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Review: While Black Dog founder Ken Downie has rarely been one to talk candidly in the press, his current studio partners, Martin and Richard Dust, have been known to deliver angry missives on a variety of topics. It's perhaps unsurprising, then, that the trio's latest album- their first for nearly three years - appears to have been inspired by the current state of politics and the media. Full of knowing track titles, melancholic refrains, frustrated rhythms, dystopian soundscapes and angry motifs, the album's thought-provoking intent is rather overshadowed by the quality of the music on offer. You'll find bustling electro, end-of-days ambient, rushing cinematic techno, IDM and the kind of hard-to-pigeonhole fare that inspired then NME journalist Mixmaster Morris to come up with the now familiar "intelligent techno" tag.
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DUSTDL 054
25 May 18
Techno
25 May 18
Techno
Review: All too often forgotten or overlooked, British electronic outfit The Black Dog have truly released on a magnificent array of label over the years, and they can now honestly be seen as living legends. Aside from what they did for Scotland's Soma label, they've also been regular casuals for the likes of Warp, among many other of the country's staples. Unlike what they'd chosen to focus on in the past, their new sound is comprised of hollow, meandering ambient structures that have little in common with their club heritage, except maybe for their hypnotic qualities. As usual, they appear on the legendary Dust Science label, out of Yorkshire, and each of the four parts to Forgemasters - Shards OV Light seems to be locked in an unmistakable downtempo bubble, glitching and evolving subtly with each new sound of movement of sound. It's a deep, enthralling and eye-opening landscape of sounds.
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DUSTDL 056
05 Jan 18
Ambient/Drone
05 Jan 18
Ambient/Drone
Review: Sheffield veterans The Black Dog tap some of their favourite producers to remix tracks from their recent album. Ambivalent, who rose to fame during the minimal house boom, turns in a tough techno version of "Commodification", its tribal drums and growling bassline underpinning wild squeals and squeaks. By contrast, GoldFFinch's take on "Hollow Stories, Hollow Head" is a woozy affair, held together by a pulsing bass and lush strings. The Black Dog themselves also get in on the action, turning "Neither-Neither" into a tough stepper with a searing bass and ticking percussion, while the War & Peace version of "Books" is a balmy ambient affair.
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DUST V 052
23 Oct 15
Techno
23 Oct 15
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
Review: The legendary Black Dog return with more immaculately designed and forward thinking electronics on their own Dust Science imprint. Nowadays comprised of Ken Downie and Martin & Richard Dust, they've certainly still got it, and this is testament to it! The album goes from dreamy soundscapes and imaginary soundtracks ("Phil 0114" and "The Frequency Ov Thee Truthers") to even Autonomic style drum and bass on tracks like "Phil 3 to 5 to 3" but there's straight up techno later on in the album as heard on "Self Organising Sealed Systems" and "Commodification" and the absolutely mental "Hollow Stories, Hollow Head". Great song titles, that's a given. Essential listening.
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DUST CD 051
14 Aug 15
Ambient/Drone
14 Aug 15
Ambient/Drone
Review: Like Heaven 17, one of the great Sheffield electronic bands, it appears that fellow steel city artists The Black have a fascination with the divided society. On Commodities & Pavement, rather than corporation-obsessed synth pop, the trio deliver intricate, thoughtful techno. "Platform Lvl 6 (Crash mix)" is led by a woozy sub-bass and its insistent groove features a series of drops and a robotic vocal sample. "Commodification (South Sea Bubble mix)" is faster and less nuanced, with a spiky, rickety rhythm and throbbing bass licks prevailing. It mightn't get The Black Dog on Top of the Pops, but it shows again that they are the thinking man's techno act of choice.
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DUST V 050
20 Jul 15
Techno
20 Jul 15
Techno
Review: The fourth and final installment of this series sees the long-established Sheffield act focus their efforts on the dance floor. "Cathedral Sex" is shot through with eerie, dreamy synths and ghostly pads, but it is powered by sub-sonic bleeps and reduced metallic rhythms that are reminiscent of Sleeparchive's vintage releases. "Havelock Circle" favours a similar, dancefloor-friendly approach, but on this occasion, the tones are replaced with a filter that tunnels its way through a pulsing groove. Finally, there's a live version of "Havelock Circle". Recorded at Fabric, its insistent drones, percussive bursts and punishing bass licks make for functional techno at its finest.
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DUST V 043
24 Nov 14
Techno
24 Nov 14
Techno
