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Fragments – Out Now

Posted on 6th November 2020 in Releases

Our new album, “Fragments”, is out now in all the usual places.

Our supporters on Patreon can get this and the original demos, right now as part of their membership. Join and download now at:
https://www.patreon.com/theblackdogma

Buy direct from us:
DustStore.com (Ultra High definition, 24bit 96khz, uncompressed WAV and lossless FLAC)
DustStore.com (High definition uncompressed 16bit WAV and compressed MP3)
Bandcamp

Out in the wild:
Spotify
Apple Music
TIDAL
Deezer
Bleep
Boomkat
Juno Download
Amazon UK
YouTube
Beatport
whatpeopleplay
traxsource
kompakt.fm
Normans Records
Horizons Music

Label Info:
https://www.dustscience.com/releases/fragments

Fragments – Available 6 November 2020

Posted on 29th September 2020 in News, Releases

Our new album, “Fragments”, will be released on 6th November 2020 on limited CD, ultra high-definition 24bit downloads (FLAC & WAV), high quality 16bit WAV and 320kbps MP3.

“Fragments was a completely new way of working for us. We’ve always worked with an internal brief, creating documents, pictures and videos, simply because keeping an idea on track with three individuals can be difficult. It’s easy for someone to be edged out of the creative process when the focus is not clearly defined.

It’s a formula we’ve used since the early 2000s, but things have changed a lot since then, particularly when we decided to dip our collective toes into supporter memberships with Patreon. It made us think about what we could do directly for our supporters rather than just the next album or project. At first, the whole thing felt odd and uncomfortable, but we decided that we’d try a few things and ask for feedback.

Fragments was initially a way for us to see how we could include others in an ongoing creative process. There was no over-arching concept, no defined characteristics or purpose, just the promise that there would be at least one new track for members to download every month. Consequently, we never knew what was coming next, so the old, very focused working method was irrelevant. It was difficult for us to let individual tracks go without knowing what was coming next, but this also made the project more interesting.

And then C19 hit and we were forced to continue the project remotely from our home studios. As difficult as the disruption was, it was during this period that we realised we could re-organise and remaster the individual tracks into a coherent album, capturing a specific moment in time and drawing a line under the first phase of the project.

Like our “Allegory” EPs, we’ve tried to keep everything stripped back. We used to hide many subtle elements within the layers, but not so much this time.

Fragments is our journey through many changes, both self-imposed and those imposed upon us, and it ultimately led us to create things differently. We hope you like it.”

Support Us At Patreon
Our supporters at Patreon can get the demo version right now and will be able to download the final masters just before the official release date. If you’re interested in joining and supporting our projects, check out: https://www.patreon.com/theblackdogma

Pre-Order Now
DustStore.com
Bandcamp

Tranklements – Available to Pre-Order Now

Posted on 8th April 2013 in News, Releases

Tranklements

The new album Tranklements is available for pre-order now at DustStore.com and DustStoreDigital.com.

[dustv038] Limited Edition 3 x 12″ Vinyl
* Limited edition, only 300 units
* 3 x 12″ on heavy weight 180gsm vinyl
* Free digital download of the album from DustStoreDigital.com
* Two free bonus tracks as digital downloads exclusive to DustStore.com

[dustcd038] CD & Download
* Includes two free bonus tracks as digital downloads, exclusive to DustStore.com and DustStoreDigital.com.

Info, Samples and Links
http://www.dustscience.com/live/releases/tranklements
https://www.facebook.com/theblackdogma
https://twitter.com/TheBlackDog
https://soundcloud.com/the-black-dog

Radio Scarecrow Reviews/Quotes/News

Posted on 6th March 2008 in News, Press

Reviews and Quotes are starting to come back in for Radio Scarecrow, so we thought we’d share what’s coming in with the dogsquad – we don’t have a massive PR machine and do much of the PR ourselves with Don from Soma. We’ll be adding to this thread as things come in.

DJ Magazine – Album Of The Month
The Black Dog – Radio Scarecrow – Soma
If any one UK outfit was responsible for taking the Detroitian templates and blending ? rather than bastardising ? their boundaries into something genuinely innovative, then that would be The Black Dog. Remaining as invigorating as ever, visionary early-?90s works like ?Temple of Transparent Balls? and ?Spanners? might have been tagged ?intelligent techno? but their cutting edges bled influences into d&b, ambient and electronica. Now a reshaped trio (Ed Handley and Andy Turner long departed to continue their Plaid project), original member Ken Downie and kindred underground spirits Martin and Richard Dust have spent three years labouring on this latest sonic masterpiece.

Posted on 17th January 2008 in Press, Releases

Radio Scarecrow

Since the release of Silenced in October 2005 The Black Dog have been working delicately on its successor. Two years in the making and the first album to be completed in their new Sheffield Lab.

Radio Scarecrow has been over two years in the making, constantly developing and building, culminating in a masterpiece work that flows delightfully and hits hard. A true progression on Silenced, the trio are keen to note ?the beats are faster and 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 3 hours at a time on some parts?.