CLOCK DVA - Post Sign

Review by corin castro

Album Review: Post Sign by CLOCK DVA – A Sonic Odyssey Through Industrial and Ambient Realms Released in 2013 under Anterior Research Media Comm, Post Sign by CLOCK DVA is a genre-defying journey that blends Electronic, Pop/Rock, Industrial, Ambient, and Alternative/Indie Rock elements. The UK-based project, helmed by Adi Newton as both composer and producer, offers a dense soundscape that feels like wandering through an abandoned factory at midnight—equal parts eerie, hypnotic, and strangely beautiful. With mastering handled by Maurizio Martinucci, the album boasts pristine audio quality that lets its intricate layers shine. One standout track is "The Adoptive Morphology Begins (Phase V)." It’s hard to forget this piece because it feels like being pulled into a sci-fi movie soundtrack. The track builds slowly, layering glitchy beats with haunting synths that create an unsettling yet captivating atmosphere. You can almost picture some dystopian future unfolding before your eyes—or ears, rather. Its repetition isn’t boring; instead, it draws you deeper into its world, making you question what comes next. Tracks like these remind us why CLOCK DVA has remained relevant for decades—they know how to craft tension without overplaying their hand. Another memorable cut is "At the Mountains of Madness." This one sticks out not just for its Lovecraftian title but also for its ability to evoke isolation and awe simultaneously. The ambient textures here are lush yet minimalistic, leaving plenty of room for interpretation. There’s something about the way the melody lingers—it feels cold, distant, yet oddly comforting, much like staring at stars on a winter night. If you’re into music that tells stories without words, this track nails it. What makes Post Sign intriguing is its refusal to stick to one style or mood. One moment you’re dancing to pulsating rhythms ("Project Paper Clip"), and the next you’re lost in introspective soundscapes ("Memories of Kelvin"). It’s messy in all the right ways, capturing the chaotic beauty of human emotion filtered through machines. And let’s be honest, who else names tracks like “Exobiological Containment Program”? That alone deserves props. Reflecting on the album, it strikes me how timeless it feels despite being nearly a decade old. Maybe it’s the blend of nostalgia-inducing analog vibes with futuristic experimentation. Or maybe it’s just Adi Newton doing his thing—crafting music that challenges listeners while staying accessible enough to enjoy casually. Either way, Post Sign isn’t just an album; it’s an experience. And hey, if nothing else, it’ll make you want to put on headphones and pretend you’re decoding secret messages from another dimension. Not bad for a Tuesday afternoon listen, eh?

Artist: CLOCK DVA
Album: Post Sign

2013

Rating: 4.0

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Tracks

Track	Duration	Preview
Exiobiological Containment Program	5:43
Phase Iv	07:05
The Adoptive Morphology Begins (Phase V)	04:32
Memories Of Kelvin	6:59
Distant Jazz, Pt. 3	09:18
The Jet Lab JPL	5:53
Project Paper Clip	6:07
Sigma 7	7:52
The Silencing	05:00
The Jet Lab Jpl	05:55
Mercury Project	8:08
Phase IV	7:03
At The Mountains Of Madness	6:36
Zero Module	5:57
At the Mountains of Madness	06:35
Exobiological Containment Program	05:45
Memories of Kelvin [For Era]	07:00
Distant Jazz Pt 3	9:17
The Adoptive Morphology Begins (Phase V)	4:31
The Silencing	4:58

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CLOCKDVA PROJECT PAPERCLIP / POST SIGN

Clock DVA - Post Sign (2013)

Clock DVA - The Silencing

CLOCKDVA PHASE IV

Clock DVA - Exobiological Containment Program

Clock DVA - Mercury Project

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Anterior Research Media Comm

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lytte på nettet
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Role	Company
Distributed By	Ditto Music
Mastered At	Optofonica Lab / Amsterdam

Credits

Role	Credit
Composed By	Adi Newton
Producer	Adi Newton
Mastered By	Maurizio Martinucci

Notes

"Post Sign Is a collection of material recorded after the release of Sign the last of the DVA releases on the Italian Label Contempo. Produced and composed throughout 1994 /5 in Florence & Milan during a transitional period in the chronology of DVA. Due to circumstantial events these recordings remained as primary bases for later development, intended as an instrumental companion album to Sign. Similar in concept to the Instrumental Album Digital Soundtracks, I felt that these recordings, although unfinished, represented a point in time that contained a series of emotions and paradigms that these recordings capture. Coming back to them after more than a Decade I did not want to try and re work them, as those ideas and feelings have now developed in to something new and rather than letting them remain in obscurity it would be more positive to release them in their original form , the drawings reveal the core, the latent intentions of form.
These recordings represent some of the darker elements of the NASA / Mercury program which in recent years has become increasingly more exposed. Included in the booklet is the extended text from Sign that was referenced in the original sleeve notes along with a number of original artworks that are based on conceptual elements contained within the tracks."

