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Death Peak
''Death Peak'' is the eighth studio album by British electronic musician Chris Clark and the sixth one under the moniker Clark. Announced on 17 February 2017, it was released on 7 April 2017 by Warp Records. Upon its announcement its first single, "Peak Magnetic", was released freely for streaming on SoundCloud. The design of the album cover is that of a crumpled photograph of Clark himself, produced by photographer Alma Haser. It peaked at number 11 on the UK Dance Albums Chart and number 20 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Mike Schiller of '' PopMatters'' gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying: "''Death Peak'' is a very good album, and anyone who's followed Clark since ''Clarence Park'' should be happy with the twists and turns he continues to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clark (musician)
Christopher Stephen Clark (born 29 August 1979) is a British electronic musician, performing under the mononym Clark. He has produced music for his own albums, as well as music for television, films and video games, having composed scores for award-winning contemporary dance and BAFTA nominated TV series. His records have been released by Warp Records, Deutsche Grammophon and his own label Throttle Records. History Clark was born Christopher Stephen Clark in 1979 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, where he grew up and attended St Albans School. He started making music as a teenager, and also began experimenting with building his own primitive equipment, including a "home-built stylus made out of a hook and some masking tape". He went on to attend Bristol University. As a student, his music teacher told him that if Clark were to buy a drum machine, he would give up all hope in Clark's musical ability. Whilst still a student, Clark first impressed staff at Warp Records playin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |