Richard H Kirk* – Earlier / Later (Unreleased Projects Anthology 74-89)
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Mute – 0724359822808 |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Experimental |
Tracklist
| Later | |||
| 1-1 | Never Lose Your Shadow (12" Mix) | 10:00 | |
| 1-2 | Street Gang (9mm 12" Mix) | 6:09 | |
| 1-3 | I Want More | 3:03 | |
| 1-4 | Numero Uno Baby / Information | 3:42 | |
| 1-5 | Do As I Do | 3:36 | |
| 1-6 | On Fire | 5:49 | |
| 1-7 | Digital Globe | 3:55 | |
| 1-8 | Narcotics Rap (It Stinks In Here) | 4:21 | |
| 1-9 | Latin / MYBM | 5:56 | |
| 1-10 | Martyrs Of Palestine (12" Mix) | 8:11 | |
| 1-11 | One Three Fourgasm | 5:54 | |
| 1-12 | Public Fun | 1:19 | |
| 1-13 | Electron 78 | 4:49 | |
| Earlier | |||
| 2-1 | Hell In Here | 5:41 | |
| 2-2 | Cosmic Override 1 | 1:04 | |
| 2-3 | International Smashface Detective Theme | 5:13 | |
| 2-4 | Phantom Of Liberty | 0:38 | |
| 2-5 | Concerto For Damaged Piano (Extract 1) | 1:41 | |
| 2-6 | Venusian Electrodes | 1:26 | |
| 2-7 | Immaculate Riot | 4:48 | |
| 2-8 | Radio Silence | 0:26 | |
| 2-9 | Entering Creation (Help Me I'm Melting) | 9:05 | |
| 2-10 | El | 2:02 | |
| 2-11 | Zyklus 1 | 1:49 | |
| 2-12 | Photomaton | 2:28 | |
| 2-13 | Au Service De La Révolution | 3:52 | |
| 2-14 | Lost Rhythm Of Life | 3:41 | |
| 2-15 | Trabantenstadt | 3:26 | |
| 2-16 | All Nationalities | 5:40 | |
| 2-17 | Solar Defiance | 6:36 | |
| 2-18 | Zukunft | 2:37 | |
| 2-19 | Kinshasa Express | 3:03 | |
| 2-20 | Cosmic Override 2 | 4:50 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Mute Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Mute Records Ltd.
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Published By – Spoon Music
- Recorded At – Western Works
- Recorded At – Richard H. Kirk's parents' house
- Mastered At – Skye Mastering
- Produced For – Intone Productions
- Glass Mastered At – EMI Uden
Credits
- Design, Art Direction – The Designers Republic
- Drum Machine, Tape [Tape Loops, Cassette & Open Reel Tapes], Flute [Flutes], Guitar, Synthesizer [Vcs3], Effects [Echo, Reverb & Drones Viz A Viz Mains Hum] – Richard H Kirk* (tracks: 2-1, 2-2, 2-4 to 2-6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-11 to 2-14, 2-17, 2-19, 2-20)
- Liner Notes – Ken Hollings
- Mastered By – Dennis Blackham*
- Recorded By, Producer, Arranged By – Richard H Kirk*
- Written-By – Richard H Kirk* (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-4 to 1-13 to 2-20)
Notes
Incidental info: Both disc are pressed as cd+ and contain a 1587 x 1391 pixel jpeg file of the frontcover (with parts of the tray).
CD 1 & 2 Copyright Control. Except # 1 Want More. Published by Spoon Music / GEMA. Edited and post-produced for Intone Production 2003.
CD2 - This CD contains distortion. Some of it is intentional some of it is unavoidable.
Tracks 1-1 to 1-13 and 2-3, 2-7, 2-10, 2-15, 2-16, 2-18 recorded at Western Works Studios, Sheffield.
All other tracks recorded at Richard H. Kirk's parents' house in the Pitsmoor area of Sheffield.
Mastered at Skye Mastering.
℗ 2004 Mute Records Ltd. © 2004 Mute Records Ltd. Made In EU.
Printed in EU.
