Cabaret Voltaire’s ‘CODE’ gets remastered reissue on Mute

Cabaret Voltaire’s landmark 1987 album CODE receives a comprehensive remastered reissue via Mute on October 9th, marking its first availability after years out of print. The Sheffield electronic pioneers’ eighth studio album, recorded at their own Western Works studio with mixing at Red Bus Studios, becomes available in limited marble vinyl and deluxe triple CD formats featuring bonus remixes and previously unreleased archival material. The reissue launches with a newly commissioned John Robie dub remix of “Thank You America.” CODE achieved commercial success with singles “Don’t Argue” and “Here To Go” charting on the UK Official Singles Chart. Recorded after the band signed to EMI, the album explores technological anxiety and codes of control, themes that would persist throughout their career. Remastering by Denis Blackman incorporates notes from late founding member Richard H. Kirk, completed in consultation with surviving member Stephen Mallinder and Kirk’s estate. The reissue coincides with Mallinder and Chris Watson’s 2025 reunion tour celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary.

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