{"id":3634654,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3634654/?format=json","airdate":"2026-03-28T12:42:06-07:00","show":66303,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66303/?format=json","image_uri":"https://dn721507.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-deb0a2e8-a018-4dcb-bcee-1e4b57cafd2e/mbid-deb0a2e8-a018-4dcb-bcee-1e4b57cafd2e-4845656728_thumb500.jpg","thumbnail_uri":"https://dn721507.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-deb0a2e8-a018-4dcb-bcee-1e4b57cafd2e/mbid-deb0a2e8-a018-4dcb-bcee-1e4b57cafd2e-4845656728_thumb250.jpg","song":"Sensoria","track_id":"79b70593-5d37-3253-a42b-7448707651f6","recording_id":"25e143ad-4f36-4761-a19d-1ee6417d549c","artist":"Cabaret Voltaire","artist_ids":["439a29ad-f4ef-4857-a7cd-3d4a551056c8"],"album":"Conform to Deform","release_id":"deb0a2e8-a018-4dcb-bcee-1e4b57cafd2e","release_group_id":"0dac09cb-9efe-3b1b-9a8b-4a28b21338ce","labels":["Virgin"],"label_ids":["49b58bdb-3d74-40c6-956a-4c4b46115c9c"],"release_date":"2001-11-26","rotation_status":null,"is_local":false,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"Cabaret Voltaire will be performing Live on KEXP Sunday May 3rd at 3pm!\n---\nRichard H. Kirk, was the founder and sole full-time member of industrial pioneers Cabaret Voltaire. \n\nMute Records wrote: “Richard was a towering creative genius who led a singular and driven path throughout his life and musical career. We will miss him so much.”\n\nIn 1973, Kirk formed Cabaret Voltaire in Sheffield, UK, with Stephen Mallinder and Chris Watson...with Watson remaining in the group until 1981 and Mallinder departing in 1994. One of the early Industrial/post-punk groups, they released groundbreaking albums albums such as 1981’s legendary Red Mecca and 1987’s Code. Over time, the group’s sound evolved toward dance-punk with 1982’s 2×45 and later forays into electronic dance music, with club hits like 1984’s “Sensoria.”\n\nIn addition to his work with Cabaret Voltaire, Kirk also released a number of other records under a variety of aliases that included Sandoz, Electronic Eye and Trafficante.","location":1,"location_name":"Default","play_type":"trackplay"}