Album · Cabaret Voltaire
Micro‐Phonies by Cabaret Voltaire
Micro‐Phonies is an album by Cabaret Voltaire, released in 1984. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sensoria”, on 2 lists with a best position of #213.
Micro-Phonies, Cabaret Voltaire's sixth studio album, came out on 29 October 1984, and it's the moment the British electronic outfit came closest to the mainstream. Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder, with Flood producing, pushed on from The Crackdown into sleek electro and synth-pop built on hard, clipped grooves.
"Sensoria" was the one that broke through, its video finding a home on MTV, and "James Brown" gave them a second single with real pull. It's still a paranoid, chattering sort of pop, all drum-machine jab and treated voices, and it was built to move bodies. Drinking Gasoline came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Micro‐Phonies on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensoria | 2 | #213 | – | 1991–1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.