The dissolution of Cabaret Voltaire certainly didn't stop main man Richard H. Kirk. He leapt full-breach into the '90s by splashing himself across electronica's canvas via a dizzying array of aliases and pseudonyms. This, his debut as Sandoz for the enigmatic UK label Touch, finds him dipping deep into a psychedelic soup of effervescent bleeps, curls, and other assorted techno fripperies. As music for coming down from a caffeine-high, DIGITAL LIFEFORMS again proffers Kirk as one of electronic music's true visionaries, paving the way for others to follow. Sublime stuff, this pristine platter: chirruping sweetbeats percolate within "Chocolate Machine"; "Beam" begins like a shimmering, distant supernova before yawning bass splits the darkness; and "Human Spirit" tosses Native American tribal chants through its cascading dancefloor motifs. Post CabVolt, DIGITAL LIFEFORMS is simply one of the best things Kirk's done.|
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