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With this new EP Tom Clark makes an impressive return to the Highgrade release program. Following a collaboration with Marcus
Schatz and most recently with Benno Blome, he now comes back as a solo artist. After only a few beats, you’ll be sure to recognise his signature
sound. Tom needs surprisingly few elements to build a unique atmosphere and his matchless grooves. On the title track "Scorpio" we find a
deep, rolling bassline and a slightly orientally influenced vocal, combined with the typically unique Clarkish synth leads, and we're ready to go.
It's a track that continually keeps the excitement moving while never letting the cat out of the bag, and more than deserves the A-side. Then we
come to "Albino", also featuring sparkling synths and rolling drums that create an impression of fluidity and an unhurried beginnings, but
we also end up in a waterfall... Who would have known!? In conclusion comes "Sand Flea", as lively as a box of fleas, but not nearly as
aggrivating! Mister Clark is again at his best, with a love for detail, an innate sence for strange sounds and an a significant quantity of
leisurely energy, this tune also really hits the mark. This is not the work of a newbie who produces an aggressive sound to prove his talents. The
result is the feature of this EP: Seldom has an understatement sounded so fresh.
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