Cabaret Voltaire, The Voice of America (side A)

The early Cabaret Voltaire LPs sound so odd and amorphous that they used to feel menacing to me (and apparently they did to other people, at least back in the day). As I've grown better at controlling old analog gear to generate these sounds, they certainly feel more approachable (though the amorphous structure part hasn't changed). It is amazing how the alien nature of these sounds still resonates with people when far more absurd palettes are so easily available. 1980's The Voice of America find Cabaret Voltaire somewhere in transition from faster and more song-oriented tracks like "Nag Nag Nag" to the more drone-like Three Mantras.