Shadow of Fear
by Cabaret Voltaire
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Nov 20, 2020
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  1. John-A
    Dec 15, 2020
    4
    As a devoted fan, I can only say is this is mainly a formal reminder of what Cabaret Voltaire - as they were - were once capable of and with far greater results.

    25 years later (read: now) it is just a little too late, shallow and unnecessary. The amazing legacy is there to explore. Richard Kirk sure is the living legend, gave a lot but, restarting CV as a solo act keeps ringing about    As a devoted fan, I can only say is this is mainly a formal reminder of what Cabaret Voltaire - as they were - were once capable of and with far greater results.

    25 years later (read: now) it is just a little too late, shallow and unnecessary. The amazing legacy is there to explore. Richard Kirk sure is the living legend, gave a lot but, restarting CV as a solo act keeps ringing about one piece of the puzzle audibly and sadly missing.

    At best, "Shadow Of Fear" can be viewed as Kirk's personal twisted fun, enjoying the role of the world's most paranoid man behind the legendary name that we are told he is. All else is overrated praise because of the holy name that is Cabaret Voltaire.    … Expand

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  1. The Wire
    Dec 3, 2020
    70
    The way Shadow Of Fear seems to drift between the influence of Kirk’s old dystopia and new surfaces weakens the impact of its first half particularly, where the early 80s industrial model reigns. It takes multiple listens to focus through to the subtler pleasures of the oddly lopsided grooves and how he manipulates the layers of texture that swallow them. [Dec 2020, p.47]
  2. Pitchfork
    Nov 30, 2020
    68
    The eight songs on the new record are all original compositions written and developed over the past six years, yet there’s no mistaking it for anything other than a Cabaret Voltaire album. While not as pulverizing as the group’s early recordings nor as sleek as the techno and house-inspired work found on 1993’s International Language, it blends the various eras of the group into a mostly satisfying whole.
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  3. musicOMH.com
    Nov 23, 2020
    80
    All in all, Shadow Of Fear is a well-rounded release.
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