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Has anyone heard the new Black Dog album - 'Temple Of Transparent Balls'... or have I missed the reviews ? Virtually... :Dom ............................................................................. : INTERNET: Dom@sound.demon.co.uk :: Tel: 0831-884-269 Int:+44-831-884-269 : : FIDONET: VF10 at node 2:254/14 :: me <- no connection -> *@*.demon.co.uk : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Man, another new Black Dog? Somebody dig up concrete info on this quick! Has there even been a hint of this thing before the last week? NAR

Hi Dom, There is a review of the new Black Dog cd in the latest issue of Vox magazine. They say it's even better than "Bytes". Paul

quoted 2 lines Man, another new Black Dog? Somebody dig up concrete info on this

>Man, another new Black Dog? Somebody dig up concrete info on this >quick! Has there even been a hint of this thing before the last week?

It's been pending for months. Apparently it's 90% old material that GPR have culled from their archives and Black Dog are not very happy about it. I've been trying to blag a copy off Ken Downie but they haven't even got any copies of it themselves (not even the master tapes). - chris@minsk.docs.uu.se

I got this from Black Dog Towers... no mention of the new album strangely. The Black Dog - A Discography ----------------------------- (In no particular order) Bdp001 - Virtual EP - Our first vinyl excursion. 4 tracks. Only 2,500 of them in existence! Changing hands for ?35 each now.... Bdp002 - Age of Slack - Awesome beats, amazing feats... Bdp003 - The Black Dog EP (6 trk) - 500 of them melted by some GIT, who had the audacity to call me a "Cold bastard", when I asked for our money... GenPX2 - The Stone Dog EP CND002 - The CND Ambient Collection Art001 - A.R.T PeArt1 - Balil/Nort-Route - Never been paid _shit_ for this! GenPX3 - Vir2l Remixes - OURS with the cover art, not GPR`s GenPX4 - Mile End/Seagulls - Dj Mark Broom Collaboration GenPX5 - "Shout" by Shiva (BDP saved the day with a Remix) GenPX6 - Gold Cheese GenPX7 - Scoobs in Columbia - Marketed very badly by GPR GenPX17 - Cost II - GPR leeching off our TOPW LP WarpAI - Track called "The Clan" on the "Artificial Intelligence" LP GenPX9 - Vanttool EP - Recorded on Belgium`s Techno Island. R&SOTD - Order to Dance CD - R&S Stitch up - he kept all the money! GenPX10 - As we do EP (Repeat) Art2.1 - PSM Promo - Whirling for spirit Art2.2 - PSM Promo - Choke & Fly Art2CD - Philosophy of Sound & Machine Under1 - Trojan Remix. Badman EP WarpLp8 - "Bytes" (2xLP,MC,CD) 12 NEW tunes Rs46 - Rising High (BDPro 4 track) EP SHIT1 - "Positiva" Ambient LP - GPR stitch up (he kept all the money)!! KAOS4 - "Kaos Theory IV" - Another GPR stitch up (Hackney Hardkore album) Virtually... :Dom ............................................................................. : INTERNET: Dom@sound.demon.co.uk :: Tel: 0831-884-269 Int:+44-831-884-269 : : FIDONET: VF10 at node 2:254/14 :: me <- no connection -> *@*.demon.co.uk : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Well, for me _temple ..._ comes above above _bytes_ in my scale of favourites purely because i feel it's more mature, ands the tracks move me more. Sharp shooting on Saturn is really danceable and full of interesting melodies and beats, Mango makes me laugh - something that not many songs do - and the crete that crete made is a perfect ending, bringing me down to earth with raised spirits... That sound pretentious? Oh well, i guess it does, but never mind eh? I love 'em both. What about their trax on ART though - especially Nort Route - wow! :) james

Jesse writes:

quoted 2 lines Could it be true? More new Black Dog? Does anybody know

> Could it be true? More new Black Dog? Does anybody know >anything, anything at all, about this upcoming release?

