The Crackdown

The Crackdown is the fourth 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 shows Cabaret Voltaire beginning to move away from their industrial roots and leaning towards a more new wave-type sound. This is Cabaret Voltaire's first album after Chris Watson's departure.

Track listing

All songs written and composed 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
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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Piero Scaruffi	6.5/10^[2]

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]

Personnel

Cabaret Voltaire

Stephen Mallinder – vocals, bass guitar, trumpet, grand piano, production
Richard H. Kirk – synthesiser, guitar, clarinet, saxophone, shakuhachi, grand piano, production
Alan Fish – drums, percussion, production

Additional personnel

Dave Ball – keyboards, drum programming and tape operation on tracks A3 and B4

Technical

Flood – production, engineering
George Peckham – mastering
Ken Prust – sleeve typography
Neville Brody – sleeve typography
Phil Barnes – sleeve illustration

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Crackdown – Cabaret Voltaire : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
↑ Scaruffi, Piero. "The History of Rock Music. Cabaret Voltaire: Biography, Discography, Reviews, Links". scaruffi.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

External links

The Crackdown at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Cabaret Voltaire

Richard H. Kirk Stephen Mallinder Chris Watson

Studio albums	Mix-Up The Voice of America Red Mecca 2x45 The Crackdown Micro-Phonies The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord Code Groovy, Laidback and Nasty Body and Soul International Language

EPs	Extended Play Three Mantras Drinking Gasoline

Live albums	Live at the Y.M.C.A. Hai! (Live in Japan) Radiation (BBC Recordings 84–86)

Compilation albums	The Original Sound of Sheffield '83/'87 The Original Sound of Sheffield '78/'82

Other albums	Johnny Yesno: The Original Soundtrack From the Motion Picture

Singles	"Yashar"

Appearances	A Factory Sample C81 A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse Salvation!

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