by ABOATES » Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:12 am
I agree that CV were true innovators. They, along w artists such as Throbbing Gristle and perhaps This Heat and others, took influences from early Kluster, Stockhausen...etc. and added drum machines and rhythms to pretty much define the origins of "industrial" music. Later, CV often took on a more "dance" or "house" vibe which I did not care for. That said, personally, I like my experimental electronic music to be paired with song structures, so for me, I ultimately found the CV sound somewhat limited as every album seemed to travail the same general avenues. For me artists such as Human League, Fad Gadget, John Foxx, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode...etc. were much more interesting. While I am not sure if CV were ever interested in writing "pop" songs or not, I don't think they were capable of creating anything close to a track such as "Blasphemous Rumours" by Depeche Mode.