MySelf, My friends. Then The Abecedarians, Cabaret Voltaire, Revolting Cocks, Nine Inch Nails, Section 25, The Egyptian Lover, Kent Chesterfield, Oscar Wilde, Chopin, George Clinton (whom I've had the pleasure of meeting on a few occasions), Hans Nieswandt, Serge Gainsbourg, Antoine Giacomoni, Caligula, Jacqueline K. Clark, Hermes, Wigs, Brezl Göring, Disneyland, James Baldwin, Rachmaninoff, Paris, Bootsy Collins, Vanity Fair Magazine, Donny Hathaway, Whirlpool Productions, Ingrid Hirm, D'signed by living, Piano's, Organ's, Synthesizer's, Drum Machines, Vocoder's, The Tele Harmonium, telephone, nintendo64 (super mario cart), David Bowie, logarithms, The film "Diva", The Residents, TuxedoMoon, Esperanza, La Lupe, Cab Calloway, Mr. Brown, Madame Walker, Mr. Engoran, Devo, Ultravox, Earth, Wind & Fire, ConFunkShun, Kraftwerk, Rick James, Erroll Garner, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Henry Mancini, Carol Kaye, Auzy L. Clark, 24 Hour Party People, Barry Gordy,Billy Preston, Grace Jones, Depeche Mode, Black Flag, Sly Stone, Judas Priest, The Woodstock motion picture soundtrack, Monty Python, The Ramones, Nirvana, The B-52's, Japanese Drum Music (forgot the name), ELO, YMO, Records (the store on the kstreet mall, Sacramento), Meredith Monk, Brigitte Fontaine & Areski, Sydney Bechett, Fad Gadget, Francoise Cactus, Mick Carne, Tyree Cooper, George & Ira Gershwin, Moms Mabley, Dr. Seuss, Brer Rabbit, John Waters, Gino Soccio, Blue Oyster Cult, Cher, Afrika Islam, The Cure, Otto Fischinger, Nico, Francoise Hardy, Les Rita Mitsuko, Jake bullit, The Plastics, Yello, Barbara Streisand, Jamie Principal, Janet Jackson, Sonic Youth, Steve Mason, Queen Samantha, The Cockettes, The Clarkettes, The Ikeettes, The Raylettes, The Tubes, Greg Phillinganes, Rosey Gaines, Jerome Kern, Digital Underground, Michael Franti, Andre, Ono, Deborah Harry, Vince Guiraldi, Bejart, Lady Saw, Badlamenti, Eno, Fame, Taps, my Ex's, Baby Jane, Doris Fish & Phil Ford, Miss X, Madame X, Klymaxx, Vanity 6, Bo Diddly, Ruth Turner, Apple, Clock DVA, Skinny Puppy, Moev, Gene Pitney, David Chapelle, Asthma, Hillary R. Clinton, Alvin Ailey, Josephine Baker, Yves Saint Laurent, Salsoul Orchestra, Patti Labelle, Dee-Lite, Heart, Sydney Poitier, conspiracy theory, game theory,
Patrick Juvet, Deodato, Udo Kier, Martin Kippenberger, Cosima von Bonin & Michael Krebber, The Pop Tarts, Pop Tarts, Skunk Anansie, Rita Robinson,
The Simpsons, AC/DC, Japan, Mel Torme, George Sheering, Dakota Stanton, Mahalia Jackson, Fela Kuti, The Brother's Johnson, Dana Porras, Robots, Todd Terry, Boondocks, This Mortal Coil, Tone Loc, Sweet Pussy Pauline, Feedbuck Galore,
Astor Piazzolla, The isley Brother's, Marvin Gaye, Tenacious D, Frank Zapa, Screemin' Jay Hawkins, Douglas Sirk, The Nike Slogan "Just Do it!", Angie Reed, Las Vegas, Chicks on Speed, Rush, Scritti Pollitti, Barry White, The Smiths, The Carpenters, Lee Scratch Perry, On-U Sound System, Wendy & Lisa, Gary Clail, Mark Stewart, Jimmy Dean Sausage, Can, Silver Convention, Sheila B. Devotion, Charro, Gene Loves Jezebel, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, The Whispers, Burt Bacharach, The Wiz, Mexico City, Istanbul, Eartha Kitt, Buenos Aires, Gene Rodenberry, Mahalia Jackson, Scott Joplin, Albert Gabriel, Blaine L.Reniger, Joey