Re: Black Dog

Chris Taylor <[email protected]> Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:49:55 -0800
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*Bytes *is to me the exemplary *IDM* album and it still sound amazing and
fresh as hell. RIP

On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 1:45=E2=80=AFPM syntaxveil <[email protected]=
om>
wrote:

> when i got my first pc in the early 90s, i connected it to this thing
> called the internet and used to connect to a BBS called black dog towers.=
 i
> used to speak to a mysterious guy called ken
>
> RIP ken. see you on the next network
>
>
>
>
> Sent with Proton Mail secure email.
>
> On Wednesday, December 24th, 2025 at 9:41 PM, kent williams <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Richard and Martin have done most of the recent releases. They
> > involved Ken as much as he wanted to be involved, but I don't know
> > what his contributions have been of late.
> >
> > As far as making more releases as the Black Dog, they've earned the
> > name as well in my book.
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 7:44=E2=80=AFAM Roger Cole rogercole1957@gmail.=
com
> wrote:
> >
> > > I really hope the Dust Brothers don't carry on as The Black Dog. Let
> Ken rest in peace not turn in his grave. He was TBD and it would be just
> trying to cash in on something they helped but did not create
> > >
> > > On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, 23:05 Brian Behlendorf, [email protected]
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > This is tragic news. While their output has long been stellar, thei=
r
> last
> > > > few years in particular have been amazing, often forming large
> portions of
> > > > my DJ sets. "Loud Ambient" indeed.
> > > >
> > > >
> https://www.theblackdogma.com/2025/12/ken-downie-rest-in-peace-brother/
> > > >
> > > > I imagine the Dust brothers aren't even yet thinking about carrying
> > > > forward under the TBD name or not.
> > > >
> > > > NP: TBD - Babylon (Hanging Gardens)
> > > >
> > > > Brian
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, David Newman wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Just bought loud ambient - sounds really good and nice to hear
> them using the old drum machines again
> > > > > Will be very missed amazing body of work
> > > > >
> > > > > Best wishes
> > > > >
> > > > > David Newman
> > > > >
> > > > > www.audiobulb.com exploratory music
> > > > >
> > > > > www.audiomoves.com ambient music sync specialist
> > > > >
> > > > > www.volume-objects.com abstract ambience :: broken space
> > > > >
> > > > > On 23 Dec 2025, at 04:54, Rjyan Kidwell [email protected] wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > What do we do when they're all gone?
> > > > >
> > > > > That is the day the full-album remix will become as ubiquitous in
> music as the reboot in movies is currently.
> > > > >
> > > > > -rk
>

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<div><div dir=3D"ltr"><i>Bytes=C2=A0</i>is to me the exemplary=C2=A0*IDM* a=
lbum and it still sound amazing and fresh as hell. RIP</div></div><div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, De=
c 24, 2025 at 1:45=E2=80=AFPM syntaxveil &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:syntaxveil@p=
rotonmail.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">when i got my fir=
st pc in the early 90s, i connected it to this thing called the internet an=
d used to connect to a BBS called black dog towers. i used to speak to a my=
sterious guy called ken<br>
<br>
RIP ken. see you on the next network<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Sent with Proton Mail secure email.<br>
<br>
On Wednesday, December 24th, 2025 at 9:41 PM, kent williams &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Richard and Martin have done most of the recent releases. They<br>
&gt; involved Ken as much as he wanted to be involved, but I don&#39;t know=
<br>
&gt; what his contributions have been of late.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; As far as making more releases as the Black Dog, they&#39;ve earned th=
e<br>
&gt; name as well in my book.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 7:44=E2=80=AFAM Roger Cole <a href=3D"mailto:r=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> wrote=
:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; I really hope the Dust Brothers don&#39;t carry on as The Black D=
og. Let Ken rest in peace not turn in his grave. He was TBD and it would be=
 just trying to cash in on something they helped but did not create<br>
&gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, 23:05 Brian Behlendorf, <a href=3D"mailto:br=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; This is tragic news. While their output has long been stella=
r, their last<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; few years in particular have been amazing, often forming lar=
ge portions of<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; my DJ sets. &quot;Loud Ambient&quot; indeed.<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <a href=3D"https://www.theblackdogma.com/2025/12/ken-downie-=
rest-in-peace-brother/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.th=
eblackdogma.com/2025/12/ken-downie-rest-in-peace-brother/</a><br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; I imagine the Dust brothers aren&#39;t even yet thinking abo=
ut carrying<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; forward under the TBD name or not.<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; NP: TBD - Babylon (Hanging Gardens)<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; Brian<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; On Tue, 23 Dec 2025, David Newman wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Just bought loud ambient - sounds really good and nice =
to hear them using the old drum machines again<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Will be very missed amazing body of work<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Best wishes<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; David Newman<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <a href=3D"http://www.audiobulb.com" rel=3D"noreferrer"=
 target=3D"_blank">www.audiobulb.com</a> exploratory music<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <a href=3D"http://www.audiomoves.com" rel=3D"noreferrer=
" target=3D"_blank">www.audiomoves.com</a> ambient music sync specialist<br=
>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <a href=3D"http://www.volume-objects.com" rel=3D"norefe=
rrer" target=3D"_blank">www.volume-objects.com</a> abstract ambience :: bro=
ken space<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; On 23 Dec 2025, at 04:54, Rjyan Kidwell <a href=3D"mail=
to:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; What do we do when they&#39;re all gone?<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; That is the day the full-album remix will become as ubi=
quitous in music as the reboot in movies is currently.<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; -rk<br>
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