Clinic's Ade Blackburn Picks His Favorite Albums

There are experimental bands, and then there's Clinic, a four-piece from Liverpool with a sound as hard to pin down as a blob of mercury. Since describing Clinic's music is next to impossible, we tried the next best thing: We got singer-guitarist Ade Blackburn to list some of his favorite and most influential albums. If you're looking for a road map through the wilds of deconstructed, psycedelic art-rock, this is it.

	Archie Bronson Outfit Derdang Derdang
"ABO are now getting the recognition they deserve. Truly unique psych-blues, one of the best British bands in a long long time."
	Lucifer Lucifer
"Maybe the best reissue of '06. Addictive Residents-style melodies played by a deranged pub rock band."
	Scott Walker The Drift
"Absolute disregard for conventional structures and/or commercialism."
	Pat Kilroy Light of Day
"Undiscovered acid folk that actually exceeds that category for weirdness."
	Tom Waits Orphans
"Brawlers, bawlers and bastards."
	Vetiver To Find Me Gone
"Inspired, sounds like pure enjoyment."
Note: The following albums are not available from ARTISTdirect. We gave links where we can find them, but Ade stumped our editors pretty good with some of these. The Magic Tramps, Bootleg. "Totally overlooked yet genius manipulation of 12 bar/rare boogie. Perfect for dancing." Wendell, Marrow. "Incoherent ramblings with severe pop hooks, on a non-existent budget." Stein, Ashley Down. "The gatekeeper of Nottingham University, magical triumph." Der Stuhl, Kinder. "Magnificent soul and psychedelia, ideal for the winter nights ahead."
Clinic's new album, Visitations, is available now in the ARTISTdirect Store.

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