Cabaret Voltaire
- Type
- Band
- Styles
- electronic music, acid house, electronic body music, new wave, ambient
- Fans
- 15k
Cabaret Voltaire is a British electronic music band formed in Sheffield in 1973. Signed to Virgin Records, the group plays electronic music, acid house and electronic body music.
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Cabaret Voltaire has played London before. Last time: The Roundhouse, October 2026.
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- Latest album
- BN9Drone (2021)
- Formed
- 1973 · Sheffield
- Label
- Virgin Records
About — The artist
Cabaret Voltaire are an English music group formed in Sheffield in 1973 and initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk, and Chris Watson. Named after the Zürich nightclub that fostered the early Dada movement, the band are often characterised as among the most innovative and influential electronic acts of their era.
The band's early work consisted of experimentation with DIY electronics and tape recorders, as well as Dada-influenced performance art, helping to pioneer industrial music in the mid-1970s. Finding an audience during the post-punk era, they gradually incorporated more conventional elements of synthpop, techno, house and funk styles. After Watson's departure in 1981, the group continued as a two-piece until disbanding in 1994. Kirk revived the name as a solo project from 2009 until his death in 2021.
Watson and Mallinder announced on 13 May 2025 they would be performing a 50th anniversary gig on 25 October 2025 as part of the Sensoria Festival in Sheffield.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cabaret Voltaire (band)” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- Chance Versus Causality 1979
- Mix-Up 1979
- Live at the YMCA 27.10.79 1980
- The Voice of America 1980
- Red Mecca 1981
- Live at the Lyceum 1981
- Hai! 1982
- 2×45 1982
- Johnny YesNo: The Original Soundtrack From the Motion Picture 1983
- The Crackdown 1983
- Micro‐Phonies 1984
- The Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord 1985
- Code 1987
- Groovy, Laidback and Nasty 1990
- Body and Soul 1991
- Plasticity 1992
- International Language 1993
- The Conversation 1994
- Radiation: BBC Recordings 84-86 1998
- Live at the Hacienda 83/86 2002
- Kora! Kora! Kora! The Cabaret Voltaire Versions 2009
- Archive: Live at the Venue, London 8th June 1982 2009
- Archive: Live at the Leadmill, Sheffield 30th November 1984 2009
- Archive: Live at the Town & Country Club, London 11th February 1986 2009
- Archive: Live at the Town & Country Club, London 12th February 1986 2009
- Johnny Yesno Redux 2011
- Live From London 2016
- Shadow of Fear 2020
- Dekadrone 2021
- BN9Drone 2021