They just finished mixing it. I should have a tape of it in the mail any day now. They've spent a *lot* of time on the artwork this time. Last thing I heard about the title was "Arcanus Electrus". - chris@minsk.docs.uu.se <http://www.update.uu.se/~chris/>

on a previes message in the point of which album i prefer, bytes to temple of transparent balls, i had just bought bytes adter have totb fo4r a few months. i prefered totb then, but now i think that bytes has much more interesting melodies and the soundscapes it paints for me are absolutely incredible. really futuristic cities and shit. top stuff. i LOVE it! then again, it could be cos i'm stoned. which i am. anyone got any comments on this? (black dog i mean - no drug flames here!) and does anyone know when they've got something coming out? or has anyone got any black dog they'd like to swap for a copy of Vox with a speacial orb remix on the cd??? :) take care, jAmz

The Black Dog track on Artificial Intelligence II (Balil: Parasight) is very different from the stuff on their Bytes album. Have they done any other stuff like this....? Also, what's their second album like, and is it still available...? Cheers, Cosmic

quoted 6 lines The Black Dog track on Artificial Intelligence II (Balil: Parasight)

> The Black Dog track on Artificial Intelligence II (Balil: Parasight) > is very different from the stuff on their Bytes album. Have they done > any other stuff like this....? > Also, what's their second album like, and is it still available...? > > Cosmic

If you haven't heard the Parasight ep, try it. Exquisite, especially Rosery Pilots. I find this ep so much richer and more intricate than Bytes. But I too want more! Much more... Recommendations, anyone? -- Deep within our hearts a fire glows. It | spirals out, expanding, filling the body with | bella warmth and a sense of great peace. The body | bdrake@cabell.vcu.edu is filled with light. (Cherokee wisdom) |

In <9406092340.AA18882@cabell.vcu.edu> you (bella) wrote :

quoted 3 lines The Black Dog track on Artificial Intelligence II (Balil: Parasight)

>> The Black Dog track on Artificial Intelligence II (Balil: Parasight) >> is very different from the stuff on their Bytes album. Have they done >> any other stuff like this....?

Balil's track 'Nort Route' is one of my alltime favourites. It's nothing like Parasight though :)

quoted 1 line Also, what's their second album like, and is it still available...?

>> Also, what's their second album like, and is it still available...?

I really enjoyed the second album 'Temple Of Transparant Balls'. I think it's very innovative. Some crazy rhythms here.

quoted 4 lines If you haven't heard the Parasight ep, try it. Exquisite,

>If you haven't heard the Parasight ep, try it. Exquisite, >especially Rosery Pilots. I find this ep so much richer and more >intricate than Bytes. But I too want more! Much more... >Recommendations, anyone?

This is funny really, as the 'Parasight' EP was put together in just one weekend by Ed of Black Dog (Ed=Balil) because he needed the money or something. The new album will be released on 25 july. I'm really looking forward to it! Maybe i hear some tracks of it next week as Black Dog will play live here in the Netherlands :) Cheers, -- +-----------------------------------+ | Hans Veneman | | E-mail: veneman@tv99ad.hacktic.nl | | phone: +31(0)3200-35266 | +-----------------------------------+

On Thu, 9 Jun 1994, bella wrote:

quoted 4 lines The Black Dog track on Artificial Intelligence II (Balil: Parasight)

> > The Black Dog track on Artificial Intelligence II (Balil: Parasight) > > is very different from the stuff on their Bytes album. Have they done > > any other stuff like this....? > > Also, what's their second album like, and is it still available...?

quoted 4 lines If you haven't heard the Parasight ep, try it. Exquisite,

> If you haven't heard the Parasight ep, try it. Exquisite, > especially Rosery Pilots. I find this ep so much richer and more > intricate than Bytes. But I too want more! Much more... > Recommendations, anyone?

