From Che Sent Wed, Jan 21st 1998, 00:06
From Che Sent Wed, Jan 21st 1998, 00:06
On Tue, 20 Jan 1998, Chris.Hilker wrote: > > All this talk about BOC alluding to Black Dog has got me > >intrigued, and I must admit that I do not own any of their (Black Dog) > >muzak. Any suggestions re: what to pick up as an introduction? Preferably > >something still around and easy to find (no rarities on the scale of > >Joyrex or MASK please..you'll just make me sick when I can't get it). > > Start with 'Bytes' (on Warp, Wax Trax in the US), I'd agree, the most accessible. > then 'Spanners' (Warp again, EastWest in the US), I'd rank this one 3rd, after... > then 'Music for Adverts' (Warp, no US release). > I think 'Adverts' is actually my favorite at this point but I'm sure > that's a minority opinion and it's probably the least accessible. My favorite, by far the deepest and most varied. > You might also listen to the Plaid album 'Not for Threes' on Warp, No, this one sucks, though the IDM "If It's On Warp, It Must Be Good" club will protest loudly. > 'Parallel,' a Black Dog singles collection on GPR. Early stuff, good, but I don't like the track order. > I don't recommend > 'Temple of Transparent Balls,' which has too many duds IMHO. Huh? TofTB is just a smidge below Adverts in my book. Duds? Duds?!?! > >Also, I read a DJ's chart in URB this month that compared BOC's "Hi > >Scores" 12" to an early Underground Resistance release called "The Final > >Frontier" (UR003?). Anyone with a deeper record collection than me care > >to comment on this? The Final Frontier is the finest 303 track of all time. Either BOC is overhyped or damn good. Che