Combining literary, socially engaged texts with innovative and genre-breaking music, she has covered every kind of style, while at the same time maintaining her own identity on each and every recording, whether it be the samples (before sampling became a concept) and electronically treated acoustics of The Sitting Room (1982), to the ground-breaking analogue synth classics of Sleeper In Metropolis (1983) and Our Darkness (1984).
Consistently looking for new ways of expression and communication through the emotion of music and language, Anne seeks to not only challenge herself but her audience also.
Going between extremes of the minimal Scandinavian jazz influences of Unstill Life (1991) to the pastoral and poetic interpretations and translations of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry on Just After Sunset (1997), to the full-on electronics and sparse acoustics of The Smallest Acts Of Kindness (2008), very few artists have covered such a wide spectrum over such a long and consistent career.
At the end of 2010, Anne Clark released the first chapter of a vibrant and on-going project Past & Future Tense, the first release on her own label, After Hours Productions.
Rather than turning out yet another compilation or collection of back catalogue, she decided, in this special anniversary year to invite young and innovative musicians, producers and DJs to take her material, all her material, not the most obvious numbers and to not just “remix” them but completely re-interpret them.
The result a fresh, exciting and contemporary view by a new generation of an artist who in her turn influenced them and their development in the endless possibilities of electronic music.
In January 2011 Anne contributed an arrangement of the Charles Baudelaire poem Enivrez-Vous (Be Drunk) to the audio book and radio play Die Künstliche Paradiese, (Hörbuch Hamburg/Radio Bremen).
Contact
Anne Clark Lyrics
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Are broken by statements not tenderness
I always wanted much more than this
Heart sworm misguidance
Disguised in abundance
Of thoughts of the moment
Not facts of the day
Gestured are only as loud as the words
All sound went unheard
Obscured by the darkness , I reach for your face
But I find a cold emptiness has taken its place
Left all alone after making that find
A silent scream starts distorting the mind
Ans I'm always wanting much more than this
Left breathing in hope gently passed by your kiss
But the lifeline is broken in two equal halves
One closes up slowly
The second one laughs...
The first few lines of Anne Clark's song Contact, "Pauses are broken by statements not tenderness" suggest a breakdown in communication between two individuals. It implies that there is some form of distance between them, and they are communicating without empathy, rather only through cold hard statements. Anne has always wanted more from this relationship, but instead of tenderness, she finds herself dealing with heart swarm misguidance, disguised in abundance. She is not receiving the facts of the day, but only the thoughts of the moment. The gestures which were once so loud, have now gone unheard, and she was tricked by the movement.
Line by Line Meaning
Pauses
Intermittent moments of silence and inaction
Are broken by statements not tenderness
Communication is more likely to be abrupt and harsh than gentle and understanding
I always wanted much more than this
My desires and expectations have not been met by reality
Heart sworm misguidance
Emotions are clouded and lead me astray
Disguised in abundance
The excess of thoughts and feelings hides the truth
Of thoughts of the moment
My focus is on immediate concerns and fleeting impulses
Not facts of the day
I overlook objective reality in favor of subjective perception
Gestured are only as loud as the words
Nonverbal cues are not enough to convey meaning without verbal context
I was tricked by movement
I was deceived by appearances and actions
All sound went unheard
The message was lost and ineffective
Obscured by the darkness , I reach for your face
Despite obstacles and challenges, I seek connection with another person
But I find a cold emptiness has taken its place
Instead of finding warmth and intimacy, I encounter indifference and vacancy
Left all alone after making that find
I am isolated and abandoned after this disappointing realization
A silent scream starts distorting the mind
My internal turmoil and anguish become unbearable and disruptive
Ans I'm always wanting much more than this
The cycle of unfulfilled desires and dissatisfaction repeats itself
Left breathing in hope gently passed by your kiss
I cling to the memory of brief moments of tenderness and affection
But the lifeline is broken in two equal halves
The connection between two people is severed and lost
One closes up slowly
One person becomes more guarded and distant over time
The second one laughs...
The other person is unaffected and amused by the situation
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: ANNE CLARKE, DAVID HARROW
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@trex70
list isnt correct
01:Contact
02:Sleeper in Metropolis
03:Poem for a Nuclear Rommance
04.Wallies
05:Lovers Audition
06:Poets turmoil No. 364
07:Echos Remain Forever
08:All Night Party
09:Pandoras Box
10: Feel
11:The Last Emotion
@Cl4rendon
Powerful stuff - The first track on the album.
Listen to this on a dark November evening.
@mariojorgecaeiro
Well, no less in an August mornin´. ;)
@zeez3000
My absolute favorite Song since i've heard it for the first Time in 1983
@e2e4g8f6f2f3
Not my absolute favorite, but one that has left a mark on me.
@slappedhappy9549
❤️🔥52yo here!This song/album makes me backtrack to my late teens!🔊
Thx for posting!
I know I have the original vinyl somewhere…🧐
@wissel3173
A Perfect Voice
@ggg.ph.7789
Epic!!!
@zeez3000
I always wanted much more than this!
@trex70
list isnt correct
01:Contact
02:Sleeper in Metropolis
03:Poem for a Nuclear Rommance
04.Wallies
05:Lovers Audition
06:Poets turmoil No. 364
07:Echos Remain Forever
08:All Night Party
09:Pandoras Box
10: Feel
11:The Last Emotion
@trex70
nothing in this here