Arias, Cameron, Jr., Elvis Costllo, The Bus Boys, Bad Brains, Eek-a-Mouse, Chriss Isaak, Leo Garcia, Front 242, The Jolly Boys, Francois Kervorkian, Yianna Katsoulos, Eric Tabushi, Rachel Ortaz, Elli Medeiros, Troy Lopez, Wes Craven, Bauhaus (the band and the architecture school NOT the chain store in Germany), Soul Train, Rose Royce, Paulhino da Costa, Chaka Khan, The Staple Singers, The Emotions, Morgana King, Gioza, Gayrilla Biscuits, BUTT, GLU, Aaliyah, South Park (more so, Team America), Rick Astley, The Thompson Twins, The Clash, Neneh Cherry, The The, The Beatles, Margaret Singana, Dalida, Oingo Boingo, Winona Ryder, Charles Trenet, Art Tatum, Ry Cooder, Dolly Parton, Marilyn Manson, Andre Simone, Nina Simone, Carrege, Nina Hagen, Sheila E., Liberace, Body Count, Killing Joke, Casio, Dirty Snow, Mark Pauline, Survival Research Laboratories, The Stucco Factory, Steve Winony,
Mandel Turner, Arif Mardin, Giorgio Moroder, Cerrone, Stockhausen, Art Blakey, Richard Pryor, Augie Robles, Strictly Rhythm (only the beginnings however...), David Lynch, Suzy Weiss, KISS, Strawberry Switchblade, Bananarama, Stock, Aitken & Waterman, The Dance, Blancmange, Bobby Orlando, Foxy, Switch, Chaz Jenkel, Michael McDonald, George-Washington Carver, William Alexander Leidesdorff, Frederick Douglas, Herbie Hancock, The Pet shop Boys, The BeatNigs, Maxfield Parrish, Fania All-Stars, The Harlem Globetrotters, Lychee, Rupert Everett, Dorothee Dandridge, David Kusek & Gerd Leonhard, Stephen Jagenburg, Sylvester, Sheila B. Devotion, Madonna, System 8, Ricky Lake, ...more later
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Eric D. Clark
RELEASES/PRODUCTIONS
ERIC D. CLARK "Don't Kill the Elephants" (Commotion, France)
PHATTITUDE featuring SWEET PUSSY PAULINE:"Boum-a-shakka-lakka-lakka-boum-boum"12" GrooveAttack
ERIC D. CLARK D'Signed By Living: Psychosexual Transgression ep (12") Ladomat 2000
" Fur Dancefloor (2x12"/CD) Ladomat 2000
" Another Night, Another Disco (12") SUBCURRENT/BMG
AMANDA LEER From here To Eternity (12") Moroder Tribute BMG/Cause & Effect
YIANNA KATSOULOS Shopping (12"/CD) Barclay
KENT CHESTERFIELD You are Searchin' (12") SUBCURRENT
ANGIE REED hustle a Hustler (single) CHICKS ON SPEED
" G. G. (Gaudy Good) (single) CHICKS ON SPEED
CHICKS on SPEED Plastic Surgery (single) CHICKS ON SPEED
ERIC D. CLARK Credo (Pale Music comp. 3) SUBCURRENT/Pale Music
EINBAUSOUND "how many clicks does it take" (12") SUBCURRENT
DIRK LEYERS & JUSTUS KHÖNCKE feat. ERIC D. CLARK An Ounce of Memories (12") FIRM
ERIC D. CLARK Sexual Robots (2 downloadable club remixes) www.alittletotheleft.tv/www.beatport.com
REMIXES
LONI GORDON Searchin' (12") Searchin' Groove On
STELLA Lower Saxony (CD5") Lower Saxony L'Age D'Or
CHAKA KHAN The Drama (NPG) unreleased
GLORIA GAYNOR Last Night (CD5") Last Night BMG
GLORIA GAYNOR The Last Night (12") The Last Night Logic Records
M: The Secret Tapes Of Dr Mabuse (CD) Mabuse Not On Label
THOM Love is Real (CD) (SUBCURRENT Mix) SONY Music
JESUS Di IBIZA Gone (12") Gone (SUBCURRENT Mix) Low Spirit Recordings
THE LEKTRIK "the real blockbuster" SUBCURRENT Vocal mx/Major Mix (12" EPIC)
TLC No Scrubs (12") SUBCURRENT (White Label)
P-PACK RECORDS (12"ep feat. Nina Hagen) House Alarm/Punk Kaufmann PPR005
GLAMOUR TO KILL (12") Eis Bäer (Sage)
JUSTINE ELECTRA two ways to kill a lady (12") City Slang Records
