Mix-Up

Mix-Up
Studio album by Cabaret Voltaire
Released	23 October 1979
Recorded	July–August 1979 at 'Western Works'
Genre	Industrial, minimal wave, experimental
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Cabaret Voltaire
Cabaret Voltaire chronology
Extended Play (Cabaret Voltaire EP) (1978) Mix-Up (1979) Live at the Y.M.C.A. (1980)

Mix-Up is the debut studio album by English band Cabaret Voltaire. It was released on 23 October 1979, through record label Rough Trade.

Background

Rock critic Piero Scaruffi described the album's style as "collage-like pieces of abrasive, distorted sounds and mechanical rhythms".^[1]

The album contains a cover of The Seeds' song "No Escape".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Cabaret Voltaire, except as noted.

A1."Kirlian Photograph"

A2. "No Escape" (Sky Saxon)

A3. "Fourth Shot"

A4. "Heaven and Hell"

A5. "Eyeless Sight" (live)

B1. "Photophobia" (lyrics by "Victor")

B2. "On Every Other Street"

B3. "Expect Nothing"

B4. "Capsules"

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Piero Scaruffi	7/10[1]
Smash Hits	5/10[3]

Writing in Smash Hits in 1979, Red Starr said the album was an "intriguing but only occasionally attractive array of verbal and musical images". Starr went on to say that it sounded like "pointless backroom self indulgence".^[3]

AllMusic's review was mixed, writing "It's true that Cabaret Voltaire's first two proper studio albums hardly match the greatness of later works like Red Mecca, 2 X 45 and even 3 Crepuscule Tracks. Despite this", Mix-Up "only helped solidify Cabaret Voltaire's status as an integral part of the extended frisson of 1978-1982 post-punk".^[2]

Personnel

Cabaret Voltaire

• Stephen Mallinder – vocals, bass guitar, percussion
• Chris Watson – synthesizers, tapes
• Richard H. Kirk – guitar, synthesizers, wind instruments
• Haydn Boyes Weston – drums

Additional personnel

• Porky – mastering

References

External links

• Mix-Up at Discogs (list of releases)