For the most part, Cabaret Voltaire doesn't so much dissect its own material as update it--you can recognize in these somewhat minimal remixes the skeletal remains of the original works. This collection re-tools CabVolt's vituperative mid-'80s synth-funk period, highlighting tracks from THE CRACKDOWN, MICRO-PHONIES, and the DRINKING GASOLINE EP. "24-24" and "Crackdown" ovulate and chirp upon carriages of stripped-down rhythm, as Kirk re-designs the soundscapes surrounding them in realization of contemporary digital beat mosaics. "Kino" gets the most radical re-vamping of the bunch, as the ...

For the most part, Cabaret Voltaire doesn't so much dissect its own material as update it--you can recognize in these somewhat minimal remixes the skeletal remains of the original works.

This collection re-tools CabVolt's vituperative mid-'80s synth-funk period, highlighting tracks from THE CRACKDOWN, MICRO-PHONIES, and the DRINKING GASOLINE EP.

24-24" and "Crackdown" ovulate and chirp upon carriages of stripped-down rhythm, as Kirk re-designs the soundscapes surrounding them in realization of contemporary digital beat mosaics.

Kino gets the most radical re-vamping of the bunch, as the hard-funk sequencers of yesteryear return in full, brute force.