KHAN featuring BRIGITTE FONTAINE fine mouche (12") Disco Cabine
NINE INCH NAILS Only (ERIX'SUBCURRENT mix) www.myspace.com/wwwmyspacecomedc
JASON WALKER Reachin' (Junior Vazquez Records)
MOCKY Extended Vacation (Erix' Carte Postale) (12") FOUR Music
KHAN Fear
REMIX PROJECTS
FRINGE W/PETE AVILA
MARIAH CAREY We Belong together Write Label
NEYO All Because of You (12") Def Jam
APPEARS ON
TIEFSCHWARZ Blow (12") SUBCURRENT/International Deejay Gigolo Records
" Solid Sounds comp. 2004/3 (2xCD) Blow 541
" Sven Väth In The Mix: The Sound... (CD+DVD) Blow SUBCURRENT/Cocoon Recordings
" Misch Masch (2xCD) Blow (Dub) SUBCURRENT/Four Music
" Benedict (Eat Books) SUBCURRENT/Four Music
COBRA KILLER 76/77 (CD/LP) I Like It When It Burns a bit SUBCURRENT/Monika Enterprise
MARTINI BROTHERS (12") Big & Dirty SUBCURRENT/Turbo
" Love The Machines (2x12"/CD) Big & Dirty SUBCURRENT/ Poker Flat Recordings
SUPERTOBI Popcorn reheated (CD) Sacrifice SUBCURRENT/Royal Ear Force
CHICKS ON SPEED Visitors (Film Soundtrack DVD) Chicks on Speed Records
SEX IN DALLAS until the end Record Makers
MATT FLORES lapad (TYREE COOPER mix Featuring Eric D. Clark on Keys) Farside/On The rock
ERIC D. CLARK & THE SCANDALS Summer Cruising ep Pale Music Int.www.pale-music.com www.neuton.com
WHIRLPOOL PRODUCTIONS RELEASES
Gimme / Fly Hi (12") Logic Records (UK)
The Immunity Syndrome EP (12") Superstition
Brian De Palma (2x12"/CD) Ladomat 2000
Moon Huh / Harvest (12") Ladomat 2000
Dense Music (2x12"/CD) Ladomat 2000
The Cold Song (12", CD 5") Ladomat 2000
From Disco To Disco (12") ZAC Records
From Disco To Disco (12") Ladomat 2000
From Disco To Disco (CD5") Ladomat 2000
From Disco To Disco (CD5" enhanced w/video) Motor Music
From Disco To Disco Remix (12") Jinxx Records
From Disco To Disco Remix Project 2006
(Dirk Leyers, Mike Monday,
Martin Eyerer,
Jake Bullit, JCA, + others) Great Stuff Recordings
The Cold Song (12", CD single, CD5") Ladomat 2000
" ??? (CD) Motor Music
" ??? (2x12") Ladomat 2000
Crazy Music (12"/CD single) Ladomat 2000
Lifechange (CD single, 2x12"/CD) WEA
Lifechange (12") WEA Records (Germany)
Lifechange (CD5") WEA Records (Germany)
WHIRLPOOL PRODUCTIONS REMIXES
Army of Lovers (Remixes) (12"/CD5") Life Is Fantastic Motor Music
Sprungbretter (Milch) (12") Gott Ist Doof Superstition
I Didn't Know What To Expect (Remix) (12") Dance Pool
DJ-Edition Of Talent (12") I Wish I Had You L'Age D'Or
Army of Lovers (Remixes) (CD5") Life Is Fantastic Motor Music
Going Under (CD5") Paths of Life Warner Brothers
More Than A Sex Machine (12") WEA Records (Germany)
Sauerkraut Nicht Sushi (2xCD) I WIsh I Had You L'Age D'Or
PHOTO/VIDEO: Styling, Concept, Co-Direction
ERIC D. CLARK fur Dancefloor
" another night, another Disco (Directed by Eric D. Clark & Volker Hanwacker)
WHIRLPOOL PRODUCTIONS Harvest
The Cold Song
" From: Disco To: Disco (Directed by Smocek Policek)
" Crazy Music (Directed by Smocek Policek)
LEVI'S campaign with STEFFEN JAGENBOURG
40 OZ. Artist Campaign
ERIC D. CLARK
Born beautiful and talented, he mastered piano by 10, at the same age was recruited to play for God at the Allen Chappell A.M.E. Church, leading his own choir of 5-12 year olds ’the Angel Choir‘ in all Sunday processions. during this time he also studied violin, "rather passionlessly" in his own words.
