Bytes (album)
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Bytes is an album by Ed Handley, Andy Turner and Ken Downie, under the name Black Dog Productions. Bytes is a compilation of tracks by Close Up Over, Xeper, Atypic, I.A.O., Plaid, Balil and the Discordian Popes, alter egos of the group otherwise known as The Black Dog. Black Dog Productions is also the name of their own record label
Background
The album was released in 1993 on double vinyl, cassette and CD and later re-released in 2005. Today, both Ed Handley and Andy Turner form part of Plaid while Ken Downie continues to produce music under the name The Black Dog. All three collaborated on the album under various guises and combinations. Bytes was launched on the Sheffield techno label Warp Records as WARPCD8 in 1993. An early version of "Clan (Mongol Hordes)" appears on Artificial Intelligence as "The Clan".
Track listing
- Plaid – "Object Orient" – 5:44
- Close Up Over – "Caz" – 6:15
- Xeper – "Carceres Ex Novum" – 6:43
- Atypic – "Focus Mel – 7:13
- Close Up Over – "Olivine" – 4:45
- I.A.O. – "Clan (Mongol Hordes)" – 6:24
- Plaid – "Yamemm" – 6:15
- Discordian Popes – "Fight The Hits" – 6:20
- Balil – "Merck" – 4:34
- Close Up Over – "Jauqq" – 5:47
- Balil – "3/4 Heart" – 7:33
References
External links
- Bytes at the Warp Records website
