Groovy, Laidback and Nasty

by Cabaret Voltaire

Groovy, Laidback and Nasty cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1990
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 50:39
  • Community rating: 2.67/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: David Josias, Glenn Morimoto, Stephen Mallinder, Mark Brydon, Herb Lawson, Steel

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Fully embracing the ecstasy-fueled club zeitgeist, the pioneering industrial outfit pivoted sharply towards vibrant dancefloor rhythms on 'Groovy, Laidback and Nasty'. The integration of Chicago house influences marked a profound, albeit controversial, transformation from their abrasive Sheffield origins.

Genres

Descriptors: repetitive, sampling, party, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Searchin' (5:50)
  2. Hypnotised (5:51)
  3. Minute by Minute (5:09)
  4. Runaway (6:39)
  5. Keep On (I Got This Feeling) (6:10)
  6. Magic (5:07)
  7. Time Beats (4:55)
  8. Easy Life (6:14)
  9. Rescue Me (City Lights) (4:40)

Credits

  • Phil Wolstenholme - cgi artist [computer images]
  • Richard H. Kirk - computer [computer generated instrumentation], written-by
  • Stephen Mallinder - vocals, written-by
  • David Josias - percussion
  • Glenn Morimoto - trumpet
  • Paris Brightledge - vocals [additional]
  • Robert Bond - vocals [additional]
  • Kirk/Mallinder/Jefferson - written by

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