{"id":818,"date":"2008-01-17T17:00:05","date_gmt":"2008-01-17T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=818"},"modified":"2008-01-19T02:13:41","modified_gmt":"2008-01-19T01:13:41","slug":"the-black-dog-radio-scarecrow-press-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=818","title":{"rendered":"the black dog &#8211; radio scarecrow (press release)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">just passing on the details raw for one of the  albums of 2008 that <EM>ireallylovemusic<\/EM> is genuinely looking forward  to<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">&#8220;since the release of silenced in october 2005  <STRONG>the black dog<\/STRONG> have been working delicately on its successor.  <EM>radio scarecrow<\/EM> has been over two years in the making, constantly  developing and building, culminating in a masterpiece work that flows  delightfully and hits hard. a true progression on <EM>silenced<\/EM>, the trio  are keen to note the beats are faster and the bass is much heavier so much so  that it was making us ill working with the low frequencies for hours on end, we  could only do 3 hours at a time on some parts. tracks like<EM> floods v3.9<\/EM>  and <EM>beep<\/EM> are testament to this. with throbbing basslines strong enough  to make an impact on the richter scale these tracks are best played out on a big  sound system.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><EM>radio scarecrow<\/EM> unfolds gracefully. barely  skipping a beat between tracks the act have created an album that demands to be  listened to in its entirety.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">with elements blending between tracks (the same  kick drum being used to very different means in <EM>short wave lies<\/EM> and  <EM>siiiipher<\/EM> for example) and with constant themes of conspiracy and the  supernatural <STRONG>the black dog<\/STRONG> present more than a collection of  tracks.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">influenced heavily by their interest in magick,  numbers stations and electronic voice phenomenon (evp) the act have hidden  examples of these within their work. these transmissions and recordings (and  people&#8217;s interpretations of them) had a strong influence on many of the final  concepts and compositions, to the point where we&#8217;ve been embedding coded  messages and curses deep inside the tracks. evp echoes notably takes examples  of this phenomenon creating a haunting work of art from it. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT size=\"+0\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">more information on the album will be  made available at <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.radioscarecrow.com\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">www.radioscarecrow.com<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  shortly.&#8221;<BR><\/FONT><\/FONT> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><EM>more detail<\/EM> : <A href=\"http:\/\/www.dogsquad.co.uk\/\">here<\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>just passing on the details raw for one of the albums of 2008 that ireallylovemusic is genuinely looking forward to &nbsp; 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