Cabaret Voltaire Code
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1987's Code, co-produced by On-U Sound mastermind Adrian Sherwood, finds Cabaret Voltaire at their loosest and most accessible. Though its subject matter remains dark and paranoid, in sound Code is the closest thing CV ever made to a party record. Aided perhaps by Sherwood's rhythmic expertise, it achieved a genuine mechanistic funkiness reminiscent of late-'70s Kraftwerk. That didn't necessarily endear it, of course, to fans of the Cabs' harsher, more challenging material. Many of them dismissed Code as lightweight, but the rest of us can find much to enjoy here. "Sex, Money, Freaks" answers the eternal question, What would it sound like if Roger Troutman of Zapp joined Cabaret Voltaire? "Trouble (Won't Stop)" dips one toe into the blues, with harmonica making a surprising appearance and Bill Nelson providing atmospheric guitar. Code's most memorable song, though, is "Here to Go," a hook-laden and bass-heavy concoction that offers the paradoxical advice, "Sharpen up, relax/ Lighten up, get serious/ Stick with it, sit back/ Live with it, commit yourself."
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An excellent post of a highly underrated album. Excused by the fairweather Cabs fans as a 'sell out' album but as an 'old' fan of the Cabs myself I thought this was a natural progression for the band. And with Adrian Sherwood at the controls, he added more power to the beats. Shamefully ignored and as yet not rereleased (with bonus tracks). Listen to this today! jbinjapan
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Is it possible to repost this album
Hi Aid00
I stumbled across you blog yesterday and am so glad I did. The best way I can describe it is that it just feels like home.
I have or had many of these albums in my collection and it is great to see some of those that were lost due to unfortunate circumstances. I'm also excited to compare the special anniversary and/or remaster editions to the originals.
That being said, Code is one of my absolute favourites from the 80s. I have fond memories of playing school discos at the time, sneaking in a track among the commercial stuff and seeing it work. I still have the LP, but sadly it is in storage in another city and I haven't been able to access it since 2005. I will be very grateful if you can re-up it, as the link is dead.
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