Mike Agent X Clark returns to Third Ear with four new tracks. His first release for the label in 6 years, after the River People Edits. The quality and variety which is typical of many Detroit releases is very evident here. Is it House? is it Techno? is it Disco? Because these genre-defining labels don't really come into the minds of many Detroit producers when making tracks, the music they create often seamlessly blends many genres. Essentially this is House music. What is recognisably Detroit is the weight and the swing of these releases; they do not mess around, and Mike Clark is a master of this. - Activate 124 bpm. Mike Clark showing his chops on the drum machine. A heavy groove backing E-Man's urgent call to arms. - Going Off The Wall 124 bpm. An uplifting, celebratory, arms in the air full-on jam. - It's Coming For Ya! 120. Stripped back, cavernous grooving Techno. Reminiscent of Mika Vainio/ Pan-Sonic. Mike Clark shows his skills in creating perfect sound fields. - Mr Mitchell 124bpm. A bluesy roller with Mike showing he can do it on the Moog too, flexing on some runs shown to him by Los Hermanos' Gerald Mitchell, hence the title of this track. Typical Mike Clark percussion figures, too.
Artist: Mike Clark
Title: Activate EP
Label: Third Ear Recordings
Cat No: 3EEP-2023_01
Release date: 27 October 2023
Mastered by Stefan Betke @ Scape Mastering, Berlin.
Mixed by Hernan Santiago
14 окт 2024
