clark Clark - Iradelphic

Its interesting how far this is away from aphex. Ceramics is the bomb for example was still very close in BoC / Aphex territory while this is miles away. That might also explain the disgust some people here feel towards it

I don't think it is disgust, its just not enough material to keep us satisfied and to make it a great release. Imo

  On 3/15/2012 at 6:04 PM, Kanakori said:

I don't think it is disgust, its just not enough material to keep us satisfied and to make it a great release. Imo

yeah Clarks LPs have always been a bit shortish but there will be some additional EP like there always is

god damn it, two more weeks.

I think I'm going to remove Ghosted, Black Stone and Broken Kite Footage from this album and then I will have a much more entertaining time replaying the fucking shit of this album. It's not exactly what I'm sure most would consider cohesive, I'm sure a lot find it jarring how much it goes from one direction to the other a bit but I love it.. other than those 3 tracks I mentioned that feel like slow filler for what seems like way too short of an album. Secret pops out of nowhere with it's vocal direction BUT SHIIIIT I love that track so much after listening to it on repeat a few times, vocals are actually really good, so weird how shecksi and fitting the drums sound when the bass drum is FUCKING SMASHED etc. , how it work? Moments on The Pinning trilogy are really stellar obviously and you guys already pointed out the other major stand out moments which there is no point in stating again. Henderson Wrench could probably have something more going on to create excitement as an opener. I dunno, the best moments on this album inspire me to make music more than anything I've heard recently.

Broken Kite Footage is awful to me.

Not bad for the first clark's unplugged album.

The womans voice on those tracks make them sound like background music in a feminine hygiene commercial.

And the pinnings are great but they don't go nowhere.... its like a big cute prelude and then its over..

  On 3/16/2012 at 6:48 PM, MastaN8 said:

The womans voice on those tracks make them sound like background music in a feminine hygiene commercial.

Not to make an assumption here but I am willing to bet you have not a very eclectic palette for female vocals. Her voice, the vocal performances are all great and sound very relevant.... UNLIKE SOOO MANY FUCKING FORMER INSTRUMENTALISTS THAT START HAVING SO MANY DIFFERENT RANDOM AND UNCLASSY VOCALISTS ON THEIR RECENT ALBUMS........ Fuck I think I am more picky about shitty, cheesy, lame vocals than anyone and I think the vocals on this album are good stuff.

Seriously the only tracks on this album that slow it down too much are Ghosted and Black Stone. Broken Kite Footage and Black Stone would be fine if they were a little shorter and closing out and album of over 50 minutes but yeah take those out of your playlist and this album is much better on repeat.

I just think this album should be longer, with a bit more old school Clark super produced hard hitting points to fill out the dynamics and he should have put in a few more synth layers in there to transition from the purely electronic sound to folk acoustic-ish direction of the some of the tracks which for some is probably really jarring.

Admittedly I don't hate when a great vocal melody/line/chorus sounding anthem is repeated hypnotically but I really am impressed how well Open works in it's simplicity.

All the synth focused joints are obviously great, The Pinning Part 1 is fucking AMAZING but I actually would say for it being Clark and all I am really surprised and most impressed with Secret.

I don't think I will posting much more in here. The majority of you can continue to wish it had more synthetics and less organics.

Secret is my favourite one so far. I wasn't sure about the scat thing first but it's been growing on me and the melody and flow it brings make love to my ears every time (I also sing it a lot when I'm out of my home).

More generally I'm digging all the voices of the release as well.

I just fear to get bored about this album too quickly because it's very short. Hope I won't

I do love female vox don't get me wrong. It just seems as if her style is reproduced in commercial settings. And yes I agree that when electronic musicains decide to bring guest vocals aboard, most of the time it fails and seems like a marketing ploy...Not to sound redundant but- while alot may not like the direction, it was really ballsey. When I asked him his direction after this LP "new new and old new" material. So it's all good...

I quite like this album. Haters gonna hate as they're wont to do, but to me this basically feels like Clark's Campfire Headphase, and I'm cool with that.

The only slight disappointment has been that it sounds more bibio-y than ghost boxxy as I had hoped from com touch and the cover art. Otherwise it's been a pleasant soundtrack to the early spring weather we've had recently.

  On 3/18/2012 at 5:58 PM, Bob Dobalina said:

I quite like this album. Haters gonna hate as they're wont to do, but to me this basically feels like Clark's Campfire Headphase, and I'm cool with that.

 

The only slight disappointment has been that it sounds more bibio-y than ghost boxxy as I had hoped from com touch and the cover art. Otherwise it's been a pleasant soundtrack to the early spring weather we've had recently.

he HAS been hanging out with Bibio a lot lately. I'm guessing it rubbed off on him lol.

