Released June 22, 2004 Length 43:46 Release date 22 June 2004 Genres Noise rock, Electronica | Recorded 2001 & 2003 Artist Black Dice Label DFA Records | |
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Creature Comforts
(2004) Broken Ear Record
(2005) Similar Beaches & Canyons, Load Blown, Mr Impossible, Repo | ||
Black dice cloud pleaser
Creature Comforts is the second album by American experimental noise band Black Dice. It was released in June 2004 by DFA Records (USA) and Fat Cat Records (UK).
Contents
Background
The album was preceded by the Miles of Smiles EP in March of the same year. Most tracks were recorded at the Water Music, Rare Book Room and DFA's Plantain studios in New York City. "Live Loop" is a live-recording from the 2001 Summer Tour 2001. Both James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy assisted with the recording while Steve Revitte mixed the album. Creature Comforts is Black Dice's last album to feature longtime drummer Hisham Bharoocha. The song "Skeleton" was described as the centerpiece of the album.
Critical reception
Dominique Leone of Pitchfork declared that the band had "delivered one of this year's most interesting records and proved that you don't have to be noisy to make beautiful noise". TinyMixTapes found the songs "well thought out and pleasant to listen to". In contrast, The Village Voice called the album "directionless [and] confused about what precisely their aesthetic is". Dusted Magazine described the album as a "very textural work, one that shifts in and out of its various ideas with the freedom of musique concrete".
Track listing
- "Cloud Pleaser" – 1:43
- "Treetops" – 6:23
- "Island" – 1:13
- "Creature" – 8:54
- "Live Loop" – 1:28
- "Skeleton" – 15:25
- "Schwip Schwap" – 2:01
- "Night Flight" – 6:35
Personnel
Bjorn Copeland -guitars
Eric Copeland - vocals
Aaron Warren - bass
Hisham Bharoocha - drums
James Murphy - engineer
Tim Goldsworthy - engineer
Steve Revitte - engineer/mixer
Songs
1Cloud Pleaser1:44
2Treetops6:23
3Island1:14