Sweet Exorcist were a

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music duo consisting of Richard Barratt (DJ Parrot) and Richard H. Kirk. They were among the flagship

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acts on

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in the late 1980s.

History

Sweet Exorcist, which was named after a

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track, was the project of Sheffield-based musicians Richard H. Kirk ( Cabaret Voltaire) and Richard ‘DJ Parrot’ Barratt (later a member of All Seeing I). Kirk and Barratt knew each other since the mid-1980s. Barratt had already supported a Cabaret Voltaire tour of the UK in 1986. By 1989, Cabaret Voltaire had wrapped up a contract with EMI and had effectively stopped working together. Kirk passed the time by going to clubs and working in the studio with Barratt, who at the time was running Sheffield's main club night, Jive Turkey. After both worked on several tracks together, Barratt suggested making a club track with studio test tones. In January 1990, the tracks were released as "Testone" on Warp. It defined the

sound, by making playful use of sampled sounds from

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'' (1978) and the film ''

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'' (1977). The next release was "Clonk", also on Warp. For both singles, remix versions were released. In 1991, the duo released the ''C.C.E.P.'', which later came as a CD version, ''C.C.C.D.'' and was also known as ''Clonks Coming''. The band released the album ''Spirit Guide to Low Tech'' on Touch Records. 2011 saw the release of the compilation album ''RetroActivity'' on Warp containing remixes for both singles as well as the tracks such as "Clonk" and "Clonks Coming."

Discography

Albums

* 1994: ''Spirit Guide to Low Tech'' ( Touch Records) * 2011: ''RetroActivity'' (compilation album; Warp).

Singles & EPs

* 1990: "Testone" (Warp) * 1990: "Testone Remixes" (Warp) * 1990: "Clonk" (Warp) * 1990: "Per Clonk (Remix)" (Warp) * 1991: ''C.C.E.P.'' (Warp) * 1991: "Popcone" (Plastex)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sweet Exorcist 1990 establishments in England 1994 disestablishments in England Intelligent dance musicians English techno music groups English electronic music duos Musical groups from Sheffield Musical groups established in 1990 Musical groups disestablished in 1994 Warp (record label) artists Rhythm King artists