totally - the solo work has spilled over into the main project, and def for the better. the dice just seem more open, looser, etc while still seeming a bit inhuman, too. it's hard to explain, i've only listened twice so far.
― Beatrix Kiddo, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 21:08 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, its like their balearic album maybe! i was startin' to get a bit sick of their overtly dancey stuff
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Tuesday, 3 February 2009 21:09 (fifteen years ago) link
thats how i felt about roll up/drool. very very burbly, which i looooove.
― 69, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 21:20 (fifteen years ago) link
This might be their Merriweather Post Pavilion. Ha. No but really-just "located" this. It's great.
― OldHamSweat, Friday, 6 February 2009 20:27 (fifteen years ago) link
It's already leaked?
This might be the first album in years I wait for the physical.
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Friday, 6 February 2009 20:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Spent all day listening to the Smiling off remixes.
i think Earthbound and balearic are off the mark, but feel it's kin to MPP, but in their own inscrutable way. if anything, Repo sorta makes Dice come full circle and i find it to be really punk. it's also bursting at the seams, messy as fuck, and i'm just glad that they've sorta reinvigorated themselves with this one. it also coheres with their visual aesthetic (not that Load Blown didn't).seeing as how it comes with a 20 page book of art, the physical (rather than the leak) will be sweet meat indeed.
― beta blog, Friday, 6 February 2009 21:11 (fifteen years ago) link
where can this be found? all of my usual tricks are failing me atm
― jammed hymen (k3vin k.), Friday, 6 February 2009 21:14 (fifteen years ago) link
I was sent it via e-mail from a connected buddy. Much like Ducktails (stupid, ignored thread I started) this shit is good with some shit. If you know what ah mean.
― OldHamSweat, Friday, 6 February 2009 21:22 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm sure it will be floating around soon
Well you're definitely right about it being more rough and ready (I'm basing all of this on Glazin btw) but its also looser, stretched at the seams, blissed out, but not in a boredoms psych-ey beaches and canyons but in a trashier VIBEZZ kinda way. Like something washed up at Ibiza maybe.
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Friday, 6 February 2009 21:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Someone hit me up with this on AIM, pls: brightscreamer
― brightscreamer, Friday, 6 February 2009 21:29 (fifteen years ago) link
One thing I miss about old black dice was the hardcore vox,
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Friday, 6 February 2009 21:32 (fifteen years ago) link
So, Repo is "out". Personally, I think it's their best yet. Well, at least their gooiest. I like goo ya know? I'm on my third listen. Awesome stuff. Anyone else heard?
― OldHamSweat, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 18:46 (fifteen years ago) link
Listening now
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 18:51 (fifteen years ago) link
really liking repo. it's extremely chewable and funky.
― m the g, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 18:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Is it just me or do parts of this sound like the more fucked up, sonically abstract elements of Ween? Like their early shit. Ween that is.
― OldHamSweat, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 20:20 (fifteen years ago) link
I've told you I'm not gonna listen to this until it actually comes out.
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Thursday, 12 February 2009 16:53 (fifteen years ago) link
I gave up on them shortly after Broken Ear Record - couldn't get into that one and didn't bother to listen to the next one that came out properly. How does this compare?
― the next grozart, Thursday, 12 February 2009 16:59 (fifteen years ago) link
i gave it a listen, its awful
― eman, Thursday, 12 February 2009 17:00 (fifteen years ago) link
didn't listen too closely but super roots 6 came to mind.
― original bgm, Thursday, 12 February 2009 17:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Rarely listen to Broken Ear Record, but yanked it out since someone mentioned it. It was better than I remember, Street Dude kinda knocked me square.
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Saturday, 14 February 2009 01:49 (fifteen years ago) link
So chocolate cherry = awesome and surprising!
― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Tuesday, 14 July 2009 21:41 (fourteen years ago) link
best black dice release since roll up/drool IMO!
― 69, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 21:51 (fourteen years ago) link
Its really cute too, most Boredomsy thing they've ever done IMO!
― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Tuesday, 14 July 2009 21:54 (fourteen years ago) link
can't stop listening to Hermaphrodite and Alien In a Garbage Dump today, the middle tracks are fucking brilliant on Hermaphrodite, I had been skipping them to get to Dinca/Scumpipe which is the absolute pinnacle u no
― ❊❁❄❆❇❃✴❈plaxico❈✴❃❇❆❄❁❊ (I know, right?), Saturday, 8 August 2009 01:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Spacehead is some straight garbage though
― ❊❁❄❆❇❃✴❈plaxico❈✴❃❇❆❄❁❊ (I know, right?), Saturday, 8 August 2009 01:18 (fourteen years ago) link
yah finally got round to repo btw
― plax (ico), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 20:18 (fourteen years ago) link
such a solid output
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 20:23 (fourteen years ago) link
these guys have been my stando answer for favourite band for a while
― plax (ico), Thursday, 25 February 2010 18:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Just finally picked up the Cold Hands EP the other day. Have yet to listen, but I've not been able to find that one until now. I think this may complete my Black Dice 2" or so of shelf space...!
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 25 February 2010 18:15 (fourteen years ago) link
hold hands is my 2nd or 3rd faveourite. its kinda the crucial bridge between the early singles and b+c
― plax (ico), Thursday, 25 February 2010 18:19 (fourteen years ago) link
haha, it'd be awesome if they had a record called hold hands.
― mizzell, Thursday, 25 February 2010 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
lol yah ooops
― plax (ico), Thursday, 25 February 2010 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
new one is weird
http://images.emusic.com/music/images/album/282/116/346/11634606/600x600.jpg
― i never promised you a (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 01:12 (thirteen years ago) link
heard the show the other night with wolf eyes/growing was a sweat lodge
― kamerad, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 03:56 (thirteen years ago) link
lol emusic
I should ask about Growing, I saw them open for someone, maybe Fuck Buttons? It was pretty good.
― turtles all the way down (mh), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 04:03 (thirteen years ago) link
this new song (Pinball Wizard) is sweet!
― flopson, Monday, 5 March 2012 17:05 (twelve years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/ribbonmusic/black-dice-pinball-wizard
― flopson, Monday, 5 March 2012 17:06 (twelve years ago) link
sweet is not the right word. it definitely is heavy though.
― alex in mainhattan, Monday, 5 March 2012 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
i am undecided, sort of feels like they're treading water even tho ~percussive~ is a good black dice mode. the latter half is great tho
― ogmor, Monday, 5 March 2012 20:25 (twelve years ago) link
Wow, hardcore/jungle breakdowns!
― MikoMcha, Monday, 5 March 2012 21:33 (twelve years ago) link
way to make 13/8 boring
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Monday, 5 March 2012 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
i like that its percussive & prefer the first half
― flopson, Monday, 5 March 2012 22:20 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, first half and the transition are cool. Not so into that zany swiggly guitar thing at the end :(
― MikoMcha, Monday, 5 March 2012 22:25 (twelve years ago) link
Does Eric Copeland have a new record coming out on DFA this year? There's a new song called "Cannibal World" on this DFA sampler I got with the new Guerilla Toss LP. Totally missed out on the Jesus Freak record that came out in December, was that Europe only?
― flappy bird, Monday, 7 March 2016 20:55 (eight years ago) link
Do Black Dice still exist as a band? It's been a while.
― Position Position, Monday, 7 March 2016 20:59 (eight years ago) link
Good question. Bjorn lives in LA and Eric still lives in New York. I'm sure they'll put out another record eventually, but from the looks of their website, they've been busy with solo stuff...
― flappy bird, Monday, 7 March 2016 21:06 (eight years ago) link
new song. it's good
https://soundcloud.com/l-i-e-s/black-dice-big-deal-lies-72
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 29 June 2016 04:29 (seven years ago) link
ha i quite like this buttrockin thing going on here, all just slightly sour and flat
― linee, Wednesday, 29 June 2016 07:22 (seven years ago) link