  On 3/17/2012 at 11:03 AM, Antape said:

Secret is my favourite one so far. I wasn't sure about the scat thing first but it's been growing on me and the melody and flow it brings make love to my ears every time (I also sing it a lot when I'm out of my home).

ditto

There are several tracks on this album that could be used as first class background music while having sex

  On 3/19/2012 at 6:31 PM, Antape said:

There are several tracks on this album that could be used as first class background music while having sex

I like this idea.

Used BoC once for sex music. That was strange..

  On 3/19/2012 at 6:31 PM, Antape said:

There are several tracks on this album that could be used as first class background music while having sex

this actually might be why i bought a plane ticket to go see eleminop this weekend, LOL

I'm pretty dead sure Secret will remain the highlight of the album for me. I really wouldn't mind an EP or two of tracks like Secret and Open (I get why people think it's too repetitive but I think Open is a wicked good chill pill of a hypnotic track)

I am kinda of remotely confused with The Pinning trilogy, there are moments were I can totally hear it wanting to go into a Totems Flare hard hitting climax but it refuses to, I don't think there really is any good reason he shouldn't have taken some of the these tracks to the extreme when they are already hinting they would like to go there.

  On 3/20/2012 at 4:04 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

I'm pretty dead sure Secret will remain the highlight of the album for me. I really wouldn't mind an EP or two of tracks like Secret and Open (I get why people think it's too repetitive but I think Open is a wicked good chill pill of a hypnotic track)

 

I am kinda of remotely confused with The Pinning trilogy, there are moments were I can totally hear it wanting to go into a Totems Flare hard hitting climax but it refuses to, I don't think there really is any good reason he shouldn't have taken some of the these tracks to the extreme when they are already hinting they would like to go there.

I totally felt what you said about the Pinning trilogy as well. Can't remember when exactly but there's a moment (in the second one I think) I really want to hear a heavy noisy bass lead like in some Totems Flare tracks. For me the weakness of the album is the end which happens to fast, and even faster given the last tracks lacks of something.

Still this is a great album and I'm a lot surprised about it. Clark really is an amazing musician and I'm sure he still have a lot of things to deliver.

Also, Open is a killer. When that synth comes in it's so beautiful (I think I was notably thinking about this moment when I spoke about using that music while having sex ^^)

I can't help but try to figure out how many times the verse in Open was actually sung, and where the recording repeats itself. Still not sure.

Secret is pretty incredible. The melody is just wonderful. I'm usually pretty picky when it comes to guest vocals, but he really hit the mark on this one.

It calls to mind Plaid's "Extork" track from Not For Threes featuring Nicolette (also of Massive Attack). A successful utilization of the human voice as an instrument and vehicle for emotion which I feel integrates well with the artist's overall sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaNP1YoWjB4

Good on Clark for trying new things.

  On 3/20/2012 at 4:04 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

I am kinda of remotely confused with The Pinning trilogy, there are moments were I can totally hear it wanting to go into a Totems Flare hard hitting climax but it refuses to, I don't think there really is any good reason he shouldn't have taken some of the these tracks to the extreme when they are already hinting they would like to go there.

This makes me think the album you all are listening to is a chopped-off leak where all the peaks and extreme moments were removed.

Of course I don't really think that. It reminds me of when Tool's last album was leaked and everyone was like "this sucks, it's a fake!" And then the real one came out and everyone was like, "Oh."

But of course I still haven't heard this.

  On 3/20/2012 at 11:38 PM, sidewinder said:

  On 3/20/2012 at 4:04 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

I am kinda of remotely confused with The Pinning trilogy, there are moments were I can totally hear it wanting to go into a Totems Flare hard hitting climax but it refuses to, I don't think there really is any good reason he shouldn't have taken some of the these tracks to the extreme when they are already hinting they would like to go there.

This makes me think the album you all are listening to is a chopped-off leak where all the peaks and extreme moments were removed.

 

Of course I don't really think that. It reminds me of when Tool's last album was leaked and everyone was like "this sucks, it's a fake!" And then the real one came out and everyone was like, "Oh."

 

But of course I still haven't heard this.

The leak can't be anything else than a Clark release in my opinion. It's like some Steinvord tracks can't be other than composed by AFX or Squarepusher

:)

i may be an asshole, but 'ghosted' is good. album is more varied/dynamic than totems flare, and it expands on the ambient parts i liked about TF

there's a looseness about the whole thing that's endearing. kinda toss-off -feelin' vibe

the album cover is ugly as shit (heavy graphics-effects), but i'd buy the album for $9.99