On Wed, 17 Apr 1996, Jonathan Mark Logan wrote:
quoted 3 lines Is Temple of the Transparent Balls worth the $21 I saw it for the
> Is Temple of the Transparent Balls worth the $21 I saw it for the
> other day? I really *love* spanners, so I'm hoping this one won't
> disappoint (and it's an earlier album, yes?).
In my opinion _Temple of Transparent Balls_ is the best Black Dog album.
It has the greatest blend of catchy, quirky melodies and nice beats out
of all the Black Dog albums. _Spanners_ tends to be a litle darker and
a touch more experimental then _Temple .._. $21 seems a fair price (it
was $33 in a local record shop here - of course I refused to pay that and
got it elsewhere for cheaper). The album came out in 1993, at least that
is what is listed on the CD.
Here is a the latest news I have seen regarding the Black Dog:
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From tbd@feedback.comSat Mar 16 20:49:40 1996
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 96 23:23:40 GMT
From: the black dog <tbd@feedback.com>
Newsgroups: alt.music.techno
Subject: ThE BlAcK DoG LiVEs!
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The Black Dog's
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N E W S - L E T T E R
Dear people of the net, thanks for keeping faith in
this year, despite all the 'anti-publicity'. It's
definately not 'all over' here in London. I've been
busy producing new stuff, which you will hopefully
all get to hear soon. The recruiting drive is going
well, and hopefully the dog will be out on the road
later on in the summer. With live drum and bass.
Here's a taster..
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Music for Adverts (and Short films)
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The new album by 'The Black Dog' is finished!
Master DAT will be delivered to warp records on the 25th
of march. They reckon it will be three months after that,
before they can release it. We feel that's too long.
"Hurry up and release it!!!!!!!" faxes would be welcomed.
Warp Records fax : +44 (0)114 281 2002
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The Babylon Project
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A project calling for peace in the middle east. To
unite and solve our problems in friendship, before
the end of the world.
Featuring the delectable vocals of Ofra Haza.
The Belly Mix - Arabic mix, done by the Black Dog, which
will hopefully be given away free on the
net. Advice on compression techniques is
welcome!
We have mixes from a number (8) of friends/collaborators,
and have poured loads of our creative energies into this
project. It will blow many techno pretenders, out of the
water. We are not boasting. 1996 is the year of the dog!
More info: tbd@feedback.com
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Graphics/Realities
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Ken has had to suspend work on the BDP video, and most
of the 3d imaging since the split, and concentrate on
his music. Research on techniques of world building is
still going on, though we haven't got the budget to do
anything 'serious' with it yet. Everyone is learning.
The Black Dog mu system is taking shape, and we will be
calling for LPC wizards to come and help us out soon. The
high cost of a leased line, precludes us getting connected
to the net from the start, so we're looking at getting it
connected with dialup landlines at first.
As stated in 1989, the majority of any income from record
sales, will be ploughed into research for FREE networking
technologies. A friendly haven in a corporate cyberspace.
So many artists, sell out, and get a mortgage, or get a
"personal wealth" habit, that they expect you 'the fan'
to pay for. Nothing like that goes on here.
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The "Free Tibet" album
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As you have probably noticed, some artists have chosen to
look at china as a new market, and even play gigs there.
The Black Dog feels this is deplorable.
China has one of the most appalling records for human rights
on the planet, and is subsequently being boycotted by Black
Dog Productions.
We know not to tar a nation with it's government's brush, but feel
that tibet is ignored, because it lacks the wealthy oil resources
of kuwait.
To draw attention to the plight of tibetans, the Black Dog is
going to record a 'Free Tibet' album, and rally ethical ravers.
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There is more, much more, but that's enough for now..
Thanks for your time and patience,
A big wag of the tail to ya..
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I hope this helps you out.
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| Eric Frans |
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