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Todd Tamanend Clark (born Todd Clark; August 10, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, author and poet.〔 He is known for "his musical blend of Native American heritage, glam fashion consciousness, cyberpunk attitude, and often skeptical, always opinionated lyrical approach to scientific and sociological subjects." ==Biography== Todd Tamanend Clark was born on August 10, 1952 in Greensboro, Pennsylvania, to Frederick Leland Clark (1923-2003) and Hope Ramona Harvey (1925-2001).〔 He is Native American and is of Seneca and Lenape ancestry. He graduated from Waynesburg Central High School in 1970 and from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Communication in 1983. In 1975, he started to record music under the alias The Stars. Two years later, he formed the Butler, Pennsylvania based rock band The Eyes. The band's album, ''New Gods: Aardvark Through Zymurgy'' was released in 1977 and has been called "the holy grail of psychedelic collectibles." In 1978, The Eyes (with two personnel changes) evolved into The Todd Clark Group, who released their ''"We're Not Safe!"'' album in 1979. In the early 1980s, he abandoned his psychedelic rock style and adopted an experimental rock and electronic music-oriented sound. "Secret Sinema" and "Flame Over Philadelphia" singles, which were released in 1980 and 1985 respectively, became college radio hits. In 1984, Clark released ''Into The Vision'', which featured appearances from Allen Ravenstine of Pere Ubu and Cheetah Chrome of The Dead Boys, as well as the Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs. During this time, he immersed himself more deeply into his Native American heritage, adopting the name "Tamanend". In between 1986 and 1999, he stopped releasing new material and devoted his time to his children, although he continued to compose music and perform at occasional concerts. Between 2000 and 2004, Clark released three interrelated instrumental albums: ''Owls In Obsidian'' (2000), ''Staff, Mask, Rattle'' (2002), and ''Monongahela Riverrun'' (2004).〔 In 2005, he released the compilation album, ''Nova Psychedelia'', through Anopheles Records. In 2014, he released a complexly orchestrated darkly psychedelic cyberpunk album ''Dancing Through The Side Worlds'', which contains many autobiographical songs. A photograph of his son, X Tecumseh Clark (born October 7, 1984), was featured on the cover art of Canadian electronic music band Crystal Castles' second eponymous album in 2010.〔 Another of his five sons, Sachem Orenda Clark (born February 21, 1988), has his own solo career as a multi-instrumentalist and also plays guitar on some of his father's albums. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Todd Tamanend Clark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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