Of the original members, only Ken Downie remains, recently teaming up with Martin & Richard Dust for some further experimentations in the electronic realms The Black Dog name helped to define way back when. “Ripheadv2″ builds around classic-sounding chords and eerie melodies, rhythmic and forceful but also generating a subdued, hypnotic calm, even as the ominous bass booms onto the horizon midway through the journey.”Gawble Vianag” is a somewhat messy foray into electrical circuitry. “Mental Ward Sleep Machine” finds them niggling away at the Basic Channel style template of the first cut, although the acidic swarms and swathes of bass and tones give it a darker identity. Dark chaos from one of the originals.
5 Out Of 5
Reviewed By: DARREN WALL
