Sandoz "Afrocentris" Intone Intonecd001 2001 (71:36)
Spooks
Inn A Congo (9:31)
NYE (We Are Silent) (6:09)
I'm Not Afraid (6:16)
Dissolved (In A Cio) (4:23)
Beau
Coup De Gris Gris, Beau Coup De Talisman (5:35)
Terminator Chop And Clean (5:41)
Napanza (8:00)
Bring Me Joy (5:39)
NYE (Mix) (6:05)
O Technique Of Transformation (3:27)
Panza
(5:21)
Phaseur (5:29)
Richard H. Kirk really disappointed me in 2000 with his shockingly bland Blacworld album - and that was the first time that's happened in a decade's worth of solo output comprising around 2 dozen releases. I suppose it had to happen sometime. In 2001 he successfully rebounded with the minimal synthesis of Orchestra Terrestrial's "Here and Elsewhere" and again here with the moniker he seems to favor most. Sandoz's sound traditionally features an Afrocentric influence and, after a dub detour to Jamaica for 1998's "Chant To Jah", Kirk has returned to the motherland for much of "Afrocentris". His fascination for the sampled sounds of natives (African and elsewhere), as well as analog music making machines and sociopolitical paranoia, seems insatiable. Thankfully, might I add. The dozen tracks total over 71 minutes of flowing, instantly recognizable RHK loop work: kinetic rhythms (with especially upfront beats), trance inducing synth blips and melodies, random radio/tv transmissions and very brief excerpts from jazz and latino records. Again, he finds the nirvana state situated somewhere between beautiful and creepy, natural and technological, borrowed and conceived - all in a highly danceable form. Kudos Mr. Kirk, you've done it again. And equal kudos to Naked Art for the eye-catching cover art. What's next is unknown but rumors of a Cabaret Voltaire reunion persist, especially in light of several recent reissues and remixes ...
Cabaret Voltaire
Richard
H. Kirk discography
Where did I get this cd? - Forced Exposure