Eric joined the student board of directors at 15, through whom he received his first booking - when asked to hire a band for a school event, our subject suggested a DJ, even better the students suggested him! - the event was successful and soon after he was snatched up to play at the ’Club Can't Tell‘ an old movie theater / live venue in Sacramento where he'd DJ between shows, and mix sound for bands, if, for what ever reason the sound man did not show up.
Introduced to dance music at 15 while simultaneously working part-time for cassio, he'd been subconsciously studying it in the form of Chopins', Polinaise's, Mazurka's, and Waltz's or with Scott Joplin's varying Rag's, since his introduction to playing music. His belief was compounded when he read a Jehovah's Witness ’Watchtower‘ magazine where ’disco‘ was described as ”devil music, fueled by drugs and false euphoria“ -he had found his vocation.
By 21 he'd played practically every important club in northern California - Vortex, The Underground, Dancepark, The K-Street, plus various ’posh‘ private events (’posh‘ in Sacramento???), The 181 Club, Buzzby's, Glashaus, Noh Klub, Dasklüb/1015 Folsom, DNA Lounge, DV8, The Crystal Pistol, Esta Noche along with The End Up...and impromptu cameo's with the Beat Nigs (although never officially a member) and various other Bay Area Artists.
PARIS
Upon arrival in Paris, Eric lands a job at ’Neo Japonesque‘ a small basement club beneath a friend's apartment, this would become his resident club for the next 3 years and under his musical direction, the little club (150 capacity, often ’rubber-walled‘) attracted all sorts of marginal's - celebrities, bankers, students, musicians, other club owners... a plethora of people ready to go until, often, 10:00 am and later during week-ends, guests would fall out onto the busiest market street in paris, Le Rue Montorgueil, as shop merchants set up their wares, the smell of cheese, thick, in the air..!
Producing a few things here and there, namely for ‘Yianna Katsoulos‘ (a Varieté singer of much acclaim). an 'off-hand' remix of Bouge de La, for ‘MC Solar‘ (never released?) and a strange frontman job for a song entitled ‘Don't Kill The Elephants‘?! the DJ'ing held up through all this time; he worked; the Kit Kat, co-founded Zoopsie (with Molskee), Le Rex, La Scala, Le Palace, Le Saint, Balajo, L'usine Ephemer, La Grande Halle du la Villette, La Luna, plus, various truly posh events!
By the beginning of the 90's the good parties where fading as was the number of DJ's flying back and forth between new york and paris, a phenomenon existing at least since the jazz year's, hence the supply of innovative dance music was waning.
In search of better records Eric is invited to...
COLOGNE...
...where he meets ‘Hans Niesswandt‘ and does a series of parties known as the legendary ’Whirlpool Parties‘, understanding "Whirlpool" in the sense to be euphemism to a mixture of events and not solely funneled into one mono sensory direction, they join forces with 'Justus Köhncke', to create 'Whirlpool Productions', releasing numerous remixes and ep's, subsequently 4 long player's of cult legend!
BERLIN
At the time of writing Eric is in Berlin, involved with many of the city's most vibrant homo-sapiens! one year ago his partner (Andreas) and he started the now institutionalized after hours club, "Manyc Monday" (www.manymonday.de), yes, monday morning!
co-writing and singing smash hits with the Märtini Brös (Big and Dirty), (Blow) with Tiefschwartz, currently recording with 'Sex in Dallas', also;
producing with and for "Chicks on Speed" Label/Group, writing with Tyree Cooper, Jake Bullit, Angie Reed, Paige Ilise, Justus Köhcnke & Dirk Leyer's...
There is also his New Band "E=dC2"! with an album ready of the same title...
plus he still does, once a month, the Funky Chicken Club-Cologne!
there is sooooooo much more...
Stay tuned
Text: Kent Chestefield
remember kinzo in berlin? where you played hiphop from deadprez? the room in the back which looked like a butcherhouse? nice evening, ill never forget. ppppeaaace from berlin
miss thing...nice to see you here! how is life? very stylish this glasses of yours. saw you are playing funky chicken club tomorrow. I wish I could be there... have fun. cheers from planet oz. sabine
