Words by Andrew Parks

If you listen to the last three Black Dog LPs in order—the alternate ambient Eno universe of Music For Real Airports, the deeply moving drone tones of the trio’s extended Dadavistic Orchestra family, and the masterful minimal techno of last month’s Liber Dogma album— there isn’t a logical progression to their productions so much as a complete disregard for how it all sounds in the scheme of things. An amazing feat when you consider that the collective (co-founded by Ken Downie and the recently reunited guys from Plaid, with Dust Science‘s Martin and Richard Dust rounding out the current lineup since the early ’00s) has been around for more than two decades.

“At times, we’ve tested our supporters by moving subjects or changing our ‘sound’,” admits Downie. “But it’s something you must do as an artist. You can’t be a Dorian Gray in reverse; you can’t stand still forever or else you would stagnate and die.”

In the following exclusive, we share the fourth installment of the Black Dog’s Dark Wave mix series alongside a rare extended interview…