Hai! (Live in Japan)

Hai! (Live In Japan)
Live album by Cabaret Voltaire
Released	1982
Recorded	Tsubaki House, Tokyo, 23 March 1982
Genre	Industrial
Length	45:27
Label	Rough Trade Deutschland RTD-1
Producer	Cabaret Voltaire
Cabaret Voltaire chronology
2x45 (1982) Hai! (Live In Japan) (1982) The Crackdown (1983)

Hai! (Live in Japan) is a 1982 live album by the U.K. industrial band Cabaret Voltaire.^[1] It was recorded at the Tsubaki House in Tokyo, Japan on 23 March 1982, and was released on CD in 1991 by Mute Records Ltd.^[2][3] The original master tapes being lost, the CD was transferred from a vinyl copy (unfortunately, a US pressing was used, with significantly poorer sound and more surface noise than a Japanese original).

The performance on the album reflected the band's move towards a more funk-oriented sound.^[4] Alan Fish had joined the band by this time on drums and percussion, replacing Chris Watson.^[4]

The album reached number five in the UK Indie Chart in 1982.^[5]

Track listing

Side A:

1. "Walls of Kyoto" - 7:50
2. "3 Days Monk" - 7:03
3. "Yashar" (Version) - 6:59

Side B:

1. "Over & Over" - 4:53
2. "Diskono" - 7:01
3. "Taxi Music" (Version) - 11:41

Personnel

• Stephen Mallinder - Vocals, Bass Guitar
• Richard Kirk - Guitar, Clarinet, Synthesizer, Tapes
• Alan Fish - Drums, Percussion

References

1. Ira A. Robbins. The Trouser Press guide to new wave records. C. Scribner's Sons, 1983. ISBN 0684179431.
2. "Cabaret Voltaire Official Website: Hai!". Retrieved 2010-01-22.
3. Christie Moore. The Unultimate Rockopedia. AuthorHouse, 2006. ISBN 1425964745.
4. Neate, Wilson "Hai! Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2012-05-20
5. Lazell, Barry (1998) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-95172-069-4, p. 35