Clark
by Clark
  • Record Label: Warp
  • Release Date: Nov 4, 2014
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. Clash Music
    Dec 2, 2014
    90
    Fragile yet utterly destructive, this wolf in sheep’s clothing will hurl you five ways and leave you hovering over a bleak abyss. In a great way, obviously.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    Nov 3, 2014
    90
    This really does come very close to the top of the pile. An essential opus from a truly essential artist.
  3. Exclaim
    Nov 3, 2014
    90
    Clark is anomalous but deeply rewarding. It's the type of release you could easily live inside for weeks and still find interesting nooks every single day.
  5. XLR8r
    Nov 3, 2014
    85
    The LP's white-hot bursts of energy are all the more thrilling for their scarcity, and as such, these moments linger in the memory as a sort of post-euphoric haze.
  6. Pitchfork
    Nov 7, 2014
    83
    What’s always set Clark apart is his eclecticism, dynamism, and flair for the dramatic, all of which is on fine display here. His tracks don’t drop as much as they slip or swerve, forever off-balance.
  7. The New York Times
    Jan 12, 2015
    80
    It’s an album that plays as an album, not a D.J. set.
  8. Under The Radar
    Nov 20, 2014
    80
    Its chilling industrial soundscapes are all-consuming, painting a vivid, metallic portrait of a robot dystopia, sounding simultaneously futuristic and retrospective.
  9. Mojo
    Nov 19, 2014
    80
    [The term techno] seems inadequate for the magnificent noise emanating from Clark. [Dec 2014, p.96]
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  10. Dusted Magazine
    Nov 12, 2014
    80
    As the album advances, you get the sense that Clark is finally accomplishing what he claims to have been doing all along: making a techno record.
  11. The Quietus
    Nov 10, 2014
    80
    Clark is an album of unsettling beauty and exceptional skill.
  12. PopMatters
    Nov 5, 2014
    80
    Clark unleashes an uncompromising downpour of ideas collapsed between eroded rebar and concrete.
  13. AllMusic
    Nov 3, 2014
    80
    The smaller Guggenheim portion, served up in smaller doses, decreases the tension only slightly on Clark's most exhilarating work yet.
  14. Uncut
    Dec 4, 2014
    70
    An elegant, sculpted electronica that's cerebral of construction but robust enough to beat a dance floor into life. [Jan 2015, p.69]
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  15. Resident Advisor
    Dec 1, 2014
    70
    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.
  16. musicOMH.com
    Nov 10, 2014
    70
    The results as diverse as one would expect from such a multi-faceted pairing: chaotic, withdrawn, subtle, bombastic, promising and ominous all at the same time.

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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 43
  3. Negative: 2 out of 43
  1. Brickfaced
    Nov 27, 2014
    8
    Expansive and wonderful music, that easily holds its own against 2014s other notable competitors. It offers more variety than Aphex Twin'sExpansive and wonderful music, that easily holds its own against 2014s other notable competitors. It offers more variety than Aphex Twin's Syro, while being more daring than Arca's Xen. Each track has its own cosmic energy, with the album's strengths being most apparent in both the first three tracks and the last three tracks.… Full Review »
  2. spageopriya
    Dec 3, 2014
    7
    Clark is an English surname in the English language, ultimately derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholarClark is an English surname in the English language, ultimately derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. Clark evolved from "clerk". First records of the name are found in 12th century England. The name has many variants.… Full Review »
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