Cabaret Voltaire

following neatly after ‘the crackdown's aggressive art/funk/electro combination, 1984’s ‘micro-phonies’ shows the duo taking that combination to a stronger level.

having invented the shadowy, murkier side of industrial/noise experimentation, here cabaret voltaire make their equally justified claim at fully kickstarting the beat-heavy crunch. its most noted tracks are the appropriately funky, horn-heavy ‘james brown’ & the gripping ‘sensoria’ which makes for a brilliant album closer, with nervous-tension synth signals & a spare but compelling guitar line over another strong beat combination.