The Black Dog - Radio Scarecrow, a spectre is haunting bruegel, the spectre of dogmatism Options

[Bruegel]

I don’t start threads very often but I felt the need to attempt to elevate this above the “some electronic shit bruegel posted” status for which it is probably destined.

When Helmet alerted me to its existence a few weeks back I sort it out on ‘Helmet recs good shit’ grounds rather than any Black Dog devotion. Sure, I dug me some Spanners back in the day but I hadn’t listened to any Black Dog for years, so I didn’t go in with sky-high expectations……ffwd a month and its got my shit impounded.

This is some subtly powerful ambient techno with the emphasis on sub. The number stations/EVP/haunted radio theme means it works really well as a headphones album but get it on a good system and the bass will liquefy your guts…..

The Black Dog - Radio Scarecrow



Tracklisting:
1 Transmission Start
2 Train By The Autobahn (Part 1)
3 Train By The Autobahn (Part 2)
4 Riphead v9
5 UV Sine
6 ...Short Wave Lies
7 Siiiipher
8 Digital Poacher
9 Coda
10 Set To Receive
11 EVP Echoes
12 Floods v3.9
13 Beep
14 Witches OV
15 Dials & Dialers
16 Ghost Vexations
17 Dials & Dialers 2

CODE

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EUUA39FH

I love this quote from Ken Downie on Resident Advisor: "the bass is much heavier - so much so that it was making us ill working with the low frequencies for hours on end. We could only do three hours at a time on some parts."

Talk aboute suffering for your art.....they are probably infertile now.

Tiny Mix Tapes Review

I know Avecs already on board but I’m sure there are a few more sombies who would love this.

[avec]

Yeah this is great. A real smooth listen. Reminds me of Plastikman in it's minimal construction (one simple kick machine and a couple padded leads).

Anyone who likes bare bones electronic that goes places, this is for you.

[Badger]

Plastikman

Ba-doing! The magic word guarantees my interest.

[st. park]

great record.

[Burz]

Yep, good shit here. I haven't been keeping up with much electronic stuff lately, but this and the Syclops album have been ruling my world the last few days.

[Drinky]

I got excited for a second and thought that Black Dog had reformed with Handley and Turner (Plaid). I didn't realize that Ken Downie + The Dust Bros. were now The Black Dog. I'll check it out.

This reminds that I still need to d/l Plaid's soundtrack to Tekkonkinkreet.

[Vivian Darkbloom]

Vivian stamps approval. Look for it in the "Now Playing: The Stoned Edition" in the weeks to come.

[red]

I'm glad I let Avec and Breugel convince me (not that it took much) to download this the other day. I'm in love with it. So many great tracks. I'm actually listening to "Digital Poacher" as I type this. Such a light pretty song.

[Badger]

This has strong Toytronic feel to it it innit.

[the internet]

This is amazing. I'm trying to find a link to Bytes and Spanners and failing. I'm really surprised at the high quality on this thing. I was starting to become really tired of all the other standard electronic music put out this year (Matmos, and that pretty standard/mediocre Clark album). It's nice to hear somebody focusing on melody, rhythm, and detail for once. The return to general midi sounding synths adds something very special to this.

[the internet]

I thought I would post this, seeing as that it's a related project and that it's fantastic. Any fans of Radio Scarecrow might like this.

