2x45
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{{Infobox album
| name = 2x45
| type = studio
| artist = Cabaret Voltaire
| cover = 2x45 (Cabaret Voltaire album).jpg
| alt =
| released = May 1982
| recorded = Western Works, Sheffield, October 1981; Pluto Studios, Manchester, February 1982
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Post-punk, avant-funk, industrial
| length = 44:46
| label = Rough Trade
| producer = Cabaret Voltaire, Phil Bush
| prev_title = Red Mecca
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Hai! (Live in Japan)
| next_year = 1982
}}
2x45 is the fifth studio album by English band Cabaret Voltaire. It was released in May 1982 through Rough Trade. This was the last studio album by the band to feature founding member Chris Watson, who had departed during its recording.
Background
The title comes from the album's original format of two 45 RPM 12" discs.
Sides A and B were recorded at Western Works, Sheffield in October 1981, while Sides C and D were recorded at Pluto Studios, Manchester in February 1982, after Watson's departure to join ITV Tyne Tees.
The track "Yashar" was later remixed as a dance record by John Robie and released as a single.
Critical reception
{{album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/2x45-mw0000317809 |title=2x45 – Cabaret Voltaire : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic |last=Raggett |first=Ned |work=AllMusic |accessdate=28 January 2013}}
| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |publisher=Omnibus Press |date=27 May 2011 |isbn=9780857125958 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&dq=%22cabaret+voltaire%22+%22body+and+soul%22&pg=PA3008 |accessdate=23 September 2024}}
| rev3 = Muzik
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Bell |first=Duncan |date=June 2003 |title=Cabaret Voltaire: Mix Up / Voice of America / Red Mecca / 2x45 |magazine=Muzik |page=79 |issue=97}}
| rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite book |chapter=Cabaret Voltaire |last=Considine |first=J. D. |author-link=J. D. Considine |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/128 128–29]}}
| rev5 = Sounds
| rev5score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Cabaret Voltaire: 2x45 |last=McCullough |first=Dave |magazine=Sounds |date=5 June 1982 |page=39}}
| rev6 = Spin Alternative Record Guide
| rev6score = 9/10{{cite book |last=Sinker |first=Mark |editor1-last=Weisbard |editor1-first=Eric |editor1-link=Eric Weisbard |editor2-last=Marks |editor2-first=Craig |chapter=Cabaret Voltaire |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |title-link=Spin Alternative Record Guide |publisher=Vintage Books |year=1995 |isbn=0-679-75574-8 |pages=67–68}}
| rev7 = Stylus Magazine
| rev7score = favourable{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/cabaret-voltaire-2x45.htm |title=Cabaret Voltaire – 2x45 – On Second Thought – Stylus Magazine |last=Smith |first=Chris |work=Stylus Magazine |accessdate=28 January 2013}}
| rev8 = Uncut
| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Carlin |first=Marcello |title=Doom with a view |magazine=Uncut |issue=69 |date=February 2003 |page=93}}
}}
Trouser Press found 2x45 to be a "temporary letdown" following their previous release, Red Mecca, but went on to say: "Much has been said and written about an industrial, modern-age music; Cabaret Voltaire is the only group doing it... They make perhaps the most important pop music of our time."{{cite journal |last1=Ross |first1=Alec |title=Cabaret Voltaire: 2 x 45 |journal=Trouser Press |date=January 1983 |volume=9 |issue=11 |page=50 |url=https://trouserpress.com/app/themes/trouserpress/resources/vendor/pdfjs/dist/81.pdf |publisher=Ira A. Robbins |location=New York, NY}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Breathe Deep
| writer1 = Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder, Chris Watson
| length1 = 5:20
| title2 = Yashar
| writer2= Kirk, Mallinder, Watson
| length2 = 5:10
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Protection
| writer1 = Kirk, Mallinder, Watson
| length1 = 7:42
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side C
| title1 = War of Nerves (T.E.S.)
| writer1 = Kirk, Mallinder
| length1 = 5:11
| title2 = Wait and Shuffle
| writer2 = Kirk, Mallinder
| length2 = 8:10
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side D
| title1 = Get Out of My Face
| writer1 = Kirk, Mallinder
| length1 = 13:13
}}
Personnel
; Cabaret Voltaire
- Stephen Mallinder – bass guitar, vocals, percussion on "Breathe Deep", "Yashar" and "Protection", tape on "War of Nerves (T.E.S.)", "Wait & Shuffle" and "Get Out of My Face", production
- Richard H. Kirk – guitar, saxophone, synthesizer, clarinet on "Breathe Deep", "Yashar" and "Protection", tape on "War of Nerves (T.E.S.)", "Wait & Shuffle" and "Get Out of My Face", production
- Chris Watson – organ and tape on "Breathe Deep", "Yashar" and "Protection", production
; Additional personnel
- Alan Fish – drums and percussion on "Breathe Deep", "Yashar" and "Protection"
- Nort – drums and percussion on "War of Nerves (T.E.S.)", "Wait & Shuffle" and "Get Out of My Face"
- Eric Random – guitar and percussion on "War of Nerves (T.E.S.)", "Wait & Shuffle" and "Get Out of My Face"
- Neville Brody – sleeve inside artwork
- George Peckham – cutting
- Phil Bush – production and engineering on "War of Nerves (T.E.S.)", "Wait & Shuffle" and "Get Out of My Face"
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|2242|type=album}}
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