Richard H. Kirk
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Richard Harold Kirk | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Electronic Eye, Sandoz, Trafficante |
Born | 21 March 1956 |
Origin | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 21 September 2021[1] |
Genres | Electronic, industrial, techno |
Occupation(s) | Composer, producer, musician |
Instrument(s) | Electronics, sampler, keyboards, guitar, saxophone, clarinet |
Years active | 1973–2021 |
Labels | Industrial, Doublevision, Rough Trade, Warp, Touch, Beyond, Alphaphone, Blast First, Intone, Mute/EMI |
Richard Harold Kirk (21 March 1956 – 21 September 2021)[1] was an English musician who specialised in electronic music. His career began as a co-founder of the influential industrial music band Cabaret Voltaire, formed in 1973.[2] He subsequently released projects under his own name and a number of aliases, and was a member of various groups such as Sweet Exorcist. Kirk was considered a major figure in the creation of industrial music.[3]
Background
Kirk first came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the seminal industrial band Cabaret Voltaire.[4] He cited a wide range of musicians, including Stockhausen, John Cage and Fela Kuti, as inspiring his work.[5]
Kirk's first release as a solo artist, Disposable Half-Truths, was released in 1980 and he maintained a career as a solo artist alongside Cabaret Voltaire until the band's dissolution in 1994.[4] He reformed the band in 2014 as the sole remaining member, performing sporadically with all-new material more akin to his solo work than the output of the original incarnation of Cabaret Voltaire.
During the 1990s, his solo output increased considerably. Kirk's works explored multiple types of electronic/dance music under many pseudonyms.[4] His prolific work resulted in AllMusic calling him contemporary techno's busiest man.[6]
Kirk died on 21 September 2021, at the age of 65.[7]
Aliases
In addition to solo releases under his own name, Kirk used the following aliases:[8]
- Agents with False Memories
- Al Jabr
- Anarchia
- Biochemical Dread
- Blacworld
- Chemical Agent
- Citrus
- Cold Warrior
- Countzero
- Dark Magus
- Destructive Impact
- DR Xavier
- Electronic Eye
- Extended Family
- Frightgod
- Future Cop Movies
- Harold Sandoz
- International Organisation
- King of Kings
- Multiple Transmission
- Nine Miles Dub
- Nitrogen
- Orchestra Terrestrial
- Outland Assassin
- Papadoctrine
- Pat Riot
- Port-au-Prince
- PSI Punky Dread Allstars
- Reflexiv
- The Revolutionary Army
- Robots + Humanoids
- Sandoz
- Signals Intelligence
- The Silent Age
- Trafficante
- Ubermenschlich
- Ubu Rahmen
- Wicky Wacky
- Vasco de Mento
Collaborations
The following is a list of groups and artists Kirk has worked with:[8]
- Acid Horse
- Cabaret Voltaire
- Citrus
- Kora
- Peter Hope
- The Pressure Company
- Sweet Exorcist
- The Tivoli
- XON
Partial discography
Albums
- Disposable Half-Truths (1980, Industrial)
- Time High Fiction (1983, Doublevision)
- Black Jesus Voice (1986, Rough Trade)
- Ugly Spirit (1986, Rough Trade)
- Hoodoo Talk (with Peter Hope) (1988, Wax Trax!)
- Virtual State (1993, Warp)
- The Number of Magic (1995, Warp)
- Agents with false memories (1996, Ash International)
- Knowledge Through Science (1998, Blast First)
- Darkness At Noon (1999, Touch)
- LoopStatic (Amine ß Ring Modulations) (2000, Touch)
- TWAT v4.0: The War Against Terror (2003, Intone)
- Earlier/Later—Unreleased Projects Anthology ’74–’89 (2004, Mute/EMI)
- Richard H. Kirk Meets the Truck Bombers of Suburbia Uptown Vol. 1 (Feat. Pat Riot) (2004, Intone)
- Sonic Reflections (Unreleased Soundtrack Project 1994) (2009, Intone)
- Reality Is Opposite (2011, Intone)[9]
- Anonymized (2011, Intone)
- #7489 (Collected Works 1974-1989) (2016, Mute Records)
- Dasein (2017, Intone)
As Sandoz
- Digital Lifeforms (1993, Touch)
- Intensely Radioactive (1994, Touch)
- Every Man Got Dreaming (1995, Touch)
- Dark Continent (1996, Touch)
- God Bless the Conspiracy (1997, Alphaphone)
- In Dub: Chant to Jah (1998, Touch; 2002, Soul Jazz)
- Afrocentris (2001, Intone)
- Live in the Earth: Sandoz in Dub Chapter 2 (2006, Soul Jazz)
- In Dub: Chapter Two/Extra Time (Under The Stones) (2006, Intone)
- Acid Editions (303 Excursions) (2009, Intone)
- Digital Life Time (2012, Intone)
- #9294 (Collected Works 1992-1994) (2016, Mute Records)
As Electronic Eye
- Closed Circuit (1994, Beyond)
- The Idea of Justice (1995, Beyond)
- Neurometrik (2000, Alphaphone)
- Autoshark (2006, Intone)
12-inch singles
- "Leather Hands" (with Peter Hope)
- "Surgeons" (with Peter Hope)
- "Hipnotic"
References
- ^ a b Smith, Steve (2 October 2021). "Richard H. Kirk, Post-Punk Pioneer of Industrial Music, Dies at 65". NY Times. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Cabaret Voltaire's Richard H Kirk dies aged 65". BBC News. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Smith, Steve (2 October 2021). "Richard H. Kirk, Post-Punk Pioneer of Industrial Music, Dies at 65". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 218. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
- ^ "Richard Kirk: Cabaret Voltaire Electronica". www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Sean Cooper (21 March 1956). "Richard H. Kirk | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Sam Moore (21 September 2021). "Richard H Kirk death: Cabaret Voltaire musician dies aged 65". The Independent. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Richard H. Kirk". Discogs. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Richard H. Kirk - Reality Is Opposite (File, Album)". Discogs.com. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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