Track Listing

1. Kirlian Photograph
2. No Escape
3. Fourth Shot
4. Heaven And Hell
5. Eyeless Sight (Recorded Live)
6. Photophobia
7. On Every Other Street
8. Expect Nothing
9. Capsules

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #63668 in Music
• Released on: 2002-02-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued

Album Description
Mute Records U.S. reissue, originally released in 1979.

Customer Reviews

Great industrial music
Mix Up is one of my favourite Cabaret Voltaire releases, and there is no doubt that it is an industrial record in the vein of Throbbing Gristle. However, unlike Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire did not focus as much in unrecognisable noise and strange tapeloops as they did on playing their own weird breed of industrial: distorted guitar lines on the background, constant basslines, early rythm boxes gone insane and scary vocals. The atmosphere they bring up is really cool, and dark, on this album. An early industrial classic - recommended.

THE most inspirational soundtrack
Cabaret Voltaire's Mix Up, was one of the most inspirational music I found at the time. Once I heard this, it opened up the love for 'the other side of music'. The choreography of sounds and rhythms creating a view of its own. Yes, like a soundtrack. The distorted sounds in the music gives it a rough edge, but beauty is certainly there aswell. To me it was the most inspiring music to start Super 8 filming at the time. Once I put on this Mix Up and Voice of America, the images bubbled up, and has been put on film (later used together with other experimental/industrial bands and was a start off for me working with modern dance choreographers). This music is so strong, that you will be in a Cabaret Voltaire mood for a while...at least for the day. Since music from the 80's is still a hobby and a life-style to me, Cabaret Voltaire is still looking after me. They made such great records in the early 80's that I can recommend the newbies to start just here, and...please get the groove and the images of Cabaret Voltaire! It is also a perfect soundtrack for any mute tv-series or film on tv. Just put the record on and the sound from tv low or off...and you automatically start to wonder what the actors are actually on about. It all starts to look so cynically hilarious from the soundtrack point of view, that you never stop wondering about it. I shared this and 'entertained' a few friends of mine this way, it becoming great steamy evenings. Have it your way though ! But it IS a five star record, it 100% is !! Make it worthwhile.

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If you're even looking at the Cabaret Voltaire offerings [on the site], for whatever reason (Fischerspooner got compared to them, you were researching the dada movement, customers who bought Nine Inch Nails also bought this CD, et alia), you need this CD in your collection. These boys were the genesis of the sound that legions of followers would mutate into a myriad of directions that you know and love -- techno, industrial, breakbeat, goth -- and this album will take you to amazing places. Play it in the dark, or set your television between channels and watch the static with "Mix-Up" in the background. Have kinky jaded ... and put this on repeat on your CD player. Paint your windows and appliances matte black or sickly green and blare this as your soundtrack.

Given 4 stars only because this band would surpass this effort with "Red Mecca". You should have that one too, but one step at a time if you're not among the industrial Illuminati.