Cabaret Voltaire
Stephen ‘Mal’ Mallinder and Chris Watson will mark 50 years of CABARET VOLTAIRE live with an exclusive performance at FORGE Warehouse in Sheffield for SENSORIA Festival.
The event marks 50 years since the late Richard H Kirk, Stephen Mallinder and Chris Watson performed as Cabaret Voltaire at the Sheffield Students Union Refectory on 13 May 1975. The performance, which was greeted with violence by some factions in the audience, is the catalyst for the event in October to celebrate Cabaret Voltaire, one of Britain’s most influential and pioneering electronic bands.
In the current climate of social turmoil and political manipulation, the work of Cabaret Voltaire continues to be prescient and necessary. The sounds, words, images and films of the band resonate loudly, continuing to challenge the status quo.
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Original members Chris Watson and Stephen Mallinder are committed to stay true to the enduring vision of Cabaret Voltaire. The performance will cover the arc of their formidable output – from early experiments, and the first Rough Trade / Factory releases, through the band’s Doublevision video label and into the work with renowned producers such as Adrian Sherwood and Marshall Jefferson.
Stephen Mallinder explains, “The live set is built from scratch but faithful to the original tracks. Everything has been painstakingly reconstructed with the original technology and processes to build the tracks. But as with all Cabs live shows there is an element of the unpredictable, the new. Chance meets causality.”
Chris Watson goes on to say, “I’m delighted and totally thrilled to make a contribution to the band’s 50th anniversary. To share a stage once more with Mal and to honour Richard’s legacy will be a unique privilege, whilst remembering that in current times, such as then, the Dadaist interventions of Cabaret Voltaire remain essential.”
