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| The Black Dog | |
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| Origin | England |
| Genres | IDM Acid house Ambient techno |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Warp GPR Black Dog Productions BMG Sire |
| Members | |
| Andy Turner Ed Handley Ken Downie Martin Dust Richard Dust |
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The Black Dog was founded by Ken Downie along with Ed Handley and Andy Turner[1][2]. In 1989, they were unable to find a label to back their releases and had to start their own, Black Dog Productions. Their first full-length album Bytes was released on 15 March 1993. Other albums Temple of Transparent Balls and Spanners followed this first release. Their music was often produced under a number of different names, such as Close Up Over, Xeper, Atypic, I.A.O., Balil and the Discordian Popes.
In 1995, Ed and Andy left to focus on Plaid[3] but Ken continued working as The Black Dog on his own for a while, releasing the solo album Music for Adverts. With new management, and an increased vigour, Downie then teamed up with Steve 'Hotdog' Ash and Ross Knight. Though they completed over a dozen critically acclaimed remixes during this period, only one album was ever released Unsavoury Products which featured the talents of Parisian beat poet Black Sifichi on vocals. In 2001, Downie teamed up with Richard and Martin Dust, owners of the label "Dust Science Recordings".[4] Since then, they have started to play live again and have released eight EPs and three full-length albums on Dust Science:[5] Silenced was released in 2005. Radio Scarecrow was released in 2008 and was very well received[6] and nominated for DJ Mag’s Best of British 2008[7]. Their follow-up to Radio Scarecrow, Further Vexations was released in 2009. It was described as having a dark cynicism of Orwellian practices of Government and the passivity of the general public.[8]
Discography
- 2009 Further Vexations
- 2008 Detroit Vs Sheffield EP
- 2008 Radio Scarecrow
- 2008 Set To Receive EP
- 2007 Floods EP
- 2007 Remixes 2
- 2007 Book of Dogma
- 2006 Riphead Ep
- 2006 Thee Singles
- 2005 Silenced
- 2005 The Remixes Ep
- 2005 Trojan Horus Ep
- 2005 Remote Viewing Ep
- 2005 Bite Thee Back Ep
- 2003 Genetically Modified
- 2002 Unsavoury Products
- 1996 Music for Adverts (and Short Films)
- 1995 Parallel (re-released 2003)
- 1995 Spanners
- 1993 Temple of Transparent Balls (re-released 2003 and 2007)
- 1993 Bytes (reissued in 2005)
References
- ^ Black dog biography on NME.com
- ^ The Black Dog profile on BBC Radio 1
- ^ Plaid biography on NME.com
- ^ "THE BLACK DOG Interview". The Milk Factory. 2005-09-01. http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/blackdogiw.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ The Black Dog profile on the Dust Science website
- ^ Reviews at dogsquad.co.uk
- ^ DJmag’s Best of British Awards 2008
- ^ Jones, Simon (2009-01-19). "The Black Dog - Further Vexations". Progressive-Sounds. http://www.progressive-sounds.com/features/The-Black-Dog-Further-Vexations.asp. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
External links
- Official website
- dustscience.com - The Black Dog's Label
- Black Dog Productions at Discogs
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