Red Mecca is a Electronic album by Cabaret Voltaire, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 32 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Industrial
- gritty
- anxious
- urban
About
Red Mecca is the third studio album by English band Cabaret Voltaire. It was released in September 1981, through record label Rough Trade. In November 1979 Cabaret Voltaire toured the United States, and became strongly interested in the rise of the Christian right and its use of television, especially the fund-raising broadcasts of TV evangelist Eugene Scott. They compared this to the rise of Islamism, devoting a side to each strand of religious politics on their 1980 mini-album Three Mantras. Red Mecca was a culmination of this interest. According to Richard H. Kirk: "The whole Afghanistan situation was kicking off, .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1A Touch Of Evil3:16
- A2Sly Doubt5:05
- A3Landslide2:10
- A4A Thousand Ways10:38
Side B
- B1Red Mask7:06
- B2Split Second Feeling3:53
- B3Black Mask3:11
- B4Spread The Virus3:47
- B5A Touch Of Evil (Reprise)1:22
Credits
Performers
- Chris WatsonELECTRIC ORGAN ORGAN KEYBOARDS
- Richard H. KirkSYNTHESIZER GUITAR CLARINET
- Stephen MallinderVOCALS BASS GUITAR BONGOS
- Nik AlldayDRUMS
- Cabaret Voltaire
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 32 pressings tracked on Gatefold