Try the eponomously named Black Dog Productions EP on Rising High, top jazzy funky stuff, with an acidy number too. I thought the second 'Transparent Balls' LP was disappointing, it was almost an caricature of their own style, the rythyms were just too disjointed and the melodies just too, well sugarey. However there are several good tracks on it and my copy was worth it just for the free poster! greg 3 0 3

Cosmic wrote:

quoted 6 lines The Black Dog track on Artificial Intelligence II (Balil: Parasight)

> > > The Black Dog track on Artificial Intelligence II (Balil: Parasight) > is very different from the stuff on their Bytes album. Have they done > any other stuff like this....? >

I've been told this too...that they're different. For the better, I hope?? (BYTES) didn't seem to go anywhere...same sounds...boring arrangement... I can't wait for my AI2 !!! (have I said this enough?)

quoted 2 lines Also, what's their second album like, and is it still available...?

> Also, what's their second album like, and is it still available...? >

I'd also like to know how the second album compares to the first, and to Balil. thanks, -djkc

On Thu, 9 Jun 1994, djkc wrote:

quoted 1 line I can't wait for my AI2 !!! (have I said this enough?)

> I can't wait for my AI2 !!! (have I said this enough?)

Could you just clarify whether you actually _are_ looking forward to getting AI2 or not djkc, as I'm still a tad unsure ;-) [CiM]

quoted 12 lines On Thu, 9 Jun 1994, djkc wrote:

> > On Thu, 9 Jun 1994, djkc wrote: > > > I can't wait for my AI2 !!! (have I said this enough?) > > Could you just clarify whether you actually _are_ looking forward to > getting AI2 or not djkc, as I'm still a tad unsure > > ;-) > > [CiM] >

Well, I got it! And I *really* like it. I have to give it a few listens before I make reviews (I do need to follow-up on that..whenever I say I'll do a review..but I'm a procrastinator!) Balil's "Parasight" is about the only one good "normal" dance track (as opposed to "intelligent?"...I dunno...) The others sound very sweet. Anyway, Now I'm waiting for TEX2 !! Any reviews, compare/contrasts for AI2 and TEX2? (15 points) And how good/bad is Chill Out Phase 2? (20 points) (You have 2 hours to complete the test) :) -kc

quoted 1 line Also, what's their second album like, and is it still available...?

>Also, what's their second album like, and is it still available...?

I guess you mean Temple of Transparent Balls. Upon first listen, you can tell right away that this is a black dog album, some of the songs are in a similar vein as bytes. Most of the songs have a happy feel to it, but my favorite song is track 3, which is somewhat dark, but I like the spooky dark stuff too. If you like bytes, get TOTB. As for availability, I got my copy from another IDM'er last month, but your best bet would to try Ear/Rational or maybe another IDM'er wants to sell his/her copy.

quoted 3 lines Cheers,

>Cheers, > > Cosmic

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THE BLACK DOG RELEASE TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM BURROUGHS Pioneering electronica collective The Black Dog proudly present their 6th album Unsavoury Products, a tribute to the Beat author William Burroughs... The Black Dog were collaborating with Bill Burroughs prior to his death (the resulting album will surface in the future). For Unsavoury Products they have joined forces with the performance artist and poet Black Sifichi to present a seamless mix of 20 tracks, spanning over an hour, inspired by the work and life of William Seward Burroughs. Unsavoury Products was built upon the organic foundations of Burroughs work. His creative spirit is stamped all over the album; from the low-fi, emotional tapestry of beats provided by The Black Dog to the uncompromising vocal talents of Black Sifichi, reading original material in the style of Burroughs. The sleeve artwork features original paintings by Burroughs. Burroughs infamous "cut-up technique" is applied liberally throughout the album. The results have a strong literary theme, with Sifichi reading extracts of his own surreal text alongside The Black Dog's mystical and intimate sounds that capture the bizarre and disturbing world of Burroughs. The arabic beats reflect Bill's period in Tangiers, the track b4 the sky was built suggests his infamous drug-fuelled nightmares, followed by the dry humour of inconspicuous audiometric and the subtle beauty of the closing track pidgeon chest. Unsavoury Products provides the perfect soundtrack for your next journey to the Interzone. In a musical climate of disposable chart music and formulaic club remixes, The Black Dog continues to walk a solo path; unsavoury to some, inspiring to others... but always unique. Unsavoury Products will be found on Hydrogen Dukebox. Released early 2002 .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . paul webb____designer____http://www.digitlondon.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

