My recommendations 2006:Body Riddle by Clark

Clark: Body Riddle
Warp 10/3/2006

Electronic music is notoriously difficult to describe, so I will have to resort to analogy. Body Riddle reminds me of Hieronymus Bosch's famous triptych, The Garden of Earthly Delights. A smoothly symmetrical pattern is apparent from a distance, but closer examination reveals that each part is deceptively complex. Every tiny detail tells its own narrative but contributes to the overarching theme. In the case of Body Riddle, the surface symmetry manifests as drones and static, while tiny rhythms and melodies frolic in the grass, their nakedness concealed only by geometry. The music gradually drifts from Eden to Hell and back again, every track a delight, but unlike the triptych, Body Riddle is rarely earthly.