Description

Cabaret Voltaire continue a series of releases on Mute with #8385 Collected Works 1983-1985, a deluxe box set collating remastered versions of four of Cabaret Voltaires classic mid-period releases The Crackdown, Micro-Phonies (1984), Drinking Gasoline (1985) and The Covenant, The Sword And The Arm Of The Lord (1985), on vinyl, cut by Stefan Betke (aka Pole) alongside a CD of Cabaret Voltaires 12 tracks from the period, and a CD of 12 unreleased tracks entitled Earthshaker. The vinyl version has been signed by Cabaret Voltaires Richard H Kirk.

The box also includes two DVDs. The first DVD is titled Cabaret Voltaire Live, featuring two live shows the Bedford Boys Club (18.08.84) and Hammersmith Palais (02.12.84) and DVD number two is the long awaited DVD release of Gasoline In Your Eye (1985), an experimental video showcase previously only available on VHS, plus four promotional videos from the time.

#8385 Collected Works 1983-1985 also includes a 40 page 12 booklet, notes about Earthshaker, an essay by Phil Barnes, and new sleevenotes by Richard H Kirk.

All audio has been remastered from the original tapes.

Strictly limited editions for the UK and Eire it is limited to 125 copies.

Cabaret Voltaire, alongside Human League, Throbbing Gristle, Fad Gadget and The Normal, were at the forefront of the UK electronic movement of the late 70s.

Way ahead of their time, Cabaret Voltaires blend of dance music, techno, dub, house and experimental made them, without a doubt, one of the most influential acts of the last 35 years.