2x45
Encyclopedia
2x45 is an album by industrial
/post-punk
band Cabaret Voltaire
, released in 1982 and re-released on CD on The Grey Area in 1990. The title comes from its original format - two 45 RPM 12" discs. The album features an industrial
take on funk music, starting a trend featured on later albums. This was the last studio album by the band to feature Chris Watson
as a member.
Sides A & B were recorded at Western Works, Sheffield, October 1981.
Sides C & D were recorded at Pluto Studios, Manchester, February 1982.
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
/post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
band Cabaret Voltaire
Cabaret Voltaire (band)
Cabaret Voltaire were a British music group from Sheffield, England.Initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk and Chris Watson, the group was named after the Cabaret Voltaire, a nightclub in Zürich, Switzerland that was a centre for the early Dada movement.Their earliest performances...
, released in 1982 and re-released on CD on The Grey Area in 1990. The title comes from its original format - two 45 RPM 12" discs. The album features an industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
take on funk music, starting a trend featured on later albums. This was the last studio album by the band to feature Chris Watson
Chris Watson (musician)
Christopher Richard Watson is a Sheffield-born musician and sound recordist specialising in natural history. He was a founding member of the musical group Cabaret Voltaire, and Watson's work as a wildlife sound recordist has covered television documentaries and experimental musical collaborations.-...
as a member.
Sides A & B were recorded at Western Works, Sheffield, October 1981.
Sides C & D were recorded at Pluto Studios, Manchester, February 1982.
Track listing
- "Breathe Deep"
- "YasharYasharYashar is a Cabaret Voltaire single released in 1982 on Factory Records Catalogue number FAC 82.The track "Yashar" also appears on the band's 2x45 album and on the live album Hai! .A. YasharB...
" - "Protection"
- "War of Nerves (T.E.S.)"
- "Wait & Shuffle"
- "Get Out of My Face"
Personnel
- Alan Fish – percussion, drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - Richard H. KirkRichard H. KirkRichard H. Kirk is an English musician specialising in electronic music since the 1970s.-Background:Richard H. Kirk first came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the seminal industrial band Cabaret Voltaire...
– synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, clarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
, guitar, saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, wind - Stephen MallinderStephen MallinderStephen William Mallinder was a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, Sassi and Loco and the Ku-Ling Bros. While in Cabaret Voltaire he contributed lead vocals, bass and occasional keyboards.-Biography:...
– bass, percussion, vocals, tapes - Nort – percussion, drums
- Eric Random – guitar, percussion
- Chris WatsonChris Watson (musician)Christopher Richard Watson is a Sheffield-born musician and sound recordist specialising in natural history. He was a founding member of the musical group Cabaret Voltaire, and Watson's work as a wildlife sound recordist has covered television documentaries and experimental musical collaborations.-...
– tapes, Vox ContinentalVox ContinentalThe Vox Continental is a transistor-based combo organ that was introduced in 1962. Known for its thin, bright, breathy sound, the "Connie," as it was affectionately known, was designed to be used by touring musicians...