Tune of the Week: Black Dog

The Black Dog is an electronic music act based out of London. Originally a trio, two of their members broke off an became Plaid. They are purveyors of a style (unfortunately) named Intelligent Dance Music, or IDM. The concept behind this genre is electronic music that is meant to be listened to as opposed to danced to. This style was a popular feature of many rave “chill out” rooms where participants could unwind a bit but still enjoy synthesizer tones, harmonies and crazy beats. This comes from Black Dog’s criminally underrated second LP, “Temple of Transparent Balls”. Tune in and chill out.