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My Brutal Life – The Ambient Mixes – September 2025

Posted on 1st August 2025 in Mixes, Releases

This is the inaugural release in a series inspired by the band’s work on the “My Brutal Life” project and the “Sleep Deprivation” 24/7 broadcast channel. The result is a 3-hour longform release, exploring ambient, drone and downtempo electronics.

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“During our studio sessions, we occasionally get sidetracked, either by following creative impulses or simply having fun. While working on these mixes for our streaming channel, it was clear something else was happening. Something unexpected. It unfolded on its own.

Before we realised it, we had over three hours of completely new recordings, all centred around “My Brutal Life”. This box set features over 3 hours of brand-new music and exclusive remixes, presented on three CDs. It’s an exploration of long-form works, leading with emotion rather than structure, so come with us through the inner cityscapes, where grey over green wins every time.”

Available to order now and released on the 12th of September 2025.

My Brutal Life EP – Out Now

Posted on 20th July 2025 in Releases

“My Brutal Life EP is a reflection of the structures that surround us, the weight of concrete, and the beauty found in repetition. These tracks are built like the spaces we inhabit, imposing yet intimate, rigid yet alive with texture. Our work continues to document these buildings, not only with music but with photographs and text.

The music emerged from our continued fascination with Brutalism, shaped by long walks through these vast modern monuments. Each track captures a different facet of that world, from the symmetry, synchronisation and repetition we are drawn to, to the raw emotion embedded in these spaces. This is sound as architecture, rhythm as structure.

We call them home.”

Our Patreon supporters can download it right now, and if you’d like to support our work, you can sign-up right now for the price of a nice beer:
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My Brutal Life 2 – Out Now

Posted on 21st June 2025 in Releases

We continue with the My Brutal Life projects, with a new album of fresh tracks. Our Patreon supporters can download it right now from:
https://www.patreon.com/theblackdogma

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My Brutal Life 2 – Coming June 2025

Posted on 11th April 2025 in Releases

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“We always knew we would return to this project because Brutalism remains a profound part of our lives, something we cherish deeply. Inspired by the photographs we have been capturing for a new book, the music emerged effortlessly. Documenting these buildings feels instinctive; this is where we belong.

Our unwavering fixation on symmetry, synchronisation, and repetition endures, but this time we believe the music reveals a more emotional depth. That is the direction we have been moving towards. Some things simply take time, yet this album seemed to take shape of its own accord.

Join us as we walk through these modern day cathedrals, monuments to the people.”

Released 20th of June 2025

Sleep Deprivation – Streaming Channels

Posted on 5th March 2025 in Mixes, News, Releases, Video

We recently launched our own series of live streams under the “Sleep Deprivation” name, intended to give us a little more freedom to try out long-form ambient and experimental pieces. We’ve got recordings and live-streams featuring music from our archives, along with new original works and generative experiments, where the machines take over.

https://www.youtube.com/@SleepDeprivation23

“Welcome to Sleep Deprivation, a sonic refuge for the sleep-deprived and the restless. Our channel delivers deep, hypnotic dystopian drone music, a fusion of dark ambient soundscapes, industrial undertones, and eerie atmospheric drones designed to lull you into a trance-like state.

Whether you’re battling insomnia, overactive thoughts, or the creeping silence of late-night solitude, our immersive soundscapes will envelop you in a world of slow-burning tension and melancholic serenity. Let the distant hum of decaying cities, ghostly transmissions, and mechanical lullabies guide you into the unknown.

Perfect for: Midnight thinkers, cyberpunk dreamers, and those seeking a surreal escape.
Sounds of the future’s ruins: Haunting drones, deep reverbs, and synthetic echoes.
Sleep… or surrender to the void.

Subscribe now and drift into the dystopian dreamstate.”

Further Vexations (Remastered) – Out Now

Posted on 14th February 2025 in Releases

Our 2009 album “Further Vexations” has been remastered at Abbey Road and reissued as digital downloads, streaming, CD and a limited edition 2×12″ purple vinyl.

Our supporters over at Patreon can get the downloads free right now, and the physical objects can be ordered right now:
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Further Vexations (Remastered) – February 2025

Posted on 14th January 2025 in Releases

Our 2009 album “Further Vexations”, has been remastered and recut at Abbey Road Studios, and is available to order now on digital download, CD and a very limited edition 2×12″ coloured vinyl pressing. Shipping on the 14th February 2025.

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Further Vexations picks up from what was started in Radio Scarecrow, moving beyond the world of open secrets and the bemusing transmissions of number stations, to exploring the dark cynicism of Orwellian practices carried out by our Governments, institutions and corporations.

Martin Dust from tBd explained, “Our main concern was and still is the amount of personal freedoms being surrendered under the banner of “for your own safety” – CCTV, Biometrics and the World Wide Databases being the latest inventions to save us from ourselves. What is it going to take for people to wake up? How much further can the people we’ve put into power go before something finally snaps? We’ve had enough now! We believe that people have become lazy and accepting of “beige” political parties who have realised if they stand for nothing, people will fall for anything.”

10 years on, the references to George Orwell’s 1984 appear to be naive and wholly inadequate. From billion-dollar corporate entities openly mishandling our data for profit to highly targeted and manipulative political propaganda campaigns, the misuse of our data and communications is far more sophisticated and devious than originally envisaged.

The stark omens of Further Vexations are now more prophetic than ever.

Live At The ICA (London 2024) – Out Now

Posted on 19th December 2024 in Gigs, Releases

Recorded live at the ICA (London) on the 14th December 2024.

A sold-out gig in London, in the most perfect setting: a large black box with no lights and an excellent sound system. It could not have been more ideal for us.

The night was a great mix of music and vibes, setting the stage perfectly. Our plan was to start slow and build over one hour, playing our new music and including tracks we’d never played live before. We have so much we have never tested on a live audience.

The team at Goodness organised a fantastic event with brilliant DJs and artists spanning the whole spectrum. It was a night we truly enjoyed and something that’s not easy to pull off. We loved it.

This recording serves as a document of the event.

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Our generous supporters over on Patreon can download the full release for free, right now. If you’d like to join and support our work, check the link:
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Dreamless Sleep EP – Out Now

Posted on 6th December 2024 in Releases

Our new EP “Dreamless Sleep”, expands the Sleep Deprivation project with four new tracks. Out now to stream and download, plus, it’s free to download for our supporters at Patreon.

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