Track 1-2: RTT179 aborted
Track 1-10: RTT199
Recording dates:
1974: 2-1, 2-2, 2-5, 2-17, 2-20
1975: 2-4, 2-6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-11 to 2-14, 2-19
1978: 1-13
1979: 1-8
1981: 2-7, 2-10, 2-15, 2-18
1982/83: 1-1
1984/85: 2-16
1985: 1-6, 2-3
1986: 1-10
1986/87: 1-2
1987: 1-12
1987/88: 1-4
1988: 1-3, 1-5, 1-7
1988/89: 1-9, 1-11
Front & back image photos : Photo booth self-portrait, Livorno, Italy 1974
Inside image photo: Shooting range hear San Francisco, 1985 (V Vale)
CD 1 & 2 Copyright Control. Except # 1 Want More. Published by Spoon Music / GEMA. Edited and post-produced for Intone Production 2003.
CD2 - This CD contains distortion. Some of it is intentional some of it is unavoidable.
Tracks 1-1 to 1-13 and 2-3, 2-7, 2-10, 2-15, 2-16, 2-18 recorded at Western Works Studios, Sheffield.
All other tracks recorded at Richard H. Kirk's parents' house in the Pitsmoor area of Sheffield.
Mastered at Skye Mastering.
℗ 2004 Mute Records Ltd. © 2004 Mute Records Ltd. Made In EU.
Printed in EU.
Track 1-2: RTT179 aborted
Track 1-10: RTT199
Recording dates:
1974: 2-1, 2-2, 2-5, 2-17, 2-20
1975: 2-4, 2-6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-11 to 2-14, 2-19
1978: 1-13
1979: 1-8
1981: 2-7, 2-10, 2-15, 2-18
1982/83: 1-1
1984/85: 2-16
1985: 1-6, 2-3
1986: 1-10
1986/87: 1-2
1987: 1-12
1987/88: 1-4
1988: 1-3, 1-5, 1-7
1988/89: 1-9, 1-11
Front & back image photos : Photo booth self-portrait, Livorno, Italy 1974
Inside image photo: Shooting range hear San Francisco, 1985 (V Vale)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 0724359822808
- Rights Society: bel BIEM
- Price Code: PM500
- Label Code: LC5834
- Matrix / Runout (CD1 - Variant 1): EMI UDEN 5982290 @ 1
- Matrix / Runout (CD2 - Variant 1): EMI UDEN 5982300 @ 1
- Mastering SID Code (Both Discs - Variant 1): IFPI L046
- Mould SID Code (Both Discs - Variant 1): ifpi 150F
- Matrix / Runout (CD1 - Variant 2): EMI UDEN 5982290 @ 1 1-1-2-NL
- Matrix / Runout (CD2 - Variant 2): EMI UDEN 5982300 @ 1 1-1-1-NL
- Mastering SID Code (Both Discs - Variant 2): IFPI L046
- Mould SID Code (Both Discs - Variant 2): ifpi 151D
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 12 years agoThere's something new with this anthology; the demos tapes of Richard H Kirk of Cabaret Voltaire, dating from 1974 to 1989. The old bear from Sheffield states that he never played these tracks to anybody, even not his friend Stephen Mallinder. By listening closely, you can hear the rubbings of the magnetic tapes, which haven't received any post-production treatments before becoming an amazingly mature double CD. The first part is made of a mix of icy funk, close to the "Black Jesus Voice" sessions. The socio-political themes dear to the mentor Kirk are already present (war, dictature, weapons, drugs...) and they're underlined by obsessing rhythmics collages. The second part dating of 1974 is a whole of primitive electronic pieces prefiguring the sound of the 80s' industrial music, as well as the approach of the current techno-minimalist generation. It's also, according to Kirk, the kind of album he would like to produce now. Even some avant-garde people look back in the past, and they're right to do so.
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Edited 18 years agoI just got this album, and I thought it sounds pretty much up to date with what most of the electronica brigade is up to. Really nice distortion and fucked up rythms on the second disc made this a winner for me.
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Edited 20 years agoSometimes too reminiscent of his former group, sometimes his own creation - sum total: the grooves you cannot resist, funny cut-up games and effective but rather scary cover of young Mr. Kirk posing with considerable coolness/threatning look. 'Earlier/Later' is sort of a sequel to the Cabs' excellent 'Methodology' set (mostly due to Kirk's surprisingly early solo cuts) and evolves from the avant-garde to more club-friendly techno pulse. Some might say there's loads of rubbish on this set but not all the rubbish sucks - Mute's intentions were probably financial regardless of the respect for the obscurity of these recordings but in a way it's not commercial either. Die-hard fans will truly love this record, the rest will wonder what the hell is it about. Well, it's about hell indeed. 8.5/10
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