CABARET VOLTAIRE (STEPHEN MALLINDER & CHRIS WATSON) LIVE ALBUM
BUT WHAT TIME IS IT REALLY? OUT TODAY VIA MEMETUNE
FROM CABS STORE, BANDCAMP, AND ON FORTHCOMING TOUR
FINAL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS MAY 4TH
WITH SUPPORT FROM I SPEAK MACHINE
WITH SUPPORT FROM I SPEAK MACHINE
Cabaret Voltaire, credit Leon Chew
Ahead of their final tour as Cabaret Voltaire, Stephen ‘Mal’ Mallinder and Chris Watson have released their live album, But What Time Is It Really?, out today via Memetune.
The North American tour, and their first shows here in over 30 years, will see the band on the West Coast beginning May 4th, returning to the East Coast in September. Support across the dates will come from I Speak Machine, and ISM’s Tara Busch will also stand in for Chris Watson. The full live band is as follows; Stephen Mallinder - vocals, bass, keyboards, samples, Benge - keyboards, electronic drums, Eric Random - keyboards, guitar, and Tara Busch - keyboards, samples.
Tara says, “Cabaret Voltaire have always been a huge influence on ISM - the grit, the raw electricity, not to mention their visuals and art direction - and it’s truly thrilling to be supporting them in the US. I’m also very excited to be standing in for Chris Watson on synths & samples. I relish this as someone that loves performing and getting a deeper, “nerdier" look at how sounds and songs are created and executed live by bands I love - and Cabaret Voltaire is as good as it gets!”
The album - which will be available on vinyl and CD via the band’s webstore and on the upcoming tour - was recorded during last year’s jubilant sold-out UK tour. Marking 50 years since the live launch of one of Britain’s most influential electronic bands (at the Sheffield Students Union Refectory on May 13th, 1975), Stephen Mallinder and Chris Watson were joined by Eric Random and Oliver Harrap for an eagerly anticipated and long-awaited tour.
But What Time Is It Really? perfectly captures the mood of the UK dates. Fans travelled across the world to see the band present new arrangements of classic Cabs tracks such as ‘Sensoria’, ‘Crackdown’, ‘Do Right’ and ‘Spies in the Wires’ alongside ‘Tinsley Viaduct’, a contemporary piece of musique concrète composed by Chris Watson. The album was engineered and mixed by Benge, recorded by Joe Peat, mastered by James Trevasus with artwork by Dan Conway and Paul Burgess, based on Conway’s live visuals on the tour.
Says Chris Watson, “This record captures the powerful essence of contemporary live performance and establishes a visceral connection to the history of the band.”
Stephen Mallinder goes on to say, ‘It was an opportunity to capture the shows as a unique moment in time but also give people the opportunity to have a memento. Something that presented sounds and music, with respect to Richard’s memory, that also transcended time.”
CABARET VOLTAIRE FINAL TOUR
4 May – Seattle, WA (US), Moore Theatre^
6 May – Vancouver (CA), Commodore^
8 May – Portland, OR (US), Roseland Theater^
10 May – Denver, CO (US), Summit^
12 May – Los Angeles CA (US), The Bellwether^
15 May – San Francisco CA (US), The Warfield^
29 May РMalm̦ (SW), Plan B
30 May – Stockholm (SW), Slaktkyrkan
31 May – Oslo (NO), Søn
2 June – Berlin, Betonhalle
5 June РParis, Elys̩e Montmartre
10 June – Warsaw (PL), Ephemera Festival
12 June – Brussels, AB
13 June – Amsterdam, Paradiso
18 June – Barcelona, Sónar
19 June – Lausanne, Docks
26 June – Zagreb, Tvornica Kulture
11 September – Dallas, TX (US), Granada Theater^
15 September – Chicago, IL (US), Metro^
16 September – Chicago, IL (US), Metro^
18 September – Toronto, ON (CA), Phoenix Concert Theatre^
19 September – Montreal, QC (CA), Sat^
21 September – Boston, MA (US), The Wilbur^
25 September – New York, NY (US), Knockdown Center^
26 September – Philadelphia, PA (US), Underground Arts^
7 October – Dublin, The Academy
8 October – Belfast, Limelight
10 October – Birmingham, Town Hall*
11 October – Liverpool, Arts Club*
13 October – Nottingham, Rock City*
14 October – Cardiff, The Globe*
15 October – Bath, Forum*
17 October – Newcastle, Boiler Shop*
18 October – Glasgow, Barrowland*
19 October – Manchester, Albert Hall*
21 October – Bexhill, De La Warr Pavilion*
22 October – London, Roundhouse*
25 October – Sheffield, Octagon*
*w/ GAZELLE TWIN
^ w/ I SPEAK MACHINE
^ w/ I SPEAK MACHINE
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