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quoted 5 lines i picked up a copy of black dog's "bytes" yesterday (3 bucks at the local
>i picked up a copy of black dog's "bytes" yesterday (3 bucks at the local
>used cd store - score for me, baby!) and was happily surprised to find
>that it kicks ass. sounds pretty much like "proto-plaid" which i guess is
>to be expected. can anyone recommend something else by them? how does
>"spanners" compare? input appreciated.
The Handley/Turner/Downie Black Dog line-up released two albums on
Warp ("Bytes" and "Spanners") and two albums on GPR ("Temple of
Transparent Balls" and "Parallel").
I prefer the Warp stuff myself. "Parallel" is basically a collection
of the early EPs. "Temple of Transparent Balls" has some really nice
moments on it, although it's not as consistent as the Warp albums.
"Bytes" and "Spanners" have a lot in common, although whereas the
former is perhaps a bit more playful and organic, the latter is a lot
more polished and textured.
I'd rate "Spanners" and "Bytes" pretty much equally, although if I
were forced to just take one of them on a desert island, it'd be
"Spanners".
Downie recorded Black Dog's "Music for Adverts (and Short Films)" once
Handley & Turner had left. It's a nice little collage of exotic
sounds, loops and weirdness, but for me personally it highlighted the
fact that I actually prefer the Plaid style.
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Mark Stevens
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