Thoughts on Neither/Neither? (I like what I've heard so far... )

Listening on Spotify. What I like about it is their patience and indifference to fashion. The track "Neither/Either" is actually a dubstep half-stepper track, 2 years after the UK electronic music world de-listed dubstep as a genre. "Control Needs Time" combines their two true loves: scary bass and treating sounds until they lose all notion of origin. And on top of that (or beneath that) they have a nicely melancholy chord progression. Favorite so far is "Shut Eye" which has some of the industrial filigree of Autechre while remaining more straightforward. The use of distortion and short delays on the drums is cool, changing up the timing and timbre. On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 3:30 PM David Seruyange <g3scom@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 7 lines Thoughts on Neither/Neither?

> Thoughts on Neither/Neither? > > (I like what I've heard so far... ) > > > >

they have sort of being doing variations on the same thing for a few albums now, that said, its all amazing quality i think they try to do so much ambient, so much 'idm' style, a bit of dark techno, and sort of mix that about on each album so theres some of each whats great though is that they are really masters of all those styles... they can just keep doing the same thing for another ten years IMO Clint Anderson Systems Engineer On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 4:15 PM, kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 20 lines Listening on Spotify. What I like about it is their patience and

> Listening on Spotify. What I like about it is their patience and > indifference to fashion. The track "Neither/Either" is actually a dubstep > half-stepper track, 2 years after the UK electronic music world de-listed > dubstep as a genre. "Control Needs Time" combines their two true loves: > scary bass and treating sounds until they lose all notion of origin. And > on top of that (or beneath that) they have a nicely melancholy chord > progression. Favorite so far is "Shut Eye" which has some of the industrial > filigree of Autechre while remaining more straightforward. The use of > distortion and short delays on the drums is cool, changing up the timing > and timbre. > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 3:30 PM David Seruyange <g3scom@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thoughts on Neither/Neither? >> >> (I like what I've heard so far... ) >> >> >> >>

https://twitter.com/TheBlackDog/status/1074994074007072768?s=19

This is also up now on their Patreon supporters download page. On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 4:48 AM Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 2 lines > https://twitter.com/TheBlackDog/status/1074994074007072768?s=19 >

https://ra.co/news/84240 RIP

RIP What do we do when they're all gone? On Mon, Dec 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM David Seruyange <g3scom@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 4 lines https://ra.co/n

> https://ra.co/news/84240 > > RIP >

quoted 2 lines What do we do when they're all gone?

> What do we do when they're all gone? >

That is the day the full-album remix will become as ubiquitous in music as the reboot in movies is currently. -rk

Just bought loud ambient - sounds really good and nice to hear them using the old drum machines again Will be very missed amazing body of work Best wishes David Newman www.audiobulb.com <http://www.audiobulb.com/> exploratory music www.audiomoves.com <http://www.audiomoves.com/> ambient music sync specialist www.volume-objects.com <http://www.volume-objects.com/> abstract ambience :: broken space On 23 Dec 2025, at 04:54, Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 1 line What do we do when they're all gone?

> What do we do when they're all gone?

That is the day the full-album remix will become as ubiquitous in music as the reboot in movies is currently. -rk

Did a deep listen of Spanners last night for the first time in 10+ years. What an amazing record. Doing that with Bytes today. Stephen R. :: Pixel Pusher / Sound Wrangler IG: @stephenruizcreative <https://www.instagram.com/stephenruizcreative/> --------------------------------------------------------------- http://architectsandheroes.net/ --------------------------------------------------------------- *Architects and Heroes - San Francisco Raves in the 1990’s Pt.1* *SF Raves in the 90's Pt. 1 <https://architectsandheroes.net/2025/04/16/san-francisco-raves-in-the-1990s-pt-1/>* *DJ Stephen R. (of Zygote) - Mix for OMAKASE on KUCI* DJ Mix - OMAKASE 424a, STEPHEN R. (of Zygote) <https://soundcloud.com/goldcode/omakase424a> On Tue, Dec 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM David Newman <dwnewman@clara.co.uk> wrote:

quoted 33 lines Just bought loud ambient - sounds really good and nice to hear them using

