Comments on: Clark — Body Riddle / Throttle Clarence http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/10/17/clark-body-riddle-throttle-clarence/ Not a real vee Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: doctorvee » Clark — Ted E.P. http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/10/17/clark-body-riddle-throttle-clarence/comment-page-1/#comment-61835 doctorvee » Clark — Ted E.P. Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:29:55 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/10/17/clark-body-riddle-throttle-clarence/#comment-61835 [...] I won’t say much about this, but I will say that I am as disappointed in this EP as I was in his last album. [...] [...] I won’t say much about this, but I will say that I am as disappointed in this EP as I was in his last album. [...]

]]> By: Neil http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/10/17/clark-body-riddle-throttle-clarence/comment-page-1/#comment-25367 Neil Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:15:17 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/10/17/clark-body-riddle-throttle-clarence/#comment-25367 I do and don't agree. Throttle is a lot more fun, it feels like a live or improv set, I would love to see him play live - it must be insane. But for a full length album he has to step it up from that - basically so you can sit down and listen, again and again - Throttle wouldn't sustain that for long. I agree with your point about him knowing when to stop working on a track, which may account for the less raw feeling - which I thought 'Empty the Bones of You' had in the format of an album. And yes, Warp's hype machine was a little scary. I do and don’t agree. Throttle is a lot more fun, it feels like a live or improv set, I would love to see him play live – it must be insane.
But for a full length album he has to step it up from that – basically so you can sit down and listen, again and again – Throttle wouldn’t sustain that for long. I agree with your point about him knowing when to stop working on a track, which may account for the less raw feeling – which I thought ‘Empty the Bones of You’ had in the format of an album.
And yes, Warp’s hype machine was a little scary.

]]> By: themilkman http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/10/17/clark-body-riddle-throttle-clarence/comment-page-1/#comment-21129 themilkman Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:05:49 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/10/17/clark-body-riddle-throttle-clarence/#comment-21129 Very interesting to see your reaction to Body Riddle. I must admit that I don't agree with you much on it lacking fun... It certainly shows a more mature sound, and I suspect this is what you refer to when saying this album lacks fun, but I think the sound on Body Riddle is simply incredible. I love the grit, all the details in each track, and all the melodies that come out of that. There's no doubt Chris Clark has spent much more time on this than he did on his previous album, or on Clarence Park, but I think that for the first time here, you can hear the Clark sound and not just him trying to find his way between Aphex Twin, Autechre and Squarepusher. I've had Body Riddle for a good couple of months, and have played it a considerable amount of times since, and I still find new layers and new depth to it. Give it some time mate, it is truly worth it. Very interesting to see your reaction to Body Riddle. I must admit that I don’t agree with you much on it lacking fun… It certainly shows a more mature sound, and I suspect this is what you refer to when saying this album lacks fun, but I think the sound on Body Riddle is simply incredible. I love the grit, all the details in each track, and all the melodies that come out of that.

There’s no doubt Chris Clark has spent much more time on this than he did on his previous album, or on Clarence Park, but I think that for the first time here, you can hear the Clark sound and not just him trying to find his way between Aphex Twin, Autechre and Squarepusher. I’ve had Body Riddle for a good couple of months, and have played it a considerable amount of times since, and I still find new layers and new depth to it. Give it some time mate, it is truly worth it.

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