The Black Dog have put together a short film featuring a mixed collection of tracks from their upcoming album 'Further Vexations'. Working with roughcollie.tv the video is a visual representation of the new album incorporating ideas embedded in the tracks. Check it out at:
http://www.theblackdogma.com/tbd/?p=911

In more Black Dog news the guys have just finished hand-screening all of the vinyl for the upcoming album. To see photos of the process visit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dustscience/sets/72157615100332882/

Soma Skool returns on May 1st at the City Halls in Candleriggs, Glasgow. The annual educational event held by Soma is aimed at 14-25 year olds and is designed primarily to educate and to demystify the creative process in a compelling, exciting and unique way.

The event will run from 12:30pm til 4:30pm and tickets cost £5/£2 conc from the City Halls, the Arches or online at http://www.somarecords.com/shop

More information can be found at:
http://www.somaskool.com

Tshirts now available with the Rob da Bank Sci Fi Lo Fi 3 album artwork on the front.

Various sizes while stocks last - small, medium, large and girls small and medium www.somarecords.com/shop

You can now watch action from Pressure's 10th birthday party online at the following link:
http://www.pressure10.tv/10thbday.html

The Black Dog are without a doubt one of the hardest working acts in electronic music. No sooner have they released one of 2008’s best albums in Radio Scarecrow and the massive 12” Detroit vs Sheffield which featured 2 remixes from Detroit minimal grandmaster Robert Hood, they now prepare for their next album release, ready to drop on April 27th this year. Titled ‘Further Vexations’ the new album is a true successor to Radio Scarecrow. The thinking behind the predecessor is still very evident with even more bite, but there’s something about Further Vexations that lends itself to the dark club atmosphere.

For an advance preview of the album the act have launched a minisite dedicated to the album at http://www.furthervexations.com/
For more information on the album and on The Black Dog please visit http://www.theblackdogma.com/tbd/?p=696

Following the success of Itamar Sagi’s guest EP on Soma Records at the tail-end of 08 the label now welcome along 2 more of their favourite producers for a special guest release. House & Techno overlord Mark Broom teams up with the mastermind behind Material Series, Mihalis Safras, in a vigorous 12” that will have dancefloor on its knees.

The new release will be available on April 6th.

You can hear an exclusive guest mix from Silicone Soul tomorrow night on Buzzin Fly radio. The guys this year celebrate their 10th anniversary so this is just one of a number of treats you can expect from them in the coming months. Watch this space for more.

The show airs on Kiss FM on Wednesday between 02:00am and 03:00am. If you miss it you can listen again on the following broadcasts:
Ibiza Global Radio, Spain
Dinamo FM, Istanbul
Club 106FM, Macedonia
Proton Radio, US

And on demand at http://www.buzzinfly.com/buzzed.html

The Black Dog are without a doubt one of the hardest working acts in electronic music. No sooner have they released one of 2008’s best albums in Radio Scarecrow and the massive 12” Detroit vs Sheffield which featured 2 remixes from Detroit minimal grandmaster Robert Hood, they now prepare for their next album release, ready to drop on April 9th this year.

Further Vexations is a real successor to Radio Scarecrow. The thinking behind the predecessor is still very evident and with even more bite, but there’s something about Further Vexations that lends itself to the dark club atmosphere. Perhaps the recent bout of constant gigging has had its effect on the act because this one is going to be tearing up floors around the world on its release. The power of these clubbier tracks is perfectly balanced with the sort of sublime downtempo electronica that only The Black Dog do best. Further Vexations might have taken half the time to create but still manages to maintain the same degree of meticulous detail and attention as its predecessor, and, again like Radio Scarecrow, is a complete package of tracks demanding to be listened to from start to finish.

Behind the album is a dark cynicism of the Orwellian practices being carried out by the Government and the passivity of the general public at large to let this happen. Martin Dust from tBd explains, “Our main concern was and still is the amount of personal freedoms being surrendered under the banner of "for your own safety" – CCTV, Biometrics and the World Wide Databases being the latest inventions to save us for ourselves. What is it going to take for people to wake up? How much further can the people that we’ve put into power go before something finally snaps? We've had enough now! We believe that people have become lazy and accepting of "beige" political parties who have realised if they stand for nothing, people will fall for anything.”

Further Vexations looks to rouse the sort of political attitudes that have been sorely missing from electronic music since rave’s backlash against the Criminal Justice Act in the 90’s. Martin continues, “It was these feelings coupled with visiting many different cities, playing lots of clubs and festivals, that has resulted in a pick up in pace and aggression reflexed in the tracks on Further Vexations - these are our Vexations reflecting back.”

Tracklisting:
Biomantric L-if-e
0093
Phil: Because Ov, indeed
You're Only SQL
We Are Haunted
CCTV Nation
Stempel
Northern Electronic Soul [Part 1]
Northern Electronic Soul [Part 2]
Northern Electronic Soul [Part 3]
Skin Clock
Dada Mindstab
Tunnels Ov Set
Later Vexations
Kissing Someone Else's D.O.G

Cafe d'Anvers' new mix compilation "Cafe d'Anvers 001: Silicone Soul" is out this week everywhere on CD (digital available from Feb 2nd).

http://www.cafe-d-anvers.com/full.htm

The launch party will be on Feb 7th!


Tracklist...
Café d'Anvers 001: Silicone Soul

1. Silicone Soul – The Pulse - Hypno House Dub (Soma)
2. Sei A – Dub For (Darkroom Dubs)
[Johannes Heil – Aum (Metatron House Division)]
3. Masomenos - Pierre Et Le Loup (Welcome To Masomenos)
4. Prompt feat. Onuba – Zora (7Noise)
5. Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts - I Was On My Way To Hell (Circus Company)
6. David K – Train Of Thought (Supplemental Facts)
7. M.A.R.S. - Remote Area - Bangana Remix (Heya Hifi)
[Miss Fitz - Drifting ..errior)]
8. Luc Ringeisen – Les Trombonnes Du Caire (Vinyl Club)
9. Andrea Sartori – Phonosutura (Persona)
10. Solomun vs Ost & Kjex - Federgewicht - Hamburg Mix (Diyamic)
11. Silicone Soul – The Call Of The Wild (Soma)
12. Nicolas Masseyeff - Melancolie d' Avril (Boxer Recordings)
[Mlle Caro & Frank Garcia – Dead Souls – Acapella (Buzzin' Fly)]
13. Lust Addict - Occidental Spiritual (Playground by Lessizmore)
14. Mr. Statik - Panoflutamin - Lemos Remix (Immigrant Records)
15. Stimming – The Anger (Liebe Detail)
16. Zombie Zombie - Texas - Danton Eeprom Remix (Versatile)
17. Gavin Herlihy - Watch Ya Feet - Ewan Pearson Remix (Leftroom)
18. Silicone Soul – Fearmakers – Dj Tool (Soma)

The grand duke of electronic music, Andrew Weatherall, has recently been blowing the trumpet of the new Somabeta label. The new label is tailored for new and emerging talent and will shortly see its first two releases hitting the shelves. Weatherall excitedly called up Soma to say it's one of the best things he's ever heard on the label. "Best thing Soma's done for years. I love it".