What Is Dave Clarke's Archive One Release?

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Archive One is Dave Clarke's debut album, and it is currently available in two formats: Digital and a 6LP Boxset. According to the official site, it is out now, and visitors can listen to it or pre-order it directly from daveclarke.com. If you want to hear the record or buy a physical copy, the official site is the starting point.

What the release is

Archive One followed the records that first established Clarke's reputation, including the 'Red' trilogy released on Bush Records in 1994. The album is described as his debut full-length and is noted for being flecked with hints of breakbeat and electronica — a combination the site frames as a novelty in the puritanical techno scene of the time.

That detail matters if you are trying to place the record: it is not a straight techno album, and the breakbeat and electronica touches are part of what distinguishes it from the harder club material Clarke was known for.

Formats available

The official site lists two options:

Format What it is
Digital A digital version of the album
6LP Boxset A six-disc vinyl box set

Both are presented together under the same "Archive One Out Now" banner, so the site does not treat one as a lesser edition — they are simply the two ways the release is offered.

How to listen or order

  1. Go to daveclarke.com.
  2. Find the Archive One section on the page.
  3. Use the "Listen Now" link to hear the release.
  4. Use the pre-order option to order the Digital or 6LP Boxset version.

The expected result is either immediate listening through the site's link or a placed order for the format you choose. The page does not state prices, shipping details, or whether an account is required, so check those at the point of order.

Where it sits in Clarke's catalogue

Archive One is the debut album in a career that includes the 'Red' trilogy, the World Service mix CDs, and later work such as 2004's Devil's Advocate on Skint Records. If you already know Clarke from his remixes — Inner City, The Chemical Brothers, New Order, Depeche Mode, Moby, Leftfield, Underworld — Archive One is the point where his album-length work begins, and the breakbeat and electronica elements make it a different listen from the singles that came before it.