> Just bought loud ambient - sounds really good and nice to hear them using > the old drum machines again > > Will be very missed amazing body of work > > Best wishes > > David Newman > > www.audiobulb.com exploratory music > > www.audiomoves.com ambient music sync specialist > > www.volume-objects.com abstract ambience :: broken space > > > > > > On 23 Dec 2025, at 04:54, Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com> wrote: > > > What do we do when they're all gone? >> > > That is the day the full-album remix will become as ubiquitous in music as > the reboot in movies is currently. > > > > -rk > >

This is tragic news. While their output has long been stellar, their last few years in particular have been amazing, often forming large portions of my DJ sets. "Loud Ambient" indeed. https://www.theblackdogma.com/2025/12/ken-downie-rest-in-peace-brother/ I imagine the Dust brothers aren't even yet thinking about carrying forward under the TBD name or not. NP: TBD - Babylon (Hanging Gardens) Brian On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, David Newman wrote:

quoted 31 lines Just bought loud ambient - sounds really good and nice to hear them using the old drum mac

> Just bought loud ambient - sounds really good and nice to hear them using the old drum machines again > Will be very missed amazing body of work > > Best wishes > > David Newman > > www.audiobulb.com    exploratory music > > www.audiomoves.com    ambient music sync specialist > > www.volume-objects.com    abstract ambience :: broken space > > > > > > On 23 Dec 2025, at 04:54, Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com> wrote: > > > What do we do when they're all gone? > > > That is the day the full-album remix will become as ubiquitous in music as the reboot in movies is currently.  > > > > -rk > > >

I really hope the Dust Brothers don't carry on as The Black Dog. Let Ken rest in peace not turn in his grave. He was TBD and it would be just trying to cash in on something they helped but did not create On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, 23:05 Brian Behlendorf, <brian@behlendorf.com> wrote:

quoted 49 lines This is tragic news. While their output has long been stellar, their last

> > This is tragic news. While their output has long been stellar, their last > few years in particular have been amazing, often forming large portions of > my DJ sets. "Loud Ambient" indeed. > > https://www.theblackdogma.com/2025/12/ken-downie-rest-in-peace-brother/ > > I imagine the Dust brothers aren't even yet thinking about carrying > forward under the TBD name or not. > > NP: TBD - Babylon (Hanging Gardens) > > Brian > > > On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, David Newman wrote: > > Just bought loud ambient - sounds really good and nice to hear them > using the old drum machines again > > Will be very missed amazing body of work > > > > Best wishes > > > > David Newman > > > > www.audiobulb.com exploratory music > > > > www.audiomoves.com ambient music sync specialist > > > > www.volume-objects.com abstract ambience :: broken space > > > > > > > > > > > > On 23 Dec 2025, at 04:54, Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > What do we do when they're all gone? > > > > > > That is the day the full-album remix will become as ubiquitous in music > as the reboot in movies is currently. > > > > > > > > -rk > > > > > >

Richard and Martin have done most of the recent releases. They involved Ken as much as he wanted to be involved, but I don't know what his contributions have been of late. As far as making more releases as the Black Dog, they've earned the name as well in my book. On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM Roger Cole <rogercole1957@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 52 lines I really hope the Dust Brothers don't carry on as The Black Dog. Let Ken rest in peac