Plaid - Rest Proof Clockwork



On the surface, Plaid's second full-length charts similar territory as their debut, with the same intriguing mix of old-school flow and electronic programming clout, plus an odd tendency to play with certain synth presets -- steel drums, for instance -- that would make most electronica technicians cringe. True, there's a bit more hip-hop flavor on this one, like the faux turntablism on the excellent tracks "Shackbu" and "Little People." And the novelty angle Plaid have occasionally nodded to in the past is out on two tracks especially: the vocoderized bossa-nova number "New Bass Hippo" and "Dang Spot," the kind of popcorn electronica that harks back to Perrey & Kingsley. When it comes down to it, the technical differences between Rest Proof Clockwork and Plaid's debut Not for Threes are minimal. Still, there's a certain soul to this album that displays the maturing ex-breakdancers progressing even after more than ten years of recording. In fact, two of the most beautiful tracks of Plaid's long career are right here. The first is "Buddy," a yearning downtempo track with echoing effects; the second is "Dead Sea," a beatless piece of glorious synth-strings which evoke past civilization just as achingly as "The Crete That Crete Made" (from Temple of Transparent Balls, the 1993 album by Handley and Turner's former concern, the Black Dog). So, in sum, Rest Proof Clockwork is yet another production masterpiece to file on the shelf with the rest of Plaid's work. The element that puts them far, far ahead of every other beatminer out there is a growing sense of spirit that lets the machines do the singing.
allmusic

DOWNLOAD: http://rapidshare.com/files/38013184/BOEth160P-Rpc.zip

I should up Not for Threes later, it's another classic thats even more in the style of Black Dog.

[undo]

I really wanted to love this but out of what I've heard from Black Dog/Plaid, this seems to fall in the middle of all their work. At least after 2 listens.

Quite a few full tracks from them streaming on Last fm: http://www.last.fm/music/The+Black+Dog/+charts

[Bruegel]

Nice free for download on the Black Dog site:

The Black Dog - Remixes and Remixed (DJ Set)



Tracklist:
1. Bozzwell - The Woods (In The Woods Mix By The Black Dog) - Society
2. The Black Dog - D.O.G. Style (The Black Dog’s Late Night Porn Mix) - Dust Science
3. The Black Dog - Alt/Dash/Return/Kill (Remixed by Derailleur) - Dust Science
4. Orlando Voorn - Alice (The Black Dog Mix) - cynet:media
5. Vector Lovers - Hush (Bitten By The Black Dog) - Soma Quality Recordings
6. Claude Young - Electronic Dissident 2 (Bitten Hard by The Black Dog) - Dust Science
7. UB313 - Q (The Black Dog Bitez Down On Beatz And Bleepz Mixx) - Fortune8
8. Rubens - Breaking Into Smile (Dog Style Remix) - Herb Recordings
9. Derailleur - Cognate (Bitten Deep By The Black Dog) - Varial
10. The Black Dog - Alt/Dash/Return/Kill (Live at Fuse, Belgium, 2007) - Dust Science
11. The Black Dog - Machine Machina (Remixed by Vector Lovers) - Dust Science
12. The Black Dog - Evoke (Carl Taylor Remix) - Dust Science
13. Bozzwell - The Woods (In The Woods Mix By The Black Dog) - Society

DOWNLOAD HERE

[Wolfgang]

I'm still spinning this record quite a bit. Thanks for the free download tip.

[undo]

What does the board think of "Virtual"? There are days I think it's even more essential than Orbital's "Chime" or 808 State's "Pacific".

I can upload it if anyone wants.

[Guest_Jimmy Chamberlin_*]

downloading now...does this sound anything like lcd soundsystem? love those americans

[Bruegel]

downloading now...does this sound anything like lcd soundsystem? love those americans

No it sounds nothing like lcd soundsystem

Im a fucking dildo magnet today

[Bruegel]

What does the board think of "Virtual"? There are days I think it's even more essential than Orbital's "Chime" or 808 State's "Pacific".

I can upload it if anyone wants.

I’ve got more affection for Chime and Pacific but Virtual holds up better

[ladytron: the tv...]

downloading now...does this sound anything like lcd soundsystem? love those americans

No it sounds nothing like lcd soundsystem

Im a fucking dildo magnet today

oh, this is nice, bruegs, thanks! good for lounging and drafting.



jimmy chamberlain?! lolz.

[throughsilver]

What does the board think of "Virtual"? There are days I think it's even more essential than Orbital's "Chime" or 808 State's "Pacific".

I can upload it if anyone wants.

It all about Trip II The Moon.