This is by far the best of Plaid's releases to date. The album as a whole covers so many different genres of electronic music and hits them so perfectly that it is hard to know where it all went wrong with future releases. Anyway, if you have not already heard this album, then where have you been? Go get yourself a copy!

Plaid come up with another winner on REST PROOF CLOCKWORK. "Shackbu" continues in their weird, funky electro vein, while "Ralome," with its steel guitars, has a country-western feel. "Little People," on the other hand, starts off with some old skool hip-hop before establishing itself firmly in the new skool. “Dead Sea,” a string-based track, has a semi-classical elegance to it, while “Gel Lab” changes so many times that it almost seems schizophrenic. "Buddy," however, seems a little more aimless than their other tracks. But the quasi-Spanish guitar of “Pino Pomo” gives way to pure electronic groove. “New Bass Hippo” is bouncier than its title would lead you to think, and “Air Locked” takes its simple premise into unexpected places. Though I personally prefer NOT FOR THREES, the haunting, hidden track after “Air Locked” is as good -- if not better -- as almost anything else they’ve done.

This is a masterpiece. Amazing.

As a huge Black Dog fan, I became a fan of these guys, too. But the brilliance of this album is that there is no trade-off of listenability and emotion, of originality and familiarity.

This sophistication of this release makes most other "IDM" releases seem jejune in comparison. The break down at the end of "Gel Lab" is a revelatory vista; "Shackblu", a perfect album-opener, is laid-back and funky yet satisfies the hunger for prettiness and warm strings. Ralome is gentle and wistful, with a forward yet calm finesse that is life-affirming.

But, caveat: no license for snobbery here- "Dang Spots" is music to jump around to! And "Little People" with its scratches and breaks wills your head into bobbing to its big lovely melodies.

Ed and Andy do it again...Top Ten album to take it with you, if you could...

Ohhh...This this such a cool album!!

I actually owned the other three studio albums (Not For Threes, Double Figure and Spokes) before this one, so I wondered if it would live up to my expectations.
It exceeded them!!
The style of tracks here is so diverse. From the most beautiful piece of music I think I've heard, i.e, 'Ralome', to the busy fusion of styles of 'pino pomo' and the giggle-fest that is 'dang spot'.
I find myself more and more enthralled by Plaid's music. So much so that I don't seem to be playing very much of other artists' work in between.

This album; 'Rest Proof Clockwork' is a MUST BUY for anyone who knows how to hear music properly.

Oh, and do listen to this CD with decent headphones - its the only way! Windows mediaplayer with visualisations running is a superb way of experiencing this album too ('Battery-Randomisation'works well!)

Enjoy :0)

Fantastic album, an absolute must-have for anyone into electronic music. Not Plaid's best album; Double Figure is better overall, with a little more consistency in the track quality. However, Rest Proof Clockwork contains what is, in my opinion, the best track Plaid have produced so far, and one of the finest pieces of electronic music ever: ralome (track 2). After 5 years of listening, it hasn't tired and still sends shivers down my spine. Miss this album at your peril!

Plaid's most perfect album - beautifully recorded, wonderfully rich melodies and harmonically rich musical structures throughout, inventive and, like all good music, reveals that little bit extra every time you listen to it.

absolutely the best plaid album to date,every time i play rest proof their creativity amazes me,every track is completely different,every track lives in its own world,and yet they form a very coherent whole.their latest double figure is very weak compared to this one,its just very linear and one-dimensional,that one dimension is great,but theres nothing more,and im not satisfied with only great commercial-melodic-listenable album from ed & andy...
hopefully things will get better with the new one,cuz their p-brane ep is fantastic...a little harsher sound,heavier beats....and.....a change:)