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  1. 04-07-2017, 03:06 PM #1
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    Clark (Warp Records)

    Trent Reznor, Richard D. James, Tom Jenkinson, Amon Tobin... Chris Clark.

    Yes, he's a musical genius! How does this guy not have a thread on ETS?!?!?!



    An introduction...

    Sixteen years since his debut and eight albums later, a now rightly considered cornerstone of Warp's core artist base, Clark, lines up what is sure to amount to his most cutting edge and immaculately scored vision of varied dancefloor dynamics and richly-ground techno hydraulics with the high-rise hypnotics that make up Death Peak.

    Having first appeared way back in 2001 with the brain-hammering Clarence Park album, Chris Clark (as he was then known) instantly slotted in perfectly with both the old and new artists that made up the cutting-edge Warp vanguard. While his music, at times reflected a strong influence bled in from the caustic industrial puzzles of Autechre and the analogue post-jungle crunch of AFX & Squarepusher, Clark melted these influences down into a concrete vat that carried a strong influence of out and out techno. On occasion, he has taken this need 2 jack and let it rise to the forefront of his productions (as found best on the killer off-kilter Turning Dragon LP). It's on Death Peak though that he transcends all of these influences fully and firmly to the front of his mind and sequencer to create a flooring vision of post-genre electronica.

    Having had the album title going round in his head since summer last year, Death Peak sounds a lot like you might imagine it would, albeit in your wildest hopes and dreams, given its serious title. Truly an incredible and starkly visceral series of recordings, Clark appears to take a strong influence from the battered 12"s of mid 90s warehouse techno and drum & bass that litter so many of our collections, yet mixes them with the ethereal electronics and library record exploration previously unheard from him. This is all topped off with a dose of perfectly peppered throughout and rare use of the human voice, described by Clark as "the most perfect synth".
    - Bleep

    Today, April 7th, his latest album "Death Peak" has arrived...


    Available here:
    http://bleep.com/release/81310-clark-death-peak

    Spotify
    http://open.spotify.com/album/1hyJZgntb16OqNsKMhTgQp

    Apple Music -
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pe...1lEW&ct=b5s176

    He also has his own Bleep store with merch...
    http://throttleclark.bleepstores.com/



    I first heard Clark when his album "Turning Dragon" came out back in 2008. Like with the first time I discovered Amon Tobin, Clark was a completely blind buy. The artwork caught my intention and I saw that it was released on a label with a great reputation for amazing electronic music. And I've been a fan since, collecting every release that I can from him. I got to finally see him live in 2015 for his self titled album tour with Nosaj Thing and Rival Consoles as openers. I'm a fan of all three artists and they put on amazing shows.

    Clark is going on tour with Com Truise...




    More info at http://www.throttleclark.com

    "Beacon" and "Winter Linn" taken from his previous self titled album...




    He also did the score for The Last Panthers, a Warp Films & Haut et Court TV Production for Sky and Canal+ and shown on the Sundance Channel in the US....
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  2. 04-08-2017, 12:37 AM #2
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    I have Body Riddle & Totem's Flare. Love em both. Dude's sound is right in the pocket i like for this style of music.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bobbie solo View Post
    I have Body Riddle & Totem's Flare. Love em both. Dude's sound is right in the pocket i like for this style of music.
    Yeah, I must say Totems Flare is definitely my favorite album from him.

    His EPs are also very important listens. They can be just as good as the albums. Usually each album has its own EP of more music. Totems Flare has the Growls Garden EP and etc. He really loves to give Japan extra music as well.

    He did a live performance and Q&A on Facebook yesterday and according to one of his answers to a question, he still has a bunch of leftover material from Totems Flare era that he hopes to get around to digging through and figuring out a way to release it. Seems like he has quite a bit of unheard material.
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    I listened to Clark when it first was released, and now Death Peak (fwiw, I keep almost calling it Death Magnetic). Having only listened to these albums from him, I think I prefer Clark more so far. It definitely feels grander while Death Peak has less of a structure and feels more experimental, which will take some time to grow on me. I'll definitely need to check out his earlier albums soon.
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    His earlier work was a bit different, but pretty much, you can't go wrong with any album from Body Riddle on. My personal fave is Totems Flare and I quite love the self titled album. Iradelphic is quite different, a much darker sound with more natural instruments. Iradelphic is more like his score for The Last Panthers.

    Here's a track off Iradelphic...


    My favorite track off my favorite Clark album...
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    I got into him when I saw the art for Empty the Bones of You, but Body Riddle was when he ascended to proper unique greatness, the Throttle Furniture EP is outstanding too. I've dipped in and out since then, Totems Flare was great, the vocal tracks like Growls Garden are immense.
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    Yeah from Body Riddle on, just astounding. I'm loving the new album!

