Tag Archives: Cabaret Voltaire

Cabaret Voltaire Just Wrapped Up Their Final Tour…Then Announce REALLY Final Tour For Next Year

Posted on December 11, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I got an email a few days ago from a commenter here at PPM. Shelf, a.k.a. DJ Shelf has been a part of this community for years now but he’s now doing it from over 1600 east of his former … Continue reading →

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Loosen The Clamps! The Last Version Of Cabaret Voltaire Are Playing The Final Gigs This Fall In Sheffield And The UK

Posted on June 2, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Our eyeballs got an electric jolt first thing this morning at 4:35 as I woke and checked The Guardian’s home page to begin the day’s doomscrolling. I saw that Chris Watson and Stephen Mallinder were playing their first gig together … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Paul Haig’s “The Warp Of Pure Fun” Boxed Set Shows That He Should Have Ruled The Mid-80s [part 1]

Posted on June 7, 2022 by postpunkmonk

It was eight months ago when I was trumpeting the arrival of an ultrabox of Paul Haig’s “The Warp Of Pure Fun” and there’s no shortage of items on my want list but this one was a rarity in that … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Cabaret Voltaire – “Here To Go [Live Drum Jacknife Remix]” UK 12″

Posted on October 1, 2021 by postpunkmonk

As we have been deep diving into the canon of Cabaret Voltaire in the wake of Richard Kirk’s surprising death last week, one record still on the racks in the Record Cell stands out to me for its relative scarcity … Continue reading →

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Richard H. Kirk: 1956-2021

Posted on September 21, 2021 by postpunkmonk

I just got the terrible news that Richard H. Kirk of Cabaret Voltaire had died today when Gavin Brick informed me a few hours ago. It’s always saddening to see a favorite musician die, but we really needed Kirk, especially … Continue reading →

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After Teasing For Several Years, Cabaret Voltaire Are Back, Back, BACK…Just In Time For The Real ‘Crackdown’

Posted on August 28, 2020 by postpunkmonk

There were few bands I was more avidly buying every one of their many releases in the early to mid 80s than Cabaret Voltaire. When all bands around me were decaying, Cabaret Voltaire only moved from strength to strength. Their … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Cabaret Voltaire – Here To Go UK CD5

Posted on June 25, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Cabaret Voltaire: Here To Go UK CD5 [1987] Here To Go [Extended Mix] Here To Go [Space Dub] Here To Go [Single Mix] It was an exciting time back in 1987. Sure, sure. The Mid-80s Malaise® was at full gallop, … Continue reading →

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