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Kiri Variations

Kiri Variations
Soundtrack album by
Clark
Released26 July 2019
Recorded2018–2019
Genres
Length44:31
LabelThrottle Records
ProducerClark
Clark chronology
Death Peak
(2017) 		Kiri Variations
(2019) 		Daniel Isn't Real
(2019)

Kiri Variations is a studio album by British electronic musician Clark, released on 26 July 2019 on Throttle Records, his own label.[1] It is Clark's first full-length release on the label. The album is based on material from Clark's score for the Channel 4 and Hulu television drama Kiri (2018), reworked and expanded into a standalone record.[2]

Background

Clark was commissioned to compose the score for Kiri, a four-part crime drama created by Jack Thorne and directed by Euros Lyn, starring Sarah Lancashire.[3] Director Lyn used only a small portion of the music Clark recorded for the series, employing it sparingly throughout the drama.[2] Clark subsequently reworked and expanded the unused material into a 14-track album, describing it as using the TV commission as "a prominent spark for new approaches".[2]

Clark described the album's character as "plaintive beauty, eerie wyrd arcadian horror and childlike outsider music", driven by piano, harpsichord, cello, viola, electronics and voice.[4] He likened the listening experience to reading "a set of Roald Dahl short stories; bittersweet tales with hooks and teeth and unexpected macabre twists".[2] The album incorporates field recordings made on a 20-year-old dictaphone, including birdsong captured while cycling along Sweden's coast.[5]

"Cannibal Homecoming" was released as the lead single alongside the album announcement and features Clark's own vocals prominently.[1] An animated music video for "Primary Pluck" was created by illustrator David Foldvari, who also designed the album artwork.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Loud and Quiet9/10[6]
Pitchfork5.8/10[7]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[8]

Kiri Variations received positive reviews from specialist music press. The Line of Best Fit awarded 9 out of 10, calling it "courageous and quietly important".[8] Alex Francis of Loud and Quiet also gave it 9 out of 10, describing it as "one of the richest, most satisfying electronic records of the year so far".[6] Simon Tucker of Louder Than War called it "a fever dream of an album".[9] Freddie Hudson of Inverted Audio praised Clark's use of imperfection and silence.[10]

Pitchfork gave the album 5.8 out of 10.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Forebode Pluck"3:29
2."Simple Homecoming Loop"2:24
3."Bench"3:17
4."Kiri's Glee"3:11
5."Coffin Knocker"1:32
6."Forebode Knocker"4:34
7."Yarraville Bird Phone"3:55
8."Primary Pluck"2:30
9."Flask / Abyss"3:22
10."Tobi Thwarted"3:21
11."Cannibal Homecoming"3:34
12."Banished Hymnal"2:52
13."Banished Cannibal"4:03
14."Goodnight Kiri"2:37
Total length:44:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[4]

  • Clark – composer, producer, performer, mastering
  • Oliver Coates – cello
  • Audun Andre Sandvik – cello
  • Nora Taksdal – viola
  • Barnby Road Academy Chamber Choir (led by Lizzie Greely) – vocals
  • Rebecca Tilley – vocals
  • Beau Thomas – mastering
  • David Foldvari – illustration and design

References

  1. ^ a b Strauss, Matthew (26 June 2019). "Clark Announces New Album Kiri Variations, Shares "Cannibal Homecoming": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Clark Announces New Album, Shares Animated Video". self-titled. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Clark Scoring Channel 4's & Hulu's 'Kiri'". Film Music Reporter. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Kiri Variations, by Clark". Bandcamp. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Track by Track: Clark – Kiri Variations". The Ransom Note. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  6. ^ a b Francis, Alex (29 July 2019). "Clark – Kiri Variations". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Clark: Kiri Variations". Pitchfork. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  8. ^ a b Cartledge, Luke (22 July 2019). "Clark – Kiri Variations". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  9. ^ Tucker, Simon (22 July 2019). "Clark: Kiri Variations – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  10. ^ Hudson, Freddie (23 July 2019). "Review: Clark: Kiri Variations". Inverted Audio. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

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