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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:
https://www.patreon.com/theblackdogma

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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

You can order direct from us at:
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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

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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Sleep Deprivation – Out Now

Posted on 1st November 2024 in Releases

Our new album, the one that’s taken years to come to fruition, is finally out and titled “Sleep Deprivation”. It’s a concept we’ve played with for well over 10 years now, with the earliest ideas making it on to the original release of Music For Real Airports. Available to order now as digital downloads, compact disc and a very limited vinyl edition, pressed on to a pair of lovely blue discs:

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Patreon Supporters
As always, our generous supporters on Patreon can get the downloads for free. You can join right now for less than a pub lunch:
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Sleep Deprivation – New Album – Out 1/11/24

Posted on 11th October 2024 in Releases

Ready to order now and shipping on the 1st of November 2024, is our new abstract ambient release “Sleep Deprivation”. Available on double blue 12″ vinyl, CD and digital downloads. All orders from DustStore.com and Bandcamp include exclusive bonus tracks as digital downloads.

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My Brutal Life – Exhibition, Live Show and New Album

Posted on 6th September 2023 in Gigs, Releases

In October 2023, we’ll be launching a special exhibition in Sheffield featuring a carefully curated selection of artists from a wide range of artistic disciplines. The event, called “My Brutal Life”, will be held over two weeks in the striking Moore Street substation.

As part of this exhibition, we’ll also be launching a new album and performing a one-off live show on the 7th October at Sheffield drama studio.

“My Brutal Life delves into the profound aspects of our artistic endeavours encompassing brutalism, the environment, and humanity. Throughout our ongoing creative journey, we consistently gravitate towards these themes, documenting and exploring the human experience within these environments.

Our unwavering fixation on Symmetry, Synchronisation, and Repetition are the driving force in our artistic expression. Moreover, we strive to peel away superficial layers to expose the underlying emotional strata of the human aspect, unearthing the often overlooked beauty within the ordinary.

Although frequently disregarded, the human aspect resonates with echoes from the past, enlightening and guiding our artistic process. Even the failures encountered serve as poignant reminders of the delicate structures we construct.

My Brutal Life constitutes a pivotal component within an enduring exhibition, meticulously crafted to delve into the aesthetic and human facets of brutalism.”

Exhibition Bookings:
https://www.sensoria.org.uk/events/my-brutal-life-exhibition/
https://my_brutal_life.eventbrite.co.uk

Live Show Tickets:
https://www.sensoria.org.uk/events/the-black-dog/
https://THEBLACKDOG.eventbrite.co.uk

Album Pre-Orders:
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Exhibition Catalogue:
https://www.duststore.com/products/my-brutal-life-exhibition-catalogue

Music For Airport Lounges – Out Now

Posted on 24th February 2023 in Releases

Our new long-form ambient album, “Music For Airport Lounges”, revisits our Music For Real Airports project, presenting a collection of archive material, unreleased tracks and demos. It’s out now at DustStore.com, Bandcamp and all of your favourite streaming sites.

Supporter Downloads
The free downloads for our supporters at Patreon are now live, including the super-hi-res 24bit WAV and FLAC files. You can join now and access all of the downloads for the price of beer each month:
https://www.patreon.com/theblackdogma

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Music For Airport Lounges – Coming In February

Posted on 3rd February 2023 in Releases

Going back through the archives from our Music For Real Airports period, we’ve selected a collection of unreleased tracks and demos to construct a new ambient mix.

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“We hate to think about how much time we’ve spent in Airport Lounges. We didn’t record on every single visit but we still ended up with over 200 hours of recordings in our archives – that’s nearly 8.5 days. These recordings became the backbone of the project, as we began to work them into tracks, while simultaneously sitting in airports. The circle was complete.

Airport lounges are a common source of frustration for all travellers; overcrowded, uncomfortable, and filled with a variety of unpleasant smells, not to mention the equally unpleasant people barking orders. Worse still, many airports have limited seating and amenities. During long wait times, this can become quite overwhelming.

Philosophically, the nightmare of airport lounges can be seen as a representation of the existential angst and anxiety of modern life, all compacted into one small area. It is a physical manifestation of our inability to escape the constraints of time and space, as well as our inability to control our own destiny. As a result, airport lounges can be seen as a negative reflection of the human condition, and a symbol of the lack of freedom we experience in our everyday lives.

This album of unreleased recordings documents an earlier time, when 3 weekends a month were spent in airports and this temporary home became our recording studio. A recent visit confirms that nothing has changed.”

Released 24th February 2023.