The Grey Area of Mute will release the DVD Double Vision Presents Cabaret Voltaire Oct. 18, 2004. On its original release in 1982, it was one of the first independent long form videos ever made and features fourteen visual representations of Cabaret Voltaire tracks, including "Nag Nag Nag," "Obsession" and "Diskono." The communications company Double Vision was founded by Cabaret Voltaire and Paul Smith in 1982, initially as a vehicle for this particular release but also with a view to releasing affordable music-based video for a fraction of the price. Further releases included Throbbing Gristle, Derek Jarman, The Residents, Einstürzende Neubauten, Chris and Cosey (CTI), 23 Skidoo, Tuxedomoon and many others. To help finance and compliment the video releases, records by Cabaret Voltaire, Chakk, Lydia Lunch, Arto Lindsay, Clock DVA, The Hafler Trio and Eric Random helped to turn it into a forward-thinking record label which organized various audio-visual events and club nights around England. The label continued throughout the '80s and left behind an interesting legacy of experimental visual arts and music. This DVD release is purposely true to the quality and sound reproduction of the original release. Cabaret Voltaire's rare but much anticipated live performances, with their innovative use of film and video, were documented on the three live albums Live at the YMCA (1979), Live at the Lyceum (1981) and HAI: Live in Japan (1982), and the 90-minute video Double Vision presents... (1982).
