CLARK レコード& CD

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Review: Just when you think it's impossible to love Clark any more than you already did, he drops Sus Dog. The tenth studio album from a restless production deity whose work is categorised as techno but in real terms is something different, it's a vocally-led, highly polished and in many ways jarringly accessible outing. If there was justice in the world, emphasis on was, this might be the moment he blew up in the mainstream conscious and became that rare thing - a dance music household name actually worth their weight in hype.
Suffice to say, we're not holding our breath, and clearly Clark couldn't give a shit about mainstream appeal. Nevertheless, across 12 tracks he manages to crack a formula where experimental dance music meets synth-indie and leftfield pop and more. Tracks like 'Over Empty Sheets' open on alluring, inviting, fun beats, before transcending that world and winding up in classical piano tenderness. 'Wedding' then take us into arpeggiated synthdom, 'Sus Dog' itself is operatic downbeat, while 'Missing' - featuring Thom Yorke, who executive produced the whole thing - is a beguiling slice of otherworldly marching band pop.