Clarence Park (album)

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Clarence Park
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Studio album by
Released2 April 2001 (2001-04-02)
Genre Electronica
IDM
Length31:40
Label Warp
Chris Clark chronology
Clarence Park
(2001)
Empty the Bones of You
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
NME 7/10 [2]

Clarence Park is the debut studio album by IDM musician Chris Clark. It was released on 2 April 2001, by Warp Records. [3]

The album is named after Clarence Park, a public park in Clark's home town of St Albans.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Pleen 1930s"1:31
2."The Dogs"2:53
3."Proper Lofi"3:13
4."Oaklands"1:00
5."Bricks"2:41
6."EmW"0:37
7."A Laugh with Hills"3:13
8."The Chase"1:06
9."Lord of the Dance"4:17
10."Caveman Lament"2:46
11."Fossil Paste"2:09
12."Diesel Raven"2:53
13."Shrewland"2:58
14."Nostalgic Oblong"0:23

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Mulvey, John (12 September 2005). "Chris Clark: Clarence Park". NME . Inspire . Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. "Warp86". Warp Records. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2007.