    Luckily, I have all of his albums & EPs including the Japanese extras for each. He's also released a few one off tracks recently from compilations and stuff.
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    Back in 2012, Clark performed live for Boiler Room...


    This was just before the release of Iradelphic. What's pretty cool is that you can hear an early version of the track Mirage Trooper, which only just got an official release last year. So a track that was a few years in the making. It first was released for Adult Swim's Singles Series in 2016 and Clark later put it up on his Bleepstore as a single.

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    His set from Bloc 2015 broadcasted on Boiler Room...


    I was lucky enough to see him during this tour in Brooklyn, NY. He has definitely enhanced his live show. More gear, video projection. His Death Peak tour setup looks even crazier.
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    Here is Clark's performance from today at ARTE Festival...

    http://concert.arte.tv/fr/clark-arte-concert-festival
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    Why exactly did you facepalm my post of a Clark live video? Who facepalms an amazing live performance?
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    Quote Originally Posted by neorev View Post
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    Why exactly did you facepalm my post of a Clark live video? Who facepalms an amazing live performance?
    Complete accident, using ets on a phone. i didnt even know id done it till you said
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    One of my favs, I remember (trying to) dance to this at a Clark + 65daysofstatic show years back. Such good times.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WorzelG View Post
    Complete accident, using ets on a phone. i didnt even know id done it till you said
    You know I was thinking that since it just seemed out of place lol
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    Clark/Com Truise split 12" LP available exclusively on their co-headline tour!

    Clark / Com Truise
    “Bobbie Caris” / “Idle Withdrawn”
    A. Clark - Bobbie Caris
    AA. Com Truise - Idle Withdrawn

    LIVE 2017
    05.01 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room @ The Observatory
    05.01 Santa Cruz CA @ The Catalyst Atrium
    05.04 Portland OR @ Holocene
    05.05 Vancouver BC @ Imperial
    05.06 Seattle WA @ Neumos
    05.07 Eugene OR @ Wow Hall
    05.09 San Francisco CA @ Mezzanine
    05.10 Santa Barbara CA @ Soho Music Club
    05.11 Los Angeles CA @ The Regent Theater
    05.12 San Diego CA @ The Belly Up
    05.13 Santa Fe NM @ Meow Wolf
    05.14 Denver CO @ Bluebird Theater
    05.16 St Louis MO @ Firebird
    05.17 Nashville TN @ Exit In
    05.19 Washington DC @ U Street Music Hall
    05.20 Boston MA @ Together Music & Arts Festival
    05.21 Hamden CT @ The Ballroom
    05.23 Baltimore MD @ Ottobar
    05.24 Philadelphia PA @ Coda
    05.25 Brooklyn NY @ Warsaw
    05.26 Montreal QC @ Theatre Fairmont
    05.27 Toronto ON @ Velvet Underground
    05.28 Detroit MI @ The Shelter
    05.30 Cleveland OH @ Rex Theater
    06.01 Indianapolis IN @ The Hi-Fi
    06.02 Cleveland OH @ Grog Shop
    06.03 Chicago IL @ Concord Music Hall
    06.04 Minneapolis MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
    06.05 Omaha NE @ Slowdown
    06.06 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
    06.07 Dallas TX @ Trees
    06.08 Houston TX @ White Oak Music Hall
    06.09 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
    06.10 Mexico City, MX @ Sala Corona

    http://warp.net/news/clark-com-truise-split/
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    In celebration of launching his own label Throttle Records and his recent release E.C.S.T. T.R.A.X., Clark will be playing new music on NTS Radio and doing a Reddit AMA this week.



    Clark posted this last week. He will be playing new material Tuesday, September 25th on NTS Radio from 12:00 to 14:00 BST



    Clark is also doing a Reddit AMA on Wednesday, September 26th at 7PM UK / 11AM PST
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    Does NTS let you replay their shows afterward? I do hope someone records it as it will 7am my time when it broadcasts.
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    Clark (Warp Records)

    Sorry, not posted for a bit.
    Having a look around. Didn't see a thread for Warp Records finest, Clark.

    I know some of you listen to him, Did I miss a thread?
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    I don't believe he has a thread here, but certainly deserves one. I love Clark. I got into him when Turning Dragon came out. I stumbled upon the CD at my local shop in release day. They had these little scan stations where you can scan a barcode and hear clips from that CD. I got to track 2 and said, "I'm buying this!" and did.

    Totems Flare is my favorite album of his. Him, Amon Tobin, and Lorn are legends in my book.

    I got to see Clark live in 2015. Him, Nosaj Thing, and Rival Consoles toured together. All 3 of them were awesome. One the best shows/line ups I've seen. That same year I saw Squarepusher with Machinedrum and Autechre with Cygnus and DJ Rob Hall. That was a good year of shows.
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    Dude is awesome. Echo the sentiments about Totem's Flare being my favorite.
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