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The Black Dog - Virtual

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Black Dog, The - Virtual

Label:
Catalog#:
BD 001
Format:
Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM
Country:
UK
Released:
Apr 1989
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Breaks, Techno

Tracklist

A   Virtual 9:59
B1   The Weight 5:59
B2   Ambience With Teeth 6:15

Credits

Other [Artwork By] - Richie B.
Written-By - Turner* , Handley* , Downie*

Notes

Recorded at Black Dog Towers.
Sleeve states "Black Dog Productions Ltd. (p)(c) 1990 All rights reserved."
Track B2 incorporates elements from I Wish by Stevie Wonder.
Remastered and repressed in March 2007 on vinyl and for the first time on CD.
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Review by May 13, 2003
A track that can only be described as a journey. An almost timeless piece of music. I will live with this track forever...imagine the future.
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Review by Obese_Kingz Oct 01, 2007
A legendary release from the Black Dog - I cained "Virtual" for years. The track was a ten minute journey with big build ups and futuristic ambient interludes - and then when that syncopated kicks comes in, the track just keeps frantically building and building. There has not been many tracks since that has come close to "Virtual". It was Techno, Breaks and Ambience all thrown into the mix and has to go down as one of the precursors to that english big beat/breaks sound.
Review by oldskoolvinyljunkie Jan 12, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)
The immortal line in this track "i'm sitting in my room imagining the future" pretty much sums it up. This record was way ahead of its time in terms of the sound and production. This record sure does take you on a journey where you can simply lose yourself for a whole 10 minutes before having to wipe the needle. Awesome.