Cabaret Voltaire
Voice of America
Originally released in 1980 as the Cabs second long player on Rough Trade another superb collection of twisted experimental sounds delivered by Chris Mal and Richard this time augmented by drummer Haydn BoyesWeston 'The Voice of America' fuses samples voxcontinental drones Kirk's DIYjazz noise Mal's dubbybasslines and hypnotic electronic percussion with lyrics and titles that nodded to the zeitgeist the Iran hostage crisis the Khomeni Revolution the rise of Reagan the invasion of Afghanistan the Cold War etc It's an album that demands to be listened to completely everything a highlight