The Crackdown
The Crackdown is the fifth studio album by English industrial band Cabaret Voltaire. It was released in August 1983, jointly through record labels Some Bizarre and Virgin Records.
Background
The Crackdown shows Cabaret Voltaire beginning to move away from their industrial roots and leaning towards a more new wave-type sound. This was Cabaret Voltaire's first album after Chris Watson's departure and the first Some Bizzare Album, recorded and mixed in two weeks Studio album by Cabaret Voltaire December 1982 at Trident Studios, London, England.
Critical reception
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AllMusic wrote, "One of Cabaret Voltaire's strongest albums, The Crackdown features the band working a number of menacing electronic textures into a basic dance/funk rhythm; the result is one of their most distinctive, challenging records."[1]
Track listing
All tracks written by Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder.
| 1. |
"24-24" |
5:55 |
| 2. |
"In the Shadows" |
4:36 |
| 3. |
"Talking Time" |
5:25 |
| 4. |
"Animation" |
5:33 |
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"Over and Over" |
4:30 |
| 2. |
"Just Fascination" |
4:04 |
| 3. |
"Why Kill Time (When You Can Kill Yourself)" |
3:56 |
| 4. |
"Haiti" |
3:20 |
| 5. |
"Crackdown" |
6:31 |
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"Diskono" |
5:49 |
| 2. |
"Double Vision" |
4:15 |
| 3. |
"Moscow" |
5:28 |
| 4. |
"Badge of Evil" |
4:53 |
- Note: Some discographies and CD releases of the album swap the titles of the last two tracks of the Doublevision EP.
Release
The original LP came with a bonus 12" of four tracks, comprising the EP Doublevision.
Personnel
- Cabaret Voltaire
- David Ball (musician) keyboards, drum programming and tape operation on tracks Stephen Mallinder – vocals, bass guitar, trumpet, grand piano, Richard H. Kirk – synthesiser, guitar, clarinet, saxophone, & shakuhachi ʃakʊˈhatʃi a Japanese bamboo flute grand piano, Alan Fish – drums, percussion
Engineer Flood & Executive produced Stevo, for the Some Bizzare Label. John Luongo remixing services single of the same name as the album
- Flood – production, engineering
- George Peckham – mastering
- Ken Prust – sleeve typography
- Neville Brody – sleeve typography
- Phil Barnes – sleeve illustration
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