Browse by Artist: BLACK DICE

Artist:	BLACK DICE
Title:	Smiling Off
Label:	ASTRALWERKS
Format:	CD
Price:	$7.00
Catalog #:	ASW 38114CD

"The boundary-shattering new single from sonic adventurers Black Dice features a diverse selection of remixes, plus the explosively rhythmic primitivism of the original version. Luomo (aka Finland's Vladislav Delay)transforms the song into a minimal house masterpiece, while the DFA throw down one of their inimitable dancefloor burners, and ZZ Pot (Matt Brinkman of Providence avant-noise conquistadors Forcefield) cooks up a sound collage at once brutal and beautiful. Something for everyone, and essential listening for modern ears. CD includes enhanced video directed by Danny Perez, who directed the Animal Collective video."

Artist:	BLACK DICE
Title:	Creature Comforts
Label:	DFA RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	DFA 2137CD

"This is the official follow-up to their DFA debut CD and Double LP Beaches & Canyons. It finds the band pushing in yet another direction, at once unmistakably Black Dice, and noticeably different. Recorded with Steve Revitte (Liars, Kill Me Tomorrow), the DFA & Nicolas Vernhes (Fisherspooner, Fiery Furnaces). Venturing further into their own psychedelic, increasingly electronic world, Creature Comforts is as expansive, experimental and structurally unique as its predecessor, but there is a new sense of playfulness and accessibility mixed with naīve wonder and not-quite-steady rhythms. It is hazy, dreamy, but they have suddenly emerged as a band with an untouchably original terrain, mixing dub, Tropicalia and the entire history of psychedelic rock music into one heady concoction."

Artist:	BLACK DICE
Title:	Manoman
Label:	DFA RECORDS
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DFA 2157EP

"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" 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 documents both the making of the aforementioned album and the cut-and-paste, psychedelic aesthetic that has influenced a whole new generation of artists and musicians."

Artist:	BLACK DICE
Title:	Gore
Label:	PICTURE BOX INC.
Format:	Book
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	PB BK

"Music enthusiasts may consider Gore, the first book from Black Dice -- an extension of their highly visual melange of sound, performance, and art -- a fifth album, but it's something else entirely. The band grew out of the infamous Providence art and noise scene in the late 1990s, and has since drawn acclaim in New York and worldwide. Their longtime friend, photographer Jason Frank Rothenberg, has documented their work for some time. His images, often reworked and collaged by the band to illustrate their tastes and sensibilities, form the foundation of the book. In collaborating on Gore, the band's creative process parallel its musical one, each member making use of different skills in individual contributions that inform and build on one another. The resulting mix of found images, photographs, collages, and altered documentation explores the full integration of their creative processes and offers a glimpse into daily life in the genesis of their sonic persona."

Artist:	BLACK DICE
Title:	Lost Valley
Label:	TIGERBEAT6 RECORDS
Format:	3" CD
Price:	$7.50
Catalog #:	MEOW 063CD

"Black Dice formed during the spring of 1997 in Providence, Rhode Island, as a loud, chaotic mix of early-'80s-inspired thrash and harsh noise experimentation. By the fall of 2001, the unorthodox instrumentation continued to evolve, and an emphasis on signal processing provided a broader range of sounds to work with. While volume and physical presence of sound remained crucial, melody and repetition became key elements that songs were composed upon. The shift in focus introduced a new gentle and tuneful quality to the intense, brash music. Currently, the music retains elements of noise and proto-industrial experimentation, while organically suggesting minimal, ambient electronic, and psychedelic ideas, as well as those of tropicalia and dub. Black Dice is now the organized presentation of improvised sound, assembled into deliberate structures based on visual concepts."

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