Dasein is the artist’s first solo LP in six years. He has been working on it since 2014, when he reformed Cabaret Voltaire as a one-man operation, and it includes his first use of vocals in ten years. The title, which in German means “being there”, refers to a tenet of the philosophy of existentialism, as theorized in Heidegger’s early works.
“Culture succumbs to nostalgia in much the same way that an individual looks back wistfully to adolescence or childhood,” Kirk says. “The nostalgia is partly for a time when he or she wasn’t nostalgic, just lived purely in the now.”
About any political themes suggested in the names of some of Dasein‘s nine tracks, Kirk explains, “It’s not really a political album, but over recent years—during the recording—all manner of horror show events have cropped up and now we seem to be in a rerun of the Cold War, with Russia back as the Bogeyman.”
Tracklist
01. Lets Jack
02. Lear Jet
03. Nuclear Cloud
04. Do It Right Now
05. New Lucifer / The Truth Is Bad
06. Radioactive Water
07. Invasion Pretext
08. 20 Block Lockdown
09. Sun / Antartic / H20
