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1984 studio album by Cabaret Voltaire
Micro-Phonies
Studio album by Cabaret Voltaire
Released29 October 1984
RecordedFebruary–May 1984
StudioWestern Works, Sheffield
GenreElectro, industrial, synthpop, EBM
Length42:34
LabelSome Bizzare/Virgin
ProducerCabaret Voltaire and Flood
Cabaret Voltaire chronology
Johnny Yesno: The Original Soundtrack From the Motion Picture
(1983) 		Micro-Phonies
(1984) 		Drinking Gasoline
(1985)
Singles from Micro-Phonies
  1. "Sensoria"
    Released: October 1984
  2. "James Brown"
    Released: January 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Sounds4+5⁄6/5
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10

Micro-Phonies is the sixth full-length studio album by British electronic band Cabaret Voltaire. Released 29 October 1984, the album was the group's most mainstream release to date, with the singles "Sensoria" and "James Brown" gaining popularity, especially the former, due to the music video finding MTV airplay. The album sees Cabaret Voltaire continuing to change, pursuing the more electro and synthpop-oriented direction they had started shifting towards on The Crackdown.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder

No.TitleLength
1."Do Right"6:44
2."The Operative"3:14
3."Digital Rasta"5:40
4."Spies in the Wires"3:19
5."Theme from Earthshaker"2:48
6."James Brown"5:01
7."Slammer"5:37
8."Blue Heat"4:04
9."Sensoria"6:19
Original CD issue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Sensoria" (12" Mix)7:52
11."Blue Heat" (12" Mix)7:25

Personnel

Video

The video for "Sensoria" was directed by Peter Care, and attracted airplay on MTV. It was voted Best Video of the Year by the Los Angeles Times in 1985, and was later procured by the New York Museum of Modern Art.

Poster

A poster for the album is visible on Ferris Bueller's wall in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

References

  1. Smith, Robin, ed. (27 October 1984). "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 1984 (41). London, U.K.: Spotlight Publications Ltd.: 7. ISSN 0144-5804. Cabaret Voltaire release their eleventh album 'Micro-Phonies' on October 29. The album has nine new tracks including 'Blue Heat' and 'Sensoria'.
  2. Raggett, Ned. "Micro-Phonies - Cabaret Voltaire". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. Considine, J. D. (2004). "Cabaret Voltaire". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 128–29. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. Henderson, Dave (3 November 1984). "Phonie business". Sounds. p. 32.
  6. Sinker, Mark (1995). "Cabaret Voltaire". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  7. "Cabaret Voltaire - Micro-Phonies (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. 1985. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  8. New York Times, "At the Movies", 14 June 2002
  9. "Cabaret Voltaire", The NME, 19 July 1985
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