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- Record Label: Decca
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Apr 15, 2021Haunting and expertly crafted, Playground in a Lake takes its place alongside Bibio's Phantom Brickworks and Loscil's Monument Builders as a beautifully destroyed sonic environment that provokes a powerful emotional response.
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Mar 25, 2021Clarke may not have the tools to open you up emotionally to quite the same degree [as Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' Ghosteen], but he's found an elegant and absorbing mood of despair like few have managed so far. [Apr 2021, p.24]
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Mar 25, 2021It’s hard not to see Playground In A Lake as the most ambitious Clark release to date, an adventurous collision of different musical worlds that also carries an important underlying environmental message. It offers a bold pointer towards the future, both in terms of Clark’s own ongoing musical journey and the broader fate of the planet.
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MojoMar 25, 2021These are big themes that provoke corresponding emotions. [May 2021, p.87]
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Mar 25, 2021The whole of Playground in a Lake suffers from the flatness of its instrumentation and emotional range.
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The WireMar 25, 2021Fading out, they leave the impression of an album too ambitious for its own good, but offering moments of real awe. [Apr 2021, p.52]