My favorite Boards of Canada track. Set to “One Got Fat,” a bicycle-safety PSA from 1963.

(*shudders*)

Clark.

Chris Clark records for Warp Records, the paragon of modern IDM and glitch music.  I’ve been following him since 2003, when he released “Empty the Bones of You,” and since then his style has gotten progressively idiosyncratic, to the point where his signature sound can’t be mistaken for anyone else.  It’s so ingrained, in fact, that if you don’t really like this music (as I do), it can be tough to get on board.

Finding your own voice can be challenging, especially in electronic music, where so much content is recycled.  Some artists take their signature sound through little evolutionary steps but stay instantly recognizable (Boards of Canada), while some artists become album-hopping chameleons, taking on different personae from work to work (Squarepusher, Luke Vibert).

Clark’s new album, Totems Flare, came out last week. Click for album sampler + more.

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Clark – Future Daniel