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The Grey Area of Mute are proud to release a 3-CD retrospective of Cabaret Voltaire's early and previously unreleased music called Methodology '74-'78, Attic Tapes. The CD box set charts the development of Cabaret Voltaire, starting from their early experimental period of '74-75. The package contains recordings made during the same period as those featured on the CD, 1974-76, released on Industrial Records in 1978 (and reissued by The Grey Area of Mute, 1992). Included on the release are original recordings of classics such as "Nag Nag Nag," "No Escape," "The Set Up," "Baader Meinhof," "Here She Comes Now" and "Do The Mussolini (Headkick)", all later rerecorded with new equipment and released by Rough Trade in the late '70s. The material contained in the box set sounds incredibly fresh when played alongside some of the new generation of laptop experimentalists, especially considering that the recording technology was quite basic compared to that available today. Methodology '74-'78, Attic Tapes is an invaluable insight into how the band evolved prior to, and during, the punk explosion, and how the music gradually took on a more structured and rhythmic form. Cabaret Voltaire, alongside Human League, Throbbing Gristle, Fad Gadget and The Normal, were at the forefront of the UK electronic movement of the late '70s and are one of the most truly influential and innovative acts of the last 25 years.