Clark

Clark, Battles at London King's Cross Scala, Wed 16 May

Review by zzzzamuel zzzztrang

Is this embarrassing? Is this not just the type of loose-kneed finger-clicking gig people storm out from? ‘Disengaged avant-garde jazz glam prog-rock’? No. I can feel my foot going. Sodden trainer sole compulsively beating against the adhesive Scala flooring. Battles are playing ‘Atlas’...»

King's Cross Scala

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Clark

First appeared at a Warp rave billed as 'Chris from St Albans'...

Chris Clark himself gives the best insight into his warped mindset:

“I grew up on Prince. Used to bust moves to it on my lawn in the summer. I think my music sounds a lot like Prince’s music. No- one else does but I don't really care that much about what other people think. Although I do care a little bit I suppose. I care about 5.34 per cent.”

“When I was seven I used to divide my emotions up into percentages to decide which ones were the best. After a year of pie charts I got pissed off with this. I've hated maths ever since."

“I never really had lessons on the harp. But I've never really enjoyed lessons in anything. My drum teacher told me that if I bought a drum machine then he would give up all hope in the development of my talent and musical ability. I bought a drum machine quite soon after he said that.”»

Battles

Battles are:

Ian Williams (Don Caballero)
John Stanier (Helmet, Tomahawk)
Tyondai Braxton
Dave Konopka

Mirrored (2007)

Photograph from the band's MySpace page, here.