{"product_id":"cabaret-voltaire-hypnotised","title":"Cabaret Voltaire - Hypnotised","description":"\u003ch6 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the end of the 1980s, Cabaret Voltaire had traveled a long way from the abrasive tape experiments of their Sheffield beginnings. “Hypnotised” captures them fully immersed in the dancefloor, without completely abandoning the unease beneath the beat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1989 on Parlophone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, “Hypnotised” arrived during Cabaret Voltaire’s increasingly club-oriented period and would later appear on 1990’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGroovy, Laidback and Nasty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder were absorbing the rapidly changing language of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacid house, Chicago house, electro, and contemporary electronic dance music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, connecting their industrial roots to the club culture exploding around them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original track already demonstrates that transformation, but this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK 12-inch single\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e makes the dancefloor connection even clearer. It contains four distinct versions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Fon Force Mix, The Fon Force Dub, the D.M.D.O.R. Mix, and the Robert Gordon Mix\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Rather than treating remixing as an afterthought, each version dismantles and reconstructs the track through different combinations of rhythm, vocals, bass, and electronics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe personnel behind those mixes also places the record squarely within an important moment in British electronic music. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMark Brydon and Robert Gordon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, soon associated with Sheffield’s influential Warp scene, were part of the production team, while the D.M.D.O.R. version brings \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaniel Miller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of Mute Records into the equation. The broader “Hypnotised” remix campaign would even include separate versions by Manchester acid-house pioneer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Guy Called Gerald\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat makes “Hypnotised” particularly interesting within Cabaret Voltaire’s catalog is that the transition never feels entirely clean. The groove may be smoother and the production increasingly sophisticated, but something characteristically strange remains underneath. Repetition becomes hypnotic in both senses of the word: seductive enough for the club, yet just unsettling enough to remind you who made it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHypnotised\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e documents Cabaret Voltaire at a fascinating crossroads, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebridging industrial experimentation with house, electro, and the emerging sound of late-’80s British club culture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cabaret Voltaire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47308762185782,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/2592\/7222\/files\/cabaret-voltaire-hypnotised.jpg?v=1792287204","url":"https:\/\/greycatrecords.com\/products\/cabaret-voltaire-hypnotised","provider":"Greycat Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}