> > I really hope the Dust Brothers don't carry on as The Black Dog. Let Ken rest in peace not turn in his grave. He was TBD and it would be just trying to cash in on something they helped but did not create > > On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, 23:05 Brian Behlendorf, <brian@behlendorf.com> wrote: >> >> >> This is tragic news. While their output has long been stellar, their last >> few years in particular have been amazing, often forming large portions of >> my DJ sets. "Loud Ambient" indeed. >> >> https://www.theblackdogma.com/2025/12/ken-downie-rest-in-peace-brother/ >> >> I imagine the Dust brothers aren't even yet thinking about carrying >> forward under the TBD name or not. >> >> NP: TBD - Babylon (Hanging Gardens) >> >> Brian >> >> >> On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, David Newman wrote: >> > Just bought loud ambient - sounds really good and nice to hear them using the old drum machines again >> > Will be very missed amazing body of work >> > >> > Best wishes >> > >> > David Newman >> > >> > www.audiobulb.com exploratory music >> > >> > www.audiomoves.com ambient music sync specialist >> > >> > www.volume-objects.com abstract ambience :: broken space >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On 23 Dec 2025, at 04:54, Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > >> > What do we do when they're all gone? >> > >> > >> > That is the day the full-album remix will become as ubiquitous in music as the reboot in movies is currently. >> > >> > >> > >> > -rk >> > >> > >> >

when i got my first pc in the early 90s, i connected it to this thing called the internet and used to connect to a BBS called black dog towers. i used to speak to a mysterious guy called ken RIP ken. see you on the next network Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Wednesday, December 24th, 2025 at 9:41 PM, kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 50 lines Richard and Martin have done most of the recent releases. They

> > > Richard and Martin have done most of the recent releases. They > involved Ken as much as he wanted to be involved, but I don't know > what his contributions have been of late. > > As far as making more releases as the Black Dog, they've earned the > name as well in my book. > > On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM Roger Cole rogercole1957@gmail.com wrote: > > > I really hope the Dust Brothers don't carry on as The Black Dog. Let Ken rest in peace not turn in his grave. He was TBD and it would be just trying to cash in on something they helped but did not create > > > > On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, 23:05 Brian Behlendorf, brian@behlendorf.com wrote: > > > > > This is tragic news. While their output has long been stellar, their last > > > few years in particular have been amazing, often forming large portions of > > > my DJ sets. "Loud Ambient" indeed. > > > > > > https://www.theblackdogma.com/2025/12/ken-downie-rest-in-peace-brother/ > > > > > > I imagine the Dust brothers aren't even yet thinking about carrying > > > forward under the TBD name or not. > > > > > > NP: TBD - Babylon (Hanging Gardens) > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, David Newman wrote: > > > > > > > Just bought loud ambient - sounds really good and nice to hear them using the old drum machines again > > > > Will be very missed amazing body of work > > > > > > > > Best wishes > > > > > > > > David Newman > > > > > > > > www.audiobulb.com exploratory music > > > > > > > > www.audiomoves.com ambient music sync specialist > > > > > > > > www.volume-objects.com abstract ambience :: broken space > > > > > > > > On 23 Dec 2025, at 04:54, Rjyan Kidwell cexwell@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > > > > What do we do when they're all gone? > > > > > > > > That is the day the full-album remix will become as ubiquitous in music as the reboot in movies is currently. > > > > > > > > -rk

*Bytes *is to me the exemplary *IDM* album and it still sound amazing and fresh as hell. RIP On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM syntaxveil <syntaxveil@protonmail.com> wrote:

quoted 74 lines when i got my first pc in the early 90s, i connected it to this thing

> when i got my first pc in the early 90s, i connected it to this thing > called the internet and used to connect to a BBS called black dog towers. i > used to speak to a mysterious guy called ken > > RIP ken. see you on the next network > > > > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email. > > On Wednesday, December 24th, 2025 at 9:41 PM, kent williams < > chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Richard and Martin have done most of the recent releases. They > > involved Ken as much as he wanted to be involved, but I don't know > > what his contributions have been of late. > > > > As far as making more releases as the Black Dog, they've earned the > > name as well in my book. > > > > On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM Roger Cole rogercole1957@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > > I really hope the Dust Brothers don't carry on as The Black Dog. Let > Ken rest in peace not turn in his grave. He was TBD and it would be just > trying to cash in on something they helped but did not create > > > > > > On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, 23:05 Brian Behlendorf, brian@behlendorf.com > wrote: > > > > > > > This is tragic news. While their output has long been stellar, their > last > > > > few years in particular have been amazing, often forming large > portions of > > > > my DJ sets. "Loud Ambient" indeed. > > > > > > > > > https://www.theblackdogma.com/2025/12/ken-downie-rest-in-peace-brother/ > > > > > > > > I imagine the Dust brothers aren't even yet thinking about carrying > > > > forward under the TBD name or not. > > > > > > > > NP: TBD - Babylon (Hanging Gardens) > > > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, David Newman wrote: > > > > > > > > > Just bought loud ambient - sounds really good and nice to hear > them using the old drum machines again > > > > > Will be very missed amazing body of work > > > > > > > > > > Best wishes > > > > > > > > > > David Newman > > > > > > > > > > www.audiobulb.com exploratory music > > > > > > > > > > www.audiomoves.com ambient music sync specialist > > > > > > > > > > www.volume-objects.com abstract ambience :: broken space > > > > > > > > > > On 23 Dec 2025, at 04:54, Rjyan Kidwell cexwell@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > > > > > > What do we do when they're all gone? > > > > > > > > > > That is the day the full-album remix will become as ubiquitous in > music as the reboot in movies is currently. > > > > > > > > > > -rk >

