- Dave Clark, AKA Sparky, Luma, Truffle Club and several other aliases, is, as is often said, a Glasgow legend. Artefacts such as the two tracks on Tapes—both are previously unreleased, straight-to-tape cuts from 1994—are reminders that, along with his innate skill, Clark has put in many years of work to reach this position.
Clark's Sparky alias is best known for the breezy late-90s electro track "Portland," as well as the Ricardo Villalobos and Tuff City Kids remixes that eventually followed. The chords on "94Archive2/8" give it some of "Portland"'s grainy charm, but where that one lurched giddily forward, "94Archive2/8" has a sinister tint, thanks to glimmering keys and pads that recall Warp's mid-'90s output. "94Archive6/12" is more densely percussive techno, its assortment of drums, pops and clanks rising to an almost ritualistic crescendo as keys sigh periodically in the background. Both cuts emanate Clark's usual confidence, and both sit comfortably in his varied and impressive canon.
TracklistA1 94Archive2/8
B1 94Archive6/12