The Dream Ticket
With all the buzz about an Obama/Clinton (or Clinton/Obama) "dream ticket," the time is ripe for posting Cabaret Voltaire's "The Dream Ticket." Recorded in 1983, it is arguably their earliest mastery of American-style electro, overlaid with their unique Sheffield sound. It was released as a single on Virgin, but somehow never ended up on any of their Virgin albums (not counting CD reissues).
Apparently there is a Red Bull Music Academy, not a bricks-and-mortar institution but a nomadic series of seminars and workshops with prominent (?) musicians and DJs, with a distinct electonic bent. The great thing is, many of the talks and interviews are available on Academy's website, including one with Cabaret Voltaire founding member Stephen Mallinder: Quicktime video and text transcript here, audio podcast here (scroll down). There's another one of Adrian Sherwood! And the late, great Bob Moog!
Now, about that other "dream ticket," here's how the dream would go: Hillary Clinton on the Democratic presidential ticket, and the Democrats win the election, and then... nothing changes at all! Like the 2006 midterm elections all over again. No thanks.
