Pitchfork

Chris Clark is ready to emerge from the shadows of more senior members of the Warp Records roster like Aphex Twin and Squarepusher with his third LP, Body Riddle, due out October 2 (UK) and October 3 (North America) via Warp. Dude's signaled his ascension by shortening his nom de musique to simply Clark and crafting a slick new album.

Body Riddle keeps 11 tracks to about 40 minutes, and, as a press release colorfully puts it, Clark "hijacks the conventional live instrumentation of rock, draping it in the cloak of electronic composition and running it through the kaleidoscopic filters of krautrock, sunburnt psychedelia, and musique concrete." Whether or not that means anything to you, early reports from the Pitchfork camp show smiles.

To count down the weeks leading up to the album's release, Clark has been making exclusive, non-album tracks available for free download-- including a collaborative number with fellow Warpees Broadcast. There are three tunes in all, available now at www.throttleclark.com.

Or catch Clark as he tours the European circuit this fall.

Tracklist:

01 Herr Bar
02 Frau Wav
03 Springtime Epigram
04 Herzog
05 Ted
06 Roulette Thrift Run
07 Vengeance Drools
08 Dew on the Mouth
09 Matthew Unburdened
10 Night Knuckles
11 The Autumnal Crash

Dates:

10-06 London, England - ICA
10-13 Leeds, England - Northern Light
10-14 Barcelona, Spain - Nitsa
10-24 Athens, Greece - Bios
10-27 Graz, Austria - Elevate Festival
10-28 Brussels, Belgium - Bioul
11-10 Sheffield, England - MAPt
11-24 Berlin, Germany - Paper Scissors Stone