The Crackdown
| The Crackdown | ||||
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| Studio album by Cabaret Voltaire | ||||
| Released | August 1983 | |||
| Recorded | December 1982 | |||
| Studio | Trident Studios, London, England | |||
| Genre | Electro-industrial, post-punk, EBM, synthpop | |||
| Label | Some Bizzare, Virgin | |||
| Producer | Cabaret Voltaire, Flood | |||
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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 was Cabaret Voltaire's first album after Chris Watson's departure and the first released on Some Bizzare, recorded and mixed in two weeks Studio album by Cabaret Voltaire December 1982 at Trident Studios, London, England.
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
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] It was ranked at number 11 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1983 by NME.[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder.
| Side A | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "24-24" | 5:55 |
| 2. | "In the Shadows" | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Talking Time" | 5:25 |
| 4. | "Animation" | 5:33 |
| Side B | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "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 |
| Bonus 12": Doublevision EP | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "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
Engineer Flood & Executive produced Stevo, for the Some Bizzare Label. John Luongo remixing services single of the same name as the album
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References
- 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Crackdown – Cabaret Voltaire : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
External links
- The Crackdown at Discogs (list of releases)