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Your comment made me watch it, its shockingly bad, have they no shame now?! I hate to hate on things generally, horses for courses and all that, but this is just lame as fuck garbage. They should rename themselves if they are putting stuff like this out, call them selves Techno Dads Who Don't Give a Shit Anymore, or something along those lines.

Didn't get a notification about this release, I do follow his Bandcamp, will check it out, also good to hear another Mu-ziq album for next year, keep em coming Mike!

This was a really down to earth interview, he seems very reasonable and makes total sense in what he says, very direct and open interview, definitely no speaking in riddles.

Has anyone here heard info about potential digital release for this? I really hate how exclusive certain releases seem to be with no desire to give them full releases before we all die, is this part of hipster culture or vinyl culture or something? I don't really get it, just why don't they want a bigger audience and market. Not just this release but many. I can understand to some degree wanting to hold back a digital release until sometime after physical media has been sold through (though I don't personally agree with that), but indefinite unreleased digitals, it's bullshit.

His self titled album along with his Flame Rave EP are his best IMO, I know many disagree, but I love it. I definitely want more of that, Death Peak wasn't nearly as good, way to much of a mixed bag by comparison. I think he is all over the place in which albums I like, there aren't particular Clark time periods that I like really, just particular releases, which is unusual, as usually there is some connection between time periods and clusters of favourite releases with most artists.

I really do feel that something is on the cards in that respect, the name Black Box Life Recorder certainly indicates the possibility of a long span of recordings being released, combine with the fact we know he has been going through his archives and re recording it so it isn't lots to time. I know this is being hopeful, but I think it's a real possibility in the coming year he will unleash the flood gates of his music, even if the initial release is a regular album.

A corker of a track, and gorgeous with it.

I had first thought it must be because he was going to add tracks to the releases, but then I don't see why he would need to remove them first, could just do it all behind the scenes until makes live. Unless he's going to add many tracks to those releases and make them a higher price or something like that. I can't help feel he is uploading tracks behind the scenes and he was and probably still is going through his archives over time and making them ready for upload/website release. I know he mentioned he finds it a lot of faffing about to upload and release them on the website, he preferred the ease of soundcloud, I wish Ochre would help streamline the website upload process for him. It seems like if it had have been similar to the soundcloud process we would have loads more archive stuff up on there.

The Cheetah EP is also gone, activity on the store, but I would prefer things being added rather than taken away.

All I know is that other collaborators don't release anything independently that would substitute for me listening to the Orb. Even if Alex serves only as a muse, that makes a real difference and the end results just aren't matched without him IMO. I don't know if he is mostly a muse or if he plays instruments or whatever else, I've read that he definitely was involved in sourcing and playing in samples in the early days and samples are often a big part of many great orb tracks, really well chosen. Whatever he does, he definitely makes a real difference it seems.

I'm looking forward to hearing the whole thing, Im not feeling Machine Funk, but Lucon Acid is good from the Bandcamp previews. I spent a long time just wanting more of his very early Wagon Christ stuff & not really giving his more recent stuff a fair listen. Been listening to his whole discography over the last 2 years much more and it clicked, bought nearly everything he's released now. Sometimes you just have to be in the right mindset to take something in properly and appreciate it fully, I'm fully onboard with Luke Vibert now.

This is now available to buy digitally.

I agree, for me Hollowed was a turning point, as if he found his own voice and broke free of any trends being too bigger part of his music.

He's set his Bandcamp discography to Pay What You Want again for today. https://thejaffakid1.bandcamp.com/

Already bought the discog a while back and currently subscribe but rebought the discog at a reasonable price to fill in gaps. There are loads of tracks to get through, haven't heard half yet, but definitely some top rate gems in there. Recommend this pay what you want deal for sure, no brainer.