Black Dice
Hailed as sonic groundbreakers or derided as alienating and pretentious, Brooklyn's Black Dice push the limits of hardcore and noise rock. Taking their cues from Melt Banana, Merzbow, and Harry Pussy, Black Dice fixate on a few notes per "song" and focus on producing a sound that's as abrasive and distorted as possible. The group debuted in early 1998 with a single on Gravity Records and released Semen of the Sun on Tapes Records. They then appeared on Troubleman Unlimited's Mix-Tape and were picked up by Troubleman, run by Unwound. {$Black ...[more]
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VINYL FORMAT. Fuck electroclash, this Brooklyn quartet is here to plant a flag in your skinny-tie ass, reclaiming it in the name of twisted, post-ambient no-wave sounds. "Cone Toaster," their new single, is a track that lays a 4/4 techno thump under some of the strangest noises made by...well, we actually have no idea how they were made. And we don't ask questions. The B-side features a remix by Eye of The Boredoms.
12" $8.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Avant-garde noise mongers Black Dice follow up last year's acclaimed "Beaches & Canyons" and "Cone Toaster" 12" with this two-track EP (a teaser to their full-length due June 2004). Clocking in at a hearty 28 minutes, it's bound to please and confound fans and critics alike, as the band proves once again that whatever they tackle, it's on their own terms. "Miles of Smiles" was originally created for The Poetry of Sex art exhibit in Tokyo and finds the band exploring a Musique Concrete-like wor [ read more ]
12" $10.99
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Order Repo and receive this free poster designed by the band (while supplies last)! VINYL FORMAT. This Brooklyn trio has never worked harder at crafting a set of concise, sonically battering, or flat-out bizarre tunes than on this collection of fringe-surfing tone bombs. Yet a new roadhouse blues band philosophy has simultaneously emerged, allowing the group to loosen up and casually toss off [ read more ]
LP $17.99
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VINYL FORMAT. The latest release from New York avant-garde leaders Black Dice features three brand new tracks that further refine the industrial, beat-driven direction of their last album, Broken Ear. Coinciding with the release of this 12-inch single (which includes a full-color poster designed by Bjorn Copeland), Black Dice team up with longtime friend and photographer Jason Frank Rothenberg on a collection of found images, photographs, and collages. Entitled Gore, this flexi-bound, full-color book [ read more ]
12" $10.99
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