Industry veterans ‘The Black Dog’ are keeping pace with the community with a three part series of releases being referred to as the ‘Allegory EPs’. The group are recognised for their work in pioneering early Techno, with standout albums including Parallel, Bytes, and Spanners, helping them grab the attention and acclaim of music journalists at sources like Slant Magazine and Pitchfork.

The Black Dog has been a creature of change, drafting in new members and cutting into new genres. We featured their album ‘Conspiracy Tapes Live’ at the end of January, which showcased ambience and drone vibes leaning further towards the realms of IDM. The band’s core connection appears to consistently be a sound which elicits both a sense of physical claustrophobia and mental breakout.

Heavier grooves and industrial basslines have returned in the first of the Allegory EPs, which dropped on May 29th bearing the title ‘Red’. Sketching out the rough appeal of brutalist industry and architecture with darkwave ambience, the four tracks are headed by Kärntnertor, a techno house driven paying tribute to darker shades.

The next EP in the series ‘Allegory 2: Green’ is planned to made public July 3rd, and promises a minimalist return to groove.

Support the Allegory 1 EP on Bandcamp or stream it on Spotify

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