Blank Dogs: so dreamy, so mysterious! Less mysterious than they once were, since Blank Dogs main man Mike Sniper no longer simply goes by Mr. Blank Dog, but there are still plenty of mysteries involved. What exactly makes those dogs so darn blank? How do you get to be both under AND under? Did he build the pyramids? When’s he putting out a new record? Well, heeeeeey, I got an answer for that last one: October 12, that’s when he’s putting out a new record! Land and Fixed, that’s what it’s called! And get this: Sniper’s own Captured Tracks label is the one putting the record out!
Sniper claims the new record is more cleanly recorded, with a focus on creating an expansive sense of space. That’s all well and good, but I’m more interested in the fact that Sniper says he holds himself to “Prince-like standards.” What higher standards can there be? None, there can be none.
Land and Fixed tracklist:
01. Goes By
02. Collides
03. Longlights
04. Northern Islands
05. Insides
06. Blurred Tonight
07. Languages
08. Elevens
09. Out the Door
10. All Around
11. Through the Wall
12. Treelines
• Blank Dogs: http://www.myspace.com/blankdogtime
• Captured Tracks: http://www.capturedtracks.com