Hai! (Live in Japan)

Hai! (Live in Japan)
Live album by Cabaret Voltaire
Released	1982
Recorded	March 23, 1982
Venue	Tsubaki House, Tokyo
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).^{[citation needed]}

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

Cabaret Voltaire

• Stephen Mallinder - vocals, bass guitar
• Richard H. Kirk - guitar, clarinet, synthesizer, tapes
• Alan Fish - drums, percussion

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