The Number of Magic
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Labels | Warp Records Wax Trax! | |||
| Producer | Richard H. Kirk | |||
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The Number of Magic is an album by the English musician Richard H. Kirk, released in 1995.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Sydney Morning Herald |  |
The Sydney Morning Herald deemed the album "a collection of almost-songs enlivened by [Kirk's] continuing fondness for blips, analogue sounds, distorted scraps of speech, exposing the chaos lurking behind the orderly veneer of technology."
AllMusic wrote that "Kirk uses an incredibly wide variety of sources for this album of gorgeous ambient ethno-funk, including electro, bleep, techno and Eastern melodies."
The Wire was less positive, describing the album as "a tepid amalgam of dub, ambient, Detroit techno and 70s funk colliding with world music."
Track listing
- "Lost Souls on Funk" – 8:12
- "Love is Deep" – 7:44
- "So Digital" – 7:34
- "Indole Ring" – 8:40
- "East of Nima" – 9:41
- "Atomic" – 6:38
- "Poets Saints Revolutionaries" – 9:28
- "Monochrome Dream" – 9:31
- "The Number of Magic" – 10:07
Personnel
- Richard H. Kirk: all instruments
References
- ↑ McLaughlin, Megan (October 1995). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (26): 38.
- ↑ "Richard H. Kirk Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ↑ Thompson, Dave (4 June 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-87930-607-6 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 "Richard H. Kirk The Number of Magic Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- 1 2 Danielsen, Shane (4 September 1995). "From chaos to convention". The Guide. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 12.
- ↑ Everall, John (June 1995). "Richard H. Kirk The Number of Magic". The Wire. p. 55.
