''Load Blown'' is the fourth studio
album by
American
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experimental noise band
Black Dice
Black Dice is an American experimental noise music band based in Brooklyn, New York and consisting of brothers Bjorn and Eric Copeland along with Aaron Warren. Formed in 1997, the group was initially inspired by hardcore and noise rock, but subse ...
. It was released on 23 October 2007 on
Paw Tracks Records
Paw Tracks (formerly known as Soccer Stars until 2000, then Animal until 2003) was an independent record label based in Washington, D.C.
At first only records by Animal Collective were released on the label, but since 2004 it has also released r ...
. The album consists of tracks previously issued as limited edition
vinyl releases over an 18-month period: the three-track "Manoman" 12" on
DFA Records, the "Roll Up/Drool" 12" on Paw Tracks, and the five-track ''Load Blown'' 12" EP.
The album received favorable reviews, with Pitchfork describing it as a "new take on Black Dice's idiosyncratic mix, where attention to detail, openness to possibility, and intuitive senses of rhythm and timing all collide."
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Track listing
#"Kokomo" - 3:35
#"Roll Up" - 7:10
#"Gore" - 4:12
#"Bottom Feeder" - 2:50
#"Scavenger" - 5:16
#"Drool" - 5:51
#"Toka Toka" - 4:07
#"Cowboy Soundcheck" - 1:49
#"Bananas" - 4:36
#"Manoman" - 6:49
References
Black Dice albums
2007 albums
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