New York art-noise union finds rhythmic schwung.
New York art-noise association Black Dice is still much appreciated by James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem), Animal Collective and Sonic Youth. Both DFA (Murphy's label) and Paw Tracks (Animal Collective's label) have released albums by this collective that combines air-tight avant-rock, psychedelica, ambient electronica, dub and industrial noise. The late (yep, sadly ) Sonic Youth was even a fan and had invited them to All Tomorrow’s Parties. Their latest album ‘Mr. Impossible’ has even been picked up by the Domino Recording Co. that also looks after Animal Collective, Peaking Lights and Dirty Projectors. The album sounds remarkably rhythmic and tends the most toward what you could call pop music. Doing so without Black Dice losing any of their uniqueness.
Opener for the evening will be Rodolphe Coster from Brussels, best known from the likes of Flexa Lyndo. You'll find the likes of Fever Ray, Colin Newman, Pantha Du Prince and Joy Division amongst his sources of inspiration. Then someone shouted: “Dit is Fuck Buttons met cold wave vocals!” His music navigates between ambient noise and dark electronica. In other words, the perfect warmer up for Black Dice.