Death Peak

Death Peak
Studio album by Clark
Released 7 April 2017 (2017-04-07)
Genre
Length 43:32
Label Warp
Producer Chris Clark
Clark chronology
The Last Panthers
(2016)		 Death Peak
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash7/10[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
Paste7.3/10[5]
Pitchfork7.4/10[6]
PopMatters[7]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[8]

Death Peak is the eighth studio album by British electronic musician Chris Clark. Announced on 17 February 2017, it was released on 7 April 2017 through Warp Records.[9] Upon its announcement its first single, "Peak Magnetic", was released freely for streaming on SoundCloud.[10] The design of the album cover is that of a crumpled photograph of Clark himself, produced by photographer Alma Haser.[11]

It peaked at number 90 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.[12]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78% based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Mike Schiller of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying: "Death Peak is a very good album, and anyone who's followed Clark since Clarence Park should be happy with the twists and turns he continues to take."[7] Paul Clarke of Resident Advisor gave the album a 4.0 out of 5, saying: "A large part of Death Peak—despite the morbid title—contains some of Clark's most accessible and melodic dance floor tracks."[8]

Clash named it the 33rd best album of 2017.[13]

Track listing

Track listing taken from Bleep.com.[14]

All tracks written by Chris Clark.

No.TitleLength
1."Spring But Dark"1:18
2."Butterfly Prowler"4:27
3."Peak Magnetic"5:43
4."Hoova"5:07
5."Slap Drones"4:18
6."Aftermath"2:01
7."Catastrophe Anthem"6:35
8."Living Fantasy"4:07
9."Un U.K."9:56
Total length:43:32

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Christopher Stephen Clark – production, mastering
  • Barnby Road Academy Chamber Choir – choir (1, 7, 9)
  • Lizzie Greeley – leader (1, 7, 9)
  • Yamila Ríos – vocals (6, 8)
  • Joel Krozer – additional mastering
  • Naweed – additional mastering
  • Dominic Flannigan – design
  • Alma Haser – illustration, photography

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[12] 90

References

  1. 1 2 "Reviews for Death Peak by Clark". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Death Peak – Clark : Songs, Credits, Reviews". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Pritchard, Will (7 April 2017). "Clark - Death Peak". Clash. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Mathieu, Joseph (5 April 2017). "Clark: Death Peak". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Ham, Robert (13 April 2017). "Clark: Death Peak Review". Paste. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Howe, Brian (8 April 2017). "Clark: Death Peak". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  7. 1 2 Schiller, Mike (10 May 2017). "Clark: Death Peak". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  8. 1 2 Clarke, Paul (3 May 2017). "Clark - Death Peak". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Warp veteran Clark announces new album Death Peak – listen to the first single". Fact Magazine. 17 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Peak Magnetic". SoundCloud. 17 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "When Alma met Clark". Creative Review. 10 April 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100: 14 April 2017 - 20 April 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Clash Albums Of The Year 2017". Clash. 19 December 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Clark Death Peak". Bleep.com. 17 February 2017.
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