- 12inch
- Recommended =
- New Release
Anne Clark
Our Darkness
Dark Entries
- Cat No.: DE-340
- 2026-04-22
A classic from underground parties like Manchester’s Hacienda, Chicago, and Ron Hardy’s The Music Box, this track—featuring Sven Väth, Theo Parrish, and MOODYMANN in the mix—is a beloved masterpiece among many DJs, spanning genres from electro to trance. This is the official reissue from Dark Entries. A voice that conveys the resolve to overcome “darkness,” even while fearing it. The lyrics radiate passion; the poetry, synthesizers, and electronic sounds organically radiate energy. It is one of the premier masterpieces of the 1980s UK sound, spanning punk, new wave, and rave.
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Inspired by London’s punk scene, the young poet Ann Clark met David Harrow—then the keyboardist for Psychic TV, who later joined Jah Wobble and On-U Sound, collaborated with Andrew Weatherall, and worked under the name James Hardway, Technova. Produced in 1983 and remixed at William Orbit’s Guerilla Studios before its 1984 release, this is a master ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)piece of synth-punk poetry, new wave, and proto-house. A true masterpiece played at clubs that became the birthplace of underground parties, including Manchester’s “Hacienda,” Chicago, and Ron Hardy’s “The Music Box.” Includes the original 12-inch remix of “Our Darkness,” The Razormaid Mix, and an unreleased dub version by David Harrow. The B-side features “Sleeper in Metropolis” (composed by David Harrow, with an Extended Mix by engineer Martyn Webster), released the same year, and “Poem for a Nuclear Romance.” This reissue features liner notes, an insert sheet with lyrics, and the original picture sleeve. DARK ENTRIES comments, “It expresses timeless longing and modern despair—a masterpiece that deserves the spotlight now more than ever.” (Original Japanese text by Saito)