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==History==
The band formed in [[Sheffield]] in 1973 and experimented widely with sound creation and processing. Some of these early experiments were first documented on the [[Industrial Records]] cassette ''1974-1976'' (1980), then later on the [[triple album]] [[Compact disc|CD]] set ''Methodology '74/'78: The Attic Tapes'' (Mute 2002). The band eventually turned to live performance, often sharing the bill with [[Joy Division]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uncommonpeople.co.uk/media-archive/bands/cabaret-voltaire |title=Cabaret Voltaire – Band Profiles |work=Uncommon People |year=2014 |accessdate=11 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120718073033/http://uncommonpeople.co.uk/media-archive/bands/cabaret-voltaire |archivedate=18 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In one incident, Mallinder was hospitalised with a chipped [[Vertebral column|backbone]] after the band had objects thrown at them. However, the arrival of [[punk rock]] brought a more accepting audience for their [[industrial music|industrial]], electronic sound and they were championed by Sheffield punk [[fanzine]] ''Gunrubber'' edited by Paul Bower of local band 2.3.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Made in Sheffield: A decade of Documenting Sheffield Music: Gunrubber excerpts.|url = http://www.sheffieldvision.com/aboutmis_gunrubber.html|website = www.sheffieldvision.com|accessdate = 2015-08-24}}</ref>
 
In 1978, Cabaret Voltaire signed to [[Rough Trade Records]]. With Rough Trade they released several acclaimed musically experimental [[single (music)|singles]] and [[Extended play|EPs]], including ''Extended Play'' and "Nag Nag Nag", and [[album]]s such as "[[Three Mantras]]" and ''The Voice of America'' in 1980, and ''Red Mecca'' in 1981. The 27 June 1978 edition of NME had a review by Andy Gill who said "I firmly believe Cabaret Voltaire will turn out to be one of the most important new bands to achieve wider recognition this year. Wait and see." <ref>{{cite book|title=Punk Diary – the ultimate Trainspotters guide to underground rock|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=0-87930-848-6|page=144|year=2005}}</ref> Years later they were seen as one of the bands that instigated the electronic music scene{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}.