The news of Richard H Kirk’s demise was released in a statement from his record label, Mute. The statement mentioned,
Following Mute’s statement, techno and alternative British rock band New Order tweeted their condolences. They also mentioned their gratitude towards Richard H Kirk in their tweet, which read:
It further reads,
Richard’s former Cabaret Voltaire bandmate Stephen Mallinder tweeted,
Who was Richard H Kirk?
Born on 21 March 1956, Richard H Kirk hailed from the city of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Richard rose to fame with the band Cabaret Voltaire in the early 1970s. Both the band and Richard, in his solo career, worked with genres like electronic, industry, techno, and post-punk music.
Kirk’s solo career began in 1980, when he released his first studio album under his name. The album was titled Disposable Half-Truths and had Richard’s 12 tracks. Along with playing and singing for Cabaret Voltaire, Richard H Kirk maintained a solo career on the side.
Richard chose to completely focus on his individual projects once the band broke up in 1994. His solo career thrived when Kirk reformed the band in 2014 as Cabaret Voltaire’s last active member.
Throughout his solo career spanning over four decades, Richard H Kirk released around 18 albums under several pseudonyms. The aliases include:
Agents With False MemoriesAl JabrAnarchiaBiochemical DreadBlacworldChemical AgentCitrusCold WarriorCountzeroDark MagusDestructive ImpactDr. XavierElectronic EyeExtended FamilyFrightgodFuture Cop MoviesHarold SandozInternational OrganisationKing Of KingsMultiple TransmissionNine Miles DubNitrogenOrchestra TerrestrialOutland AssassinPapadoctrinePat RiotPort-au-PrincePSI Punky Dread AllstarsReflexivThe Revolutionary ArmyRobots + HumanoidsSandozSignals IntelligenceThe Silent AgeSweet ExorcistTrafficanteUbermenschlichUbu RahmenWicky WackyVasco de Mento
The singer and musician’s last album Dasein was released in 2017.
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