clarks music in the s was described as "electro-psychedelic glam-rock" and "unique fusion of wild s-style experimentalism and proto-new wave synth-freakery" his early influences included the s psychedelic rock of the mothers of invention the doors the electric prunes jimi hendrix and especially the early adopters of analog synthesizers such as the united states of america lothar and the hand people and silver apples while he was also attuned to the sounds of the proto punk rock scene such as the seeds the music machine the velvet underground the mc and the stooges