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. + Digital-only bonus track “12 notes“!

Berlin Mitte Institut / Fresh: “Nice record. Cool sound, easy grooves, laid back. A record with the right understatement.”

Karotte (CocoonGreat Stuff): “scorpio is nice. play this since weeks.”

philip sherburne: “at first i wasn't sure there was enough here to hold my attention, but the richness & fullness of the sound carries it through for me, mostly. not sure how i feel about the vocal sample in "scorpio" -- shades of led zep! -- but both it and "albino" are tight groovers.”

Tobi Neumann (Cocoon): “schöne undergroundige produktion! schiebt entspannt dahin.. ich finde alle tracks gut und werde sie spielen. danke und grüße, tobi”