The enigmatic UK techno, electronic and classical aficionado Clark presents an advanced preview of his Steep Stims album, and it packs wildly varied personalities into its all-too-brief whole. We open on 'Civilians', a bouncy jittery, oddball, electro-weirds experiment in smile inducing eccentricity, which is both hilarious and seriously equipped for dance floors. And so the love affair begins. Those looking for moodier climes will not go home hungry, either. 'Blowtorch Thimble' is a rave epic, combining accomplished emotive string harmony with 4am breakbeats. Then 'Globecore Flats' continues in the same vein, only with more sophistication, off-key pianos - something of a Clark calling card - and sharp, stripped junglist drums, making for modern UK dance classic.[info sheet from distr.]