Music for Adverts is pretty different than Bytes and Spanners, less futuristic, but that and the diversity of sounds and styles there made a lasting impression on me in 1996. It seemed badass at the time that Ken immediately took off for unexplored sonic territory post-split. I never thought about it before but now that we're talking about em, I'm curious which of those guys came up with the title Temple of Transparent Balls, or if it was a full group creation. On Wed, Dec 24, 2025, 4:50 PM Chris Taylor <christaylor415@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 81 lines *Bytes *is to me the exemplary *IDM* album and it still sound amazing and

> *Bytes *is to me the exemplary *IDM* album and it still sound amazing and > fresh as hell. RIP > > On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM syntaxveil <syntaxveil@protonmail.com> > wrote: > >> when i got my first pc in the early 90s, i connected it to this thing >> called the internet and used to connect to a BBS called black dog towers. i >> used to speak to a mysterious guy called ken >> >> RIP ken. see you on the next network >> >> >> >> >> Sent with Proton Mail secure email. >> >> On Wednesday, December 24th, 2025 at 9:41 PM, kent williams < >> chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > >> > Richard and Martin have done most of the recent releases. They >> > involved Ken as much as he wanted to be involved, but I don't know >> > what his contributions have been of late. >> > >> > As far as making more releases as the Black Dog, they've earned the >> > name as well in my book. >> > >> > On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM Roger Cole rogercole1957@gmail.com >> wrote: >> > >> > > I really hope the Dust Brothers don't carry on as The Black Dog. Let >> Ken rest in peace not turn in his grave. He was TBD and it would be just >> trying to cash in on something they helped but did not create >> > > >> > > On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, 23:05 Brian Behlendorf, brian@behlendorf.com >> wrote: >> > > >> > > > This is tragic news. While their output has long been stellar, >> their last >> > > > few years in particular have been amazing, often forming large >> portions of >> > > > my DJ sets. "Loud Ambient" indeed. >> > > > >> > > > >> https://www.theblackdogma.com/2025/12/ken-downie-rest-in-peace-brother/ >> > > > >> > > > I imagine the Dust brothers aren't even yet thinking about carrying >> > > > forward under the TBD name or not. >> > > > >> > > > NP: TBD - Babylon (Hanging Gardens) >> > > > >> > > > Brian >> > > > >> > > > On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, David Newman wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > Just bought loud ambient - sounds really good and nice to hear >> them using the old drum machines again >> > > > > Will be very missed amazing body of work >> > > > > >> > > > > Best wishes >> > > > > >> > > > > David Newman >> > > > > >> > > > > www.audiobulb.com exploratory music >> > > > > >> > > > > www.audiomoves.com ambient music sync specialist >> > > > > >> > > > > www.volume-objects.com abstract ambience :: broken space >> > > > > >> > > > > On 23 Dec 2025, at 04:54, Rjyan Kidwell cexwell@gmail.com wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > What do we do when they're all gone? >> > > > > >> > > > > That is the day the full-album remix will become as ubiquitous in >> music as the reboot in movies is currently. >> > > > > >> > > > > -rk >> >