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01. The Black Dog - Hex Collapse
02. The Black Dog - [B] What Did They Ask
03. The Black Dog - Porn Shop
04. The Black Dog - Crashed Core
05. The Black Dog - Black Smoke
06. The Black Dog - [B] A Small Book Of Truth
07. The Black Dog - [B] Like A Coastal Shelf
08. The Black Dog - Slung
09. The Black Dog - EMP1951
10. The Black Dog - [B] Dust in the Wind
11. The Black Dog - No JuJu
12. The Black Dog - Ghiahead
13. The Black Dog - SoYo Solitude
14. The Black Dog - Cup Noodle
15. The Black Dog - Constructivist
16. The Black Dog - [B] She Said It Would Happen
17. The Black Dog - Amberly House
ARTIST
TITLE
Fragments
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
DUST 087CD DUST 087CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
12/18/2020

The Black Dog on Fragments: "Fragments was a completely new way of working for us. We've always worked with an internal brief, creating documents, pictures and videos, simply because keeping an idea on track with three individuals can be difficult. It's easy for someone to be edged out of the creative process when the focus is not clearly defined. It's a formula we've used since the early 2000s, but things have changed a lot since then, particularly when we decided to dip our collective toes into supporter memberships with Patreon. It made us think about what we could do directly for our supporters rather than just the next album or project. At first, the whole thing felt odd and uncomfortable, but we decided that we'd try a few things and ask for feedback. Fragments was initially a way for us to see how we could include others in an ongoing creative process. There was no over-arching concept, no defined characteristics or purpose, just the promise that there would be at least one new track for members to download every month. Consequently, we never knew what was coming next, so the old, very focused working method was irrelevant. It was difficult for us to let individual tracks go without knowing what was coming next, but this also made the project more interesting. And then C19 hit and we were forced to continue the project remotely from our home studios. As difficult as the disruption was, it was during this period that we realized we could re-organize and remaster the individual tracks into a coherent album, capturing a specific moment in time and drawing a line under the first phase of the project. Like our Allegory EPs, we've tried to keep everything stripped back. We used to hide many subtle elements within the layers, but not so much this time. Fragments is our journey through many changes, both self-imposed and those imposed upon us, and it ultimately led us to create things differently. We hope you like it."