Jim Kirkwood
| a.k.a. | Kirkwood, Lucifaere, Ancient Technology Cult |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Instruments | Synthesizer |
| Genres | Berlin School, Dungeon Synth, Progressive Electronic, Ambient |
| Labels | Neu Harmony, Temple of Freya, Aphelion Productions, Dark Age Music |
| Website | https://jimkirkwood.bandcamp.com/ |
Jim Kirkwood Discography
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Where Shadows Lie (1990) |  |
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Studio | 1990 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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King of the Golden Hall (1991) | |
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Studio | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Master of Dragons (1991) | |
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Studio | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Nightshade in Eden (1991) | |
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Studio | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Souls That Dance on the Edge of a Sword (1991) | |
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Studio | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Tales From a Melnibone Tavern (1991) | |
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Studio | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Ancient Fields (1992) | |
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Studio | 1992 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Castles of Sand (1992) | |
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Studio | 1992 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Uruk-Hai (1992) | |
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Studio | 1992 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Lord of the Dreaming (1993) | |
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Studio | 1993 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Tower of Darkness (1993) | |
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Studio | 1993 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Through a Dark Glass (1993) | |
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Studio | 1993-07 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Yggdrasil Vol 2: The Serpents Kiss (1995) | |
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Studio | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Yggdrasil Vol 9: Heljauna (1995) | |
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Studio | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Yggdrasil Vol 8: the Age of the Wolf (1995) | |
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Studio | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Yggdrasil Vol 7: Hamingja (1995) | |
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Studio | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Yggdrasil Vol 5: Sisters of the Web (1995) | |
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Studio | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Yggdrasil Vol 4: Dancing the Dark Power (1995) | |
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Studio | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Yggdrasil Vol 3: Beyond the Fields We Know (1995) | |
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Studio | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Yggdrasil Vol 1: Pilgrim on a Crooked Path (1995) | |
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Studio | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Hammer of the North (1996) | |
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Studio | 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Yggdrasil Vol 6: Weaving the Red Thread (1996) | |
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Studio | 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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The Gates of Horn and Ivory (2000) | |
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Studio | 2000 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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This Temple of Strange Lights (2000) | |
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Studio | 2000 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Twilight of the Celts (2000) | |
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Studio | 2000 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Transfiguration (2001) | |
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Studio | 2001 | - | 0 | 0 |
Additional notes
Jim Kirkwood is a British progressive electronic musician, active since the late 1980's. With nearly a hundred releases to his name, Kirkwood performs a visionary hybrid of Berlin School and the black metal-adjacent electronic subgenre known as dungeon synth, crafting gothic and melodic ambience with a symphonic and dramatic bent.
Kirkwood's early works were mostly self-released on cassette before he established the Dark Age Music record label in 1998 to distribute his albums on CDR. Each instrumental LP was a conceptual piece inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien and paganism, which Kirkwood renounced in 2012 upon becoming a born-again Christian, returning to music-making with drastically different themes and an abiding admiration for C.S. Lewis. Kirkwood published a Bandcamp page in early 2020, uploading new works as well as archival releases from across his vast discography.
Artists who follow in Kirkwood's footsteps include Grimrik, Scrying Glass, L A N D S R A A D, Arcanist, Offermose and Jenn Taiga.
Kirkwood's early works were mostly self-released on cassette before he established the Dark Age Music record label in 1998 to distribute his albums on CDR. Each instrumental LP was a conceptual piece inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien and paganism, which Kirkwood renounced in 2012 upon becoming a born-again Christian, returning to music-making with drastically different themes and an abiding admiration for C.S. Lewis. Kirkwood published a Bandcamp page in early 2020, uploading new works as well as archival releases from across his vast discography.
Artists who follow in Kirkwood's footsteps include Grimrik, Scrying Glass, L A N D S R A A D, Arcanist, Offermose and Jenn Taiga.