Code (album)


Code is the eighth studio album by English electronic band Cabaret Voltaire, released in October 1987.
Two singles, "Don't Argue" and "Here to Go", were released from the album.

Content

wrote that Code "finds Cabaret Voltaire at their loosest and most accessible", calling it "the closest thing CV ever made to a party record" and adding that it " a genuine mechanistic funkiness reminiscent of late-'70s Kraftwerk".
The lyrics and title of "Don't Argue" incorporate verbatim a number of sentences from the narration of the 1945 short film Your Job in Germany, directed by Frank Capra. The film was aimed at American soldiers occupying Germany and strongly warned against trusting or fraternizing with German citizens.

Reception

Rolling Stone wrote that Code "finds the ideal balance between accessibility and menace", calling it "perhaps the duo's most exhilirating work".

Track listing

  1. "Don't Argue" – 4:26
  2. "Sex, Money, Freaks" – 4:57
  3. "Thank You America" – 5:22
  4. "Here to Go" – 5:09
  5. "Trouble " – 5:07
  6. "White Car" – 2:44
  7. "No One Here" – 5:00
  8. "Life Slips By" – 3:26
  9. "Code" – 4:07
  10. "Hey Hey" – 3:58
  11. "Here to Go " – 4:10

    Personnel

;Cabaret Voltaire
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