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For the Three Stooges short, see Micro-Phonies.
Micro-Phonies 
Studio album by Cabaret Voltaire Released November 1984 Recorded Western Works Genre Industrial
Post-punk
New Wave
Synthpop
EBMLabel Some Bizarre/Virgin Producer Cabaret Voltaire and Flood Cabaret Voltaire chronology The Crackdown
(1983)Micro-Phonies
(1984)Drinking Gasoline
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[1]Micro-Phonies is the sixth full-length studio album by British electronic band Cabaret Voltaire. Released in November 1984, the album was the group's most mainstream hit 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 evolve, pursuing the more synthpop-oriented direction they had started shifting towards on The Crackdown.
Contents
Tracks
All tracks written by Kirk/Mallinder.
- "Do Right" – 6:43
- "The Operative" – 3:13
- "Digital Rasta" – 5:39
- "Spies in the Wires" – 3:19
- "Theme from Earthshaker" – 2:48
- "James Brown" – 4:58
- "Slammer" – 5:38
- "Blue Heat" – 4:02
- "Sensoria" – 3:58
"Sensoria" and "James Brown" were released as singles, with both entering the UK indie chart.
Personnel
- Richard H. Kirk - Synthesizers, programming & guitars
- Stephen Mallinder - Vocals, bass
- Roger Quail - Drums
- Mark Tattersall - Percussion
- Eric Random - Tablas
Video
The video for "Sensoria" was directed by Peter Care, and attracted airplay on MTV.[2]. 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.[3]
Poster
A poster for the album is visible on Ferris Bueller's wall in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
References
- ^ Micro-Phonies (album) at Allmusic
- ^ New York Times, "At the Movies", 14 June 2002
- ^ "Cabaret Voltaire", The NME, 19 July 1985
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 • Plasticity • International Language • The ConversationSingles and EPs Extended Play • Nag Nag Nag • Silent Command • Three Mantras • Seconds Too Late • 3 Crépuscule Tracks • Eddie's Out • Yashar • Fools Game (Sluggin' fer Jesus Part 3) • Crackdown • Just Fascination • The Dream Ticket • Sensoria • James Brown • Drinking Gasoline • I Want You • Shakedown • The Drain Train • Don't Argue • Here To Go • Hypnotised • Keep On • Easy Life • Colours • What Is Real • Percussion Force • I Want You/Kino '92 • Nag Nag Nag (2002 re-release)Other albums 1974-1976 • Live at the Y.M.C.A. • Live at the Lyceum • Hai! (Live in Japan) • Johnny YesNo: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture • Golden Moments of Cabaret Voltaire • Eight Crépuscule Tracks • Listen Up With Cabaret Voltaire • The Living Legends • Technology: Western Re-Works 1992 • Radiation (BBC Recordings '84/'86) • Remixed • The Original Sound of Sheffield '83/'87 • Conform to Deform '82/'90 • The Original Sound of Sheffield '78/'82 • Live at the Hacienda '83/'86 • Methodology '74/'78: The Attic Tapes • Archive (Live 1982-1986)Appearances A Factory Sample • C81 • A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse • Salvation! (original soundtrack • Wasted: The Best of Volume, Part I • Redefining the PrologueVideos Doublevision Presents: Cabaret Voltaire • Gasoline in Your Eye • Live at the Hacienda '83/'86Categories:- 1980s album stubs
- 1984 albums
- Cabaret Voltaire albums
- Albums produced by Flood
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