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NEW VINYL LP ON WARP RECORDS 2015 2 X 180 GRAM VINYL This record seems inspired by bass music. The tracks are generally short and given to abrupt mood changes. By the time we get t o "The Grit In The Pearl," Clark is toying with garage cadences and Rustie-sized synths. "Silvered Iris" might itch like multiplying IDM bacteria, but with its steel-drum sonics stretched over a clipping beat, you could imagine Joy Orbison closing a set with it. Even more surprising are the opening tracks "Winter Linn" and "Unfurla," which build to a peak of tranced-out euphoria. There are tougher, stranger tracks, too. "Sodium Trimmers" refracts Berlin techno through a distorting IDM lens to create a moment of weirded-out beauty. "Banjo" starts out as an elastic spasm of Detroit electro but, in classic Rephlex-style, quickly morphs into a head-fuck of slippery beats and queasy bleeps. But even when Clark is firing sounds at bewildering speeds, it's never a chore—in other words, it's a lot more fun than Clark's reputation might suggest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Clark_(musician) Tracklist 01. Ship Is Flooding02. Winter Linn03. Unfurla04. Strength Through Fragility05. Sodium Trimmers06. Banjo07. Snowbird08. The Grit In The Pearl09. Beacon10. Petroleum Tinged11. Silvered Iris12. There's A Distance In You13. Everlane Show more