J. Dan Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I had heard of them many times but never listened to them. I was watching a documentary about sort of post-punk/pre-industrial. They mentioned Throbbing Gristle quite a bit, who I'm familiar with as a precursor to industrial, and also mentioned Cabaret Voltaire. So I decided I was going to break down and listen to a playlist of them on Spotify. Pretty cool stuff, though sometimes a bit repetitive. Every single song starts of with me thinking - this sounds really cool. Then by the middle I start getting tired of it. But I really like the sound and style anyway. Quote Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjzingo Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 If you had asked in 1985-87, I would have have said I a was a big fan. After discovering Kraftwerk, DAF, Depeche mode, i listened to all sorts of repetitive synth music including Cabaret Voltaire. Portion control, Front 242, NitzerEbb, Rational youth.....These albums ar now win a box collecting dust somewhere in my basement. Very few bands have survived the time filter for me, mainly due to being overrepetitious and quite frank, being badly played and the singing efforts are horrible. Today Kraftwerk, Yazoo, Eurythmics are among those bands having a quality of their own. And yeah off course, Depeche mode construction time again is a classic. Quote /Fred Cantaloop Soulfetch Soulbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 So I know every band you listed, but I was kind of thinking that Cabaret Voltaire started early 70s....am I wrong? Quote Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjzingo Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Yeah, wow! Seems like they started in 73 and had they're first studioalbum 79....there is an album from 74-76 on spotify. Haha, an awful lot of noise! Quote /Fred Cantaloop Soulfetch Soulbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 My older brother was super into them, but I never bought their stuff and my interest just never perked up like it eventually did for OMD. I think Fred's response sums up why. And like him, I have a similar list of what survived the test of time. Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Ann P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico Bari, Dano Bari Select Strat/Tele, Am Pro Jazzmaster, LP 57 Gold, G5422DC-12, T486, T64, PM2, EXL1, XK4, Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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