Richard H. Kirk
Richard Harold Kirk (21 March 1956 – 21 September 2021)[1] was an English musician.[2][3] He worked on electronic music since the 1970s. He was best known as a member of the band Cabaret Voltaire.[4] He also played for Sweet Exorcist.
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 Richard H. Kirk performing as DJ at Music for Real Airports event in Sheffield (2010) | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Electronic Eye, Sandoz, Trafficante |
| Born | 21 March 1956 |
| Origin | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 21 September 2021 (aged 65) |
| Genres | Electronica, industrial, techno |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, producer, musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, keyboards, saxophone, clarinet, electronics, sampler |
| Years active | 1973–2021 |
| Labels | Industrial, Doublevision, Rough Trade, Warp, Touch, Beyond, Alphaphone, Blast First, Intone, Mute/EMI |
| Associated acts | Cabaret Voltaire |
| Website | RichardHKirk.com |
Aliases
In addition to solo releases under his own name, Kirk used the following aliases:
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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)
- 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)[5]
- 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"
Collaboration
The following is a list of groups and artists Kirk has worked with:
- Acid Horse
- Cabaret Voltaire
- Peter Hope
- The Pressure Company
- Sweet Exorcist
- XON
- Kora
- The Tivoli
References
- ↑ "Cabaret Voltaire musician dies aged 65". independent.co.uk. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 218. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
- ↑ Sean Cooper (21 March 1956). "Richard H. Kirk | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ "Cabaret Voltaire's Richard H Kirk dies aged 65". BBC News. 21 September 2021. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58641040. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ↑ "Richard H. Kirk - Reality Is Opposite (File, Album)". Discogs.com. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2021-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with Richard H. Kirk by André Éric Létourneau- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Dust Science
- Richard H. Kirk at Discogs
- Richard H. Kirk Fan Club
- Richard H. Kirk on IMDb