Studio Black Dog Towers Spanners(1995) Parallel(1996) Release date 16 January 1995 Genre Intelligent dance music | Length 76:10 Label Warp | |
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Released January 16, 1995 (1995-01-16) Similar Temple of Transparent Balls, Bytes, Radio Scarecrow, Further Vexations, Music for Real Airports | ||
Spanners is a studio album by British IDM music group The Black Dog, which then consisted of Ken Downie, Ed Handley, and Andy Turner. It was released via Warp Records in 1995.
Contents
Despite Spanners' success, tensions started to emerge in the Dog camp. In mid July 1995, it was announced that Ed Handley and Andy Turner would be leaving to start work on their own material.
In 2017, it ranked at number 42 on Pitchfork's "50 Best IDM Albums of All Time" list.
The black dog spanners
Track listing
All tracks written by Ken Downie, Ed Handley, and Andy Turner.
Peel Session
In 1995, prior to the release of the album, The Black Dog recorded a John Peel session, including another version of "Psil-Cosyin". These recordings were released as the five-track Peel Session EP in 1999.
Songs
1Raxmus3:03
2Bolt10:27
3Barbola Work6:43