RCRD LBL Freeload: Blank Dogs, “Tin Birds” MP3
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The slow rise of Mike Sniper bka Blank Dogs from someone seemingly fighting success at every turn, reluctantly going from a warbly goth pop enigma when we wrote a story about him in FADER #59, to a dude you can kind of see when he plays live if the light is right and his hood isn’t completely covering his face, has been interesting to watch. Regardless, he continues to put out records at ridiculously prolific rate on a label that now causes us to buy entire batches of records without even knowing what a lot of them are. RCRD LBL has “Tin Birds,” from the excellent Under and Under album. It’s probably the sixth or seventh best song on the album, but we certainly aren’t complaining. Also, his real last name is so awesome it must be fake.
Audio: Roman Soldiers Scare Us A Little Bit
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On one of our increasingly rare MySpace vision quests, we came across Roman Soldiers, a collaboration between vocal effects gurus Gary War and Blank Dogs. Guess what? It’s really gothy, dark and spacy. No word on if this is going to be anything more than a one-off or maybe a super limited 7-inch that eBay vultures will go on to sell for a ridiculous price, but if your thing is ultra distorted pop jams then you’ll want to check this out.
Stream: Two Songs From Roman Soliders
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posted on Apr 28, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS tags Blank Dogs, experimental, Gary War, rock, Roman Soldiers
Video: Blank Dogs, “Setting Fire to Your House”
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Finally we know what Inland Empire crossed with the Department of Eagles’ choreographed army looks like. Spooky, scary. (via Pitchfork TV)
Freeload: A Gang of Dum Dum Girls
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NYC’s Blank Dogs, who we recently featured in the magazine, teamed up with LA’s Dum Dum Girls, who we’ve recently become enamored with, to collaborate as The Mayfair Set. Gorilla Vs. Bear has two songs from an upcoming 7-inch on Captured Tracks, and they’re both packed full of the same ominous fuzz surrounding much of Blank Dogs’ music. The female vocals cut through the admittedly awesome murk though to create cleaner, sunnier surf pop, which, if that’s something you’re into, also comes through on DDG’s own stuff. We’ve got a bunch of songs from both projects below and feel pretty comfortable saying that we highly anticipate anything coming from Captured. Considering all these folks’ prolific track record, there’s a good chance they will have released like five awesome albums by the time we get home tonight.
Download: Dum Dum Girls, “Yours Alone”
Download: Dum Dum Girls, “Catholicked”
Download: The Mayfair Set, “Desert Fun”
Download: The Mayfair Set, “Already Warm”
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posted on Feb 19, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS tags Blank Dogs, Dum Dum Girls, electronic/dance, experimental, freeload, rock, The Mayfair Set
Audio: Blank Dogs, “The Other Way”
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Back in 2001, when underground rappers Cannibal Ox put out The Cold Vein, every critic used the word “soundscapes” to talk about their music. It happened so much that we overdosed on the word as well as the concept of their music or anyone else’s music as something that you could walk around in and supposedly live in. Basically it’s a cool idea that should not be overdone. Which brings us to the mask-obsessed Blank Dogs, who is actually making one-man songs with a million keyboards and synthesizers that we can safely call soundscapes. “The Other Way” is under two minutes of swirling fuzz pop, less goth parade and more One-Last-Beer-at-6am-as-the-Halloween-Party-is-Winding-Down. The song is from The Fields, which is out now on Woodsist.
Blank Dogs, “The Other Way”
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posted on Nov 24, 2008 in MP3 / STREAMS tags Blank Dogs, electronic/dance, experimental, psych/folk, rock
Freeload: Blank Dogs, “Red World”
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During a recent late night music epiphany session, we realized that Blank Dogs could be the fuzzed out Joy Division-referencing version of Lil Wayne. Like Wayne, dude puts most of his music out for free and with alarming frequency. For all we know, there could be a five mic classic Blank Dogs album that we have never even heard. Next Tuesday, Woodsist will release The Fields, featuring a few songs we’ve seen floating around, but primarily collecting a bunch of new jams. One of our favorites is “Red World,” which features some of the sharpest guitarwork and catchiest melodies we’ve heard from Blank Dogs yet. We’re not sure what it’s about, but we’re going to pretend it’s about vampires. Download “Red World” below, and make sure to spend physical dollars on a physical copy of The Fields next week.
Download: Blank Dogs, “Red World”
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posted on Nov 20, 2008 in MP3 / STREAMS tags Blank Dogs, electronic/dance, experimental, freeload, rock
Freeload: Blank Dogs, On Two Sides
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Blank Dogs are basically making pop songs despite the fact that the lyrics are obscured and distorted almost beyond the point of recognition. Sometimes sounding like Cure home demos or lo-fi New Order, the band succeeds because underneath all the distortion there are total pop hooks and awesome synth sounds. Also they succeed because they are giving their ENTIRE CATALOGUE away for free. There’s a donation button on their blog, give a band some dollars!
Download: Blank Dogs, On Two Sides
