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The guy below has no idea....

Maeda Telecaster | USA | 08/12/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"all i must say is "see this group in person"---they blew my mind, and right before (or after) animal collective, another amazing group of musicians. the guy below is so vehement about hating certain types of music, namely ANYTHING experimental, that it makes one wonder, "doth protesteth too much" or "is it just out of his realm of comprehension?." that's okay. he doesn't have to open his mind or his third eye. leave it to the rest of us."

This is the way forward.

RobotMonster | Middle You Ess | 12/12/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"After a few releases of great analog-wrecked noise madness and harsh reality, Black Dice have uncorked something incredibly fresh and welcome.



This is where Morton Subotnick gets to hash it out with Boards of Canada.



Really astonishing record, this. Timeless. And new. One of the 2-3 best things to happen in music this year if not the decade. It's a giant leap ahead of their peers into a new genre. Beaches and Canyons is endlessly more fascinating to listen to than any electroclash triphop drum'n'bass glitch postrock trance jungle techno you've heard. Plus it rocks more and surprises more than anything from those genres I am aware of. Too excellent. Wait no longer.



As highly recommended: Creature Comforts."

I am comforted by your presence

alexander laurence | Los Angeles, CA | 09/21/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When all these new New York groups emerged in 2002, there was an initial hope that some of the noncommercial ideas of No Wave and experimental music would return. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs only slightly embraced this esthetic and then dropped it. Liars just seemed like inspired art damage. Black Dice on the other hand has been the only weird uncompromised band that has lived up to the promise. Sonic Youth and Swans did some avant garde work fifteen years ago. There are other music students and stoners who listen to Tony Conrad and Terry Riley. However, after the 1980s, most of the noise freaks turned their ears to Japan. Black Dice has been around for six years. This is the best group on DFA. They are unpredictable. They are making beautiful music. This music is what hipsters at Enid's like to listen to after a bongtoke and a discussion of politics."