ARTIST: Clark
TITLE: Body Riddle
LABEL: Warp Records
GENRE: Electronic
BITRATE: 207kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 42m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-10-03
RIP DATE: 2006-10-04
Track List
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1. Herr Bar 3:54
2. Frau Wav 4:12
3. Springtime Epigram 1:35
4. Herzog 4:23
5. Ted 2:54
6. Roulette Thrift Run 3:22
7. Vengeance Drools 3:43
8. Dew On The Mouth 1:05
9. Matthew Unberdened 5:39
10. Night Knuckles 3:49
11. The Autumnal Crash 7:27
Release Notes:
http://www.throttleclark.com/
http://www.myspace.com/throttleclark
http://www.warprecords.com/
NOTE: Other release nuked for re-encoding from a torrent source.
Its Chris ClarkÆs time to take his place within the top ranks of Warp's best
electronic music makers. Shortened to Clark, heÆs produced the album of his
career and one of the favourite albums of the Warp office this year.
It seems like a new start for Clark, Body Riddle is meditative, simplified but
with more musical colour, subtle sonics, melody and rhythm, the drill and bass
workouts of older work seem to have been left behind, with Chris finding the
confidence to do exactly what he wants and do it really well.
On some tracks Chris plays neatly edited drums which gives the music a live
feeling, the straight melodics of Herr Bar, the dense, oceanic cymbal splashes
and droning violins of Frau Wav, are a strong example of the album's intuitive
development.
Each track subtly transforms itself into something stranger than it was at the
beginning whilst still keeping itÆs integrity with incredibe attention to
detail. Examples are the tidy reflective analogue strings and hip hop handclaps
of æTedÆ, the martial boom-bap drums of æVengeance DroolsÆ which opens itself
into a delicate chorus of voices and harp.
This album sets him apart and establishes him firmly as a major Warp talent.
Body Riddle seems designed to leave a lasting impression, pull on your heart
strings, and also to sound very fresh, so give it some space this autumn; you
will fall in love with it.