Clark - Death Peak

Fuck i even like Catastrophe Anthem, with that floating children's choir against radioactive synths. I might even retract what i said about Aftermath in time

If this is classed as casual EDM then throw me a baggy tank top and a plane ticket to Ibiza lads cos this album is the shit

This. album. is. mind. blowingly. good.

Do you think he helped design this cover as a tongue and cheek ode to Syro?

  On 4/10/2017 at 12:10 AM, valleyinaire said:

If this is classed as casual EDM then throw me a baggy tank top and a plane ticket to Ibiza lads cos this album is the shit

lol

  On 4/10/2017 at 2:42 AM, Extralife said:

Do you think he helped design this cover as a tongue and cheek ode to Syro?

Yes.

  On 4/10/2017 at 2:42 AM, Extralife said:

Do you think he helped design this cover as a tongue and cheek ode to Syro?

no

Yes.

...yes

Well ofc everything is usually some form of homage to Lord Richard.

This is the man who invented electronic music after all

Yes.

some really nice moments

not a fan of the standard techno bits but the rest is on it

My god slap drones is fucking good. Super compressed like the Clark we all know. That part from 2:45 is the best bit

this is pretty good for being made by someone in a wheelchair, you almost can't tell.

LOL!!!!

  On 4/10/2017 at 1:14 PM, fairuzosman said:

My god slap drones is fucking good. Super compressed like the Clark we all know. That part from 2:45 is the best bit

The last 15 seconds of it is pure mechanical heaven

Ok, thanks WATMM, after reading some of your feedback I decided to give it another chance. It flew over my head previously because of the first half of the album (which is still too ravey-but-not-bangish-enough - it doesn't really go anywhere) but it connects into a coherent whole in the second half. It is a strange piece indeed. It works as a whole but not as individual songs. Anyway, I was too fast to judge apparently :) Sorry Clark

Started a dedicated thread for the album in the Clark forum... way too good not to warrant it.

sounds like he's been listening to tim hecker...that harpsichord vibe

prefer the bits where he lets the groove ride rather than squanking the shit out of everything all the time

those trancey hypersaws are horrible

the good old tight delayed detuned paddy things are as usual special

he really does have the best kicks in the business

also can hear lots of the panther sound track in this

Just picked up the Japanese edition with a bonus track, Licht (Pink Strobe Edition).

  On 4/11/2017 at 12:54 PM, fumi said:

Just picked up the Japanese edition with a bonus track, Licht (Pink Strobe Edition).

How is the bonus track? Worth getting?

this is good - not super well versed in his discography (I've heard it all but not as much as RDJ or BoC) but this seems like a nicely balanced album compared to his past releases. I also like how it feels organized in suites to some degree

  On 4/11/2017 at 4:55 AM, bendish said:

sounds like he's been listening to tim hecker...that harpsichord vibe

there's some 0PN R Plus Seven era vibes toward the end as well too

  On 4/11/2017 at 4:13 PM, Joyrex said:

 

  On 4/11/2017 at 12:54 PM, fumi said:

Just picked up the Japanese edition with a bonus track, Licht (Pink Strobe Edition).

How is the bonus track? Worth getting?

 

I'm still at work so I'll listen tonight and let you know.

im super curious too, especially at 7 minutes long...

Had a listen to it now. 

Quite an ambient track. Has a simple shimmering synth motif that slowly builds with something that sounds like train carriages passing in the background (but less distinct), then at around the 3 minute mark, a a faint beat comes in and it continues that way but with more static noise overlaying it until 6:51. The rest is silence.

It's a pleasant enough track but when you hear it, you realise why it wasn't on DP. It doesn't fit with the vibe of the album.

Completists only.