richard H. Kirk – synthesizer, guitar, clarinet, horns, strings, production, recording, sleeve design
- Stephen Mallinder – vocals, bass guitar, bongos, production, recording, sleeve design
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- Additional personnel
- Nik Allday – drums
- Porky – mastering
- Neville Brody – sleeve design
Michael Pack
References[edit]
- ^Reynolds, Simon (2005). Rip it Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984. Faber and Faber. pp. 171–172.
- ^Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red. p. 311.
- ^ abKellman, Andy. 'Red Mecca – Cabaret Voltaire'. AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^Shirley, Ian (September 2013). 'Cabaret Voltaire – Red Mecca'. Record Collector (418). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^Considine, J. D. (2004). 'Cabaret Voltaire'. In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 128–29. ISBN0-7432-0169-8.
- ^Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN0-679-75574-8.
- ^'Cabaret Voltaire: Red Mecca'. Uncut (69): 92. February 2003.
- ^'Albums and Tracks of the Year'. NME. 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
External links[edit]
- Red Mecca at Discogs (list of releases)
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