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Blank Dogs - Under And Under

Review by Alexander Tudor

In the NYC district with the brightest spotlight on its emerging talent, Blank Dogs (based in Brooklyn) has earned his hype with a series of anonymous, solo releases, something like a trove of Cure and Sisters of Mercy demos from 1982. That's a good thing... »

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for the past several years, a slew of 12-inches, 7-inches, and cassettes have been released by the mysterious brooklyn artist known as blank dogs. blank dogs is actually singularits the insanely prolific one-man band of mr blank dog. not too much is known about the guy behind the bedroom new wave / pop / punk act and he's usually covering his face with masks or bedspreads, but thats fine. the sound is joy division vocal lines with the cure's synth and guitar melodies filtered through ancient, submerged keyboards and eroded recording equipment. and that voice? all the feedback in the world can't hide his knack for melody. 'under and under' is blank dogs latest and most massive release to date - a double-album housing 20 brand new songs (15 on the cd) that show off his pop chops to a greater extent than any of his previous releases. also, for the first time, blank dogs has incorporated the assistance of outside musicians to lend a hand. various artists from the brooklyn music scene members of the crystal stilts and vivian girls, among others contribute this time around, though the sound remains as dusted and strange as anything blank dogs has done before. on in the red records.
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