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Kirk Appreciation 101 (Was: Over/Underrated)

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1995-04-28 03:10zig Re: Over/Underrated Artists (was Re: spanners)
└─ 1995-04-30 10:49vilexile Kirk Appreciation 101 (Was: Over/Underrated)
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1995-04-28 03:10zig>As for underrated, how could it be anybody but Richard Kirk? Put "Lagoon >West," "Harmoni
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quoted 6 lines As for underrated, how could it be anybody but Richard Kirk? Put "Lagoon>As for underrated, how could it be anybody but Richard Kirk? Put "Lagoon >West," "Harmonic Parallel," and "Exterminating Angel (Outro)" against >*anybody's* three best tracks and see what you think. This guy gets next >to zero press, probably because he's too much of a class act to say >"outrageous" things in interviews or adopt bizarre habits - in short, >he isn't willing to be a publicity whore.
Agreed. I would even put "Project80" up against anybody's three best tracks. What's even more interesting is how Mr. Kirk has withstood the test of time. Let's hope another 25.
1995-04-30 10:49vilexileOn Thu, 27 Apr 1995, zig wrote: > >As for underrated, how could it be anybody but Richard
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On Thu, 27 Apr 1995, zig wrote:
quoted 10 lines As for underrated, how could it be anybody but Richard Kirk? Put "Lagoon> >As for underrated, how could it be anybody but Richard Kirk? Put "Lagoon > >West," "Harmonic Parallel," and "Exterminating Angel (Outro)" against > >*anybody's* three best tracks and see what you think. This guy gets next > >to zero press, probably because he's too much of a class act to say > >"outrageous" things in interviews or adopt bizarre habits - in short, > >he isn't willing to be a publicity whore. > > Agreed. I would even put "Project80" up against anybody's three best > tracks. What's even more interesting is how Mr. Kirk has withstood the test > of time. Let's hope another 25.
Put me down for another 'agreed'. The man is possessed. He has a talent for flipping a song over on its back--bringing in that special element that totally surprises you. The rhythm changes, the sudden unexpected note that turns a nice chord into something scary, and the sheer density of harmony and percussion in his songs. At the same time, he is a master of subtlety. That little whooshy noise that comes in two or three minutes in "Come"...does that knock anyone else here out of their chair? That huge long melody that winds through practically the entire album. When it emerges, the effect it has is unprecedented. Speaking for myself, of course. :) And as if all this weren't enough, his music is just so fuckin COOL. It always turns into that wonderful thumpy shit; I don't know *what* he does to get it, but no one on earth can match it--and this is coming from a tremendous Namlook fan! ;) Those wonderful, omnipresent clicks, the perfect melding of rural, tribal elements with the creepy futuristic atmospheres and references--the last four minutes of Come are unbeatable. The entire album is a masterpiece. I was also surprised as the number of people who voted for Musik. (Is this okay? Should I take civics over??) I was too much a twit to be here at the time and cast my own ballot but it would easily have gone to Virtual State. Maybe I should finally bite the bullet and check out that mu-ziq album. elixenie