SA vol 4: Dexter Parks + Bandcamp Fundraiser!

Hello friends! It’s been a minute, but I have some new exciting things coming up, maybe you’ll be interested!

First off, I’m releasing the 4th part of my Spectral Acoustics series! This series became sort of an archive project, and we’re reaching back to the mid-2000’s to bring you Dexter Parks! What is Dexter Parks? Well, he was my dance music alter ego…. or something. Back around 2005 my partner had a macbook with a program called GarageBand. I had no idea how to use it, so I started making music only using their stock samples. It was fun, silly, naive, and completely different from anything else I’ve done. Earlier this year, I was cleaning off an old computer and found the GarageBand files. I was able to clean them up and edit them a bit, and asked my good friend David Newberry to master them, and now they sound better than ever! To get a taste, check out the video linked below.

This release is going to tie in with a fundraiser project. I’ve been denied by every granting agency I can apply to, but I’m desperate to raise money for a new album. I have some great songs, and they need the right production & musicians to bring it to fruition. So this Friday (Bandcamp Friday!), everything on my page will be PWYC. Digital downloads, merch, you name it. Every penny will go towards that new LP, so it all helps.

Check out my page here: SHAWN CLARKES BANDCAMP PAGE

Without further ado, here’s the video for the first track “This Is A Song About Friendship”, edited by myself using found footage from some sort of 90’s Robotics convention!