Description:	CD on In The Red
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Experimental Indie
	Label:	In The Red
	Price:	£12.49
	Availability:	Dispatched within 2-5 days (on average).

5
...according to our Brian on 22 May 2009.

Hey Mr. Blank Dogs. Thanks for your new album, 'Under & Under' - it's actually quite a lovely fascinating stew I must say. As a quiet appreciater of your spooky wibbling take on New Wave lo-fi I've got to commend you, especially, on your use of space invader synths, Human-League-in-a-Squat electro industrial sludge, home spun scratch/fuzz guitar and muffled outsider vocals sang through a hairy alley cat. I'm in love with the spindly gothic guitar lines that make me feel emotional & adore the muffled, melancholy yet groovy bass thrum that make me wanna do some voodoo rumba on a sticky dancefloor in a shady, crumbling corner of my town. That drum machine is cool as fuck, metronomic & blurred. There's chords on this album that make my heart snap and i'm glad I don't actually know who you are (even though Plan B told me) because I may start stalking you like some feral puma like creature and hang around outside your apartment waiting to shag your leg in a fit of illicit beastiality! More please, much more! Delicious...

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What their label says...

For the past several years, a slew of 12-inches, 7-inches, and cassettes have been released by the mysterious Brooklyn artist known as Blank Dogs. Blank Dogs is actually singular—it’s the insanely prolific one-man band of Mr. Blank Dog. Not too much is known about the guy behind the bedroom new wave / pop / punk act and he’s usually covering his face with masks or bedspreads, but that’s fine. The sound is Joy Division vocal lines with The Cure’s synth and guitar melodies filtered through ancient, submerged keyboards and eroded recording equipment. And that voice? All the feedback in the world can’t hide his knack for melody. Blank Dogs has been making plenty of rumbles in the noisier and more secretive outposts of the underground. All of their records were pressed in limited editions, sold out quickly, and, without fail, wound up fetching big bucks with collectors on eBay. Under and Under is Blank Dogs’ latest and most massive release to date—a double-album housing 20 brand new songs (15 on the CD) that show off his pop chops to a greater extent than any of his previous releases. Also, for the first time, Blank Dogs has incorporated the assistance of outside musicians to lend a hand. Various artists from the Brooklyn music scene—members of the Crystal Stilts and Vivian Girls, among others—contribute this time around, though the sound remains as dusted and strange as anything Blank Dogs has done before.