The Black Dog

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Years Active
1989 – present (36 years)
Founded In
London, England, United Kingdom
Adopting the common euphemism for depression as their name, The Black Dog are often credited with "inventing" the style of music, in producing a style of music equally enjoyable in the comfort of one's living room. While their work was showered with praise from a great number of club DJs, the DJs themselves rarely played their tracks on the dancefloor. The group was founded by Ken Downie along with Ed Handley and Andy Turner, who had already been producing music under the Plaid moniker. In 1989, they were unable to find a label to back their releases and ha… read more
Adopting the common euphemism for depression as their name, The Black Dog are often credited with "inventing" the style of music, in producing a style of music equally enjoyable in the comfort of one's living room. While their work was showered with praise from a grea… read more
Adopting the common euphemism for depression as their name, The Black Dog are often credited with "inventing" the style of music, in producing a style of music equally enjoyable in the comfort of one's living room. While their work was showered with praise from a great number of club DJs, the DJs themselves rarely played their tracks on t… read more

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1 My Brutal Life EP The Tyranny Of Choice
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2 My Brutal Life EP Edwardian Roadmender
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3 My Brutal Life EP Cultural Filters
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4 My Brutal Life EP Actuality
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 360 listeners
5 Play track Fragments Cup Noodle
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6 Play track Neither/Neither Neither/Neither
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7 Play track Neither/Neither The Frequency Ov Thee Truthers
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8 My Brutal Life Béton-Brut
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9 My Brutal Life 2 Motif Lasdun
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10 Play track My Brutal Life 2 Béton House
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Albums

  1. 72,758 listeners

    9 Sep 1994 · 19 tracks

    Spanners
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  2. 45,903 listeners

    11 Apr 2010 · 14 tracks

    Music for Real Airports
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  3. 35,035 listeners

    18 Sep 2005 · 18 tracks

    Silenced
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  4. 30,335 listeners

    22 Jul 1996 · 26 tracks

    Music for Adverts (and Short Films)
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