Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Prince of Parrot Shooters / The Aqueducts of Channel Island

The return of the eternally inscrutable Spencer Clark! Well, sort of. First time vinyl pressing of two uber-obscure Monopoly Child Star Searchers recordings originally ushered into the world with such infinitesimally small fanfare you'll be forgiven for considering this brand new music. And anyway, let it be said, this is music that stands outside of time as is. Fourth World is a phrase chucked around a lot these days (guilty as charged, i apologise), though what Clark does here feels like a most deserving heir to Hassell's throne. This is boundless stuff, built from endless loops and layered beyond comprehension and trace of discernible root, the entire collection takes on a serous-like quality, electronic music as viscous liquid, as living organism. Clark, like Ferraro, has always been good at marrying the synthetic with the real (the Real?), blurring the lines between the two, turning a mirror on the world as he does. There's no signs of letting up in that regard. A totally immersive and undulating mess of the uncanny, all mirages, ghosts and endless horizons.