About CLOCK DVA

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One of the first groups to arise during the formation of the Sheffield Electronic Scene. Adi Newton formed the first lineup of Clock DVA in 1978, after his departure from The Future (the other members of which would go on to form The Human League and Heaven 17) with Judd Turner (bass), David J. Hammond (guitar), Roger Quail (drums) and Charlie Collins (saxophone, clarinet). The term 'DVA,' was inspired by Anthony Burgess' satirical science fiction novel, 'A Clockwork Orange.'). Originally focusing on experimental music inspired by science fiction and the occult (with the latter fading as time went on) and later reflecting the burgeoning industrial and electronic body music that had begun seeping into underground music scenes on both sides of the Atlantic. After a handful of privately produced cassettes (most of which have since been collected in the 'Horology' boxed sets of lps from the German label Vinyl-On-Demand) the band released a cassette on Throbbing Gristle's Industrial Records label. "White Souls In Black Suits" features founder members Adi Newton (vocals, violin, EMS Synthi E, tapes), Steven James "Judd" Turner (bass, vocals, treatments, rhythm machine, ex-Block Opposite), and the original guitarist David J. Hammond (guitar, treatments). Two additional musicians were added to the line up, Roger Quail (drums) and Charlie Collins (saxophones, flute, and percussion,) and featured a sound much more in line with their contemporaries outside of the Sheffield scene (which had gravited to a smoother more pop oriented sound, for the most part.) The first formalised DVA line up also featured Simon Mark Elliot-Kemp on synthesiser. In 1981, David J Hammond left and guitarist Paul Widger joined in 1980. The following album, "Thirst," was produced by Psychic TV producer Ken Thomas and released through the independent record label Fetish (and was cited, by the NME Journalist Paul Morley, as one of the great albums of the 80's alongside Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures" and The Fall's "Dragnet".) After "Thirst

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Paul Browse
Adi Newton
David Palmer
Nick Sanderson
Roger Quail
Charlie Collins
Shaun Ward
John Valentine Carruthers
Dean Dennis
David James Hammond
Steven James Turner
Paul Widger
Barry R. Harden
Robert Baker
Alessandro Cellai
Michael Ward
Maurizio Martinucci
Simon Mark Elliot-Kemp
E. Gabriel Edvy
Panagiotis Tomaras

Interesting fact about Album

Here’s something cool: The album *Post Sign* by CLOCK DVA is like a sonic puzzle. It blends genres like Electronic, Industrial, and Ambient with hints of Alternative/Indie Rock. Released in 2013 in the UK, it was crafted entirely by Adi Newton, who not only composed but also produced the album. Fun detail—there are tracks with almost identical names, like "The Adoptive Morphology Begins (Phase V)" and "Phase IV," but they’re slightly different. It’s like the album has its own secret language. Oh, and it was mastered by Maurizio Martinucci, adding that final polish to its experimental vibe. Definitely one for the curious ears!

Comments

abdeljalilbital

2025-03-05

Memories of Kelvin is sublime.

vuthienhuong151

2025-03-05

nothing will touch "Return to Blue"!

thayphuonghut

2025-03-05

Thank you

christerlassman

2025-03-05

Disco muito louco.Músicas com climas bem diferentes.Bem criativo.Mei ocaminho entre E.B.M.,Techno e experimentalismo.Ótima banda.

loverofthelight715

2025-03-04

finest industrial-ebm-electro-psy-rock around the clock - since 40 years !!!!

jweblog90

2025-03-04

Love Adi Newton. God bless The Shape of Things to Come. Hosted by Bob Westphal. Am now 40 years old. First turned on at approximately 16. Kids of the world: enjoy your time on Earth. Life will always be accommodating. All our thoughts are inexact, imprecise, and so forth. Uncertainty is humankind's catnip. Our vice and our squarepusher. Adi does things. So did Newton. So did Thomas Young. (Look into him. Highly intelligent Quaker). Years later -- still the informed, exuberant, entertaining manipulation of sounds.