Dog In The Evening
10.23.14 by Mike Haley

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I have a huge problem with wet dogs. Mostly the smell. I would honestly rather plunge my head deep into a sack full of gremlin diapers than deal with the scent of a pup that’s been out in the rain. Even giving them baths is somehow bad, which almost makes no sense. Don’t get me wrong, I fucking LOVE dogs. Huge fan. The damp ones are just a major menace to my senses. Quite odd then how much I’m enjoying 夕方の犬, translated to Dog In The Evening, who’s miniature melodies released today on Patient Sounds are incredibly drenched.

The “mb_s_4_ch” C48 [program repeats], released in an edition of 50 copies, is Japanese producer / underscore fanatic taro_yamada’s first release. All the tracks here are submerged deeply and thoroughly in liquid, giving the tip toe piano and tender sampling used a beyond soggy motif. The tracks are more than appropriately named, like the second cut “h2o___frm_____faucet” which is pretty much that. Languorous drips of water patting over even more leisurely paced keys. And “forest of slime______”, a syrupy variant on that same theme. It’s a shortish cassette (like I said earlier, program repeats), but provides more than enough moments of chill and chilliness. Plus I’m a sucker for those blue shells.

You can pick up “mb_s_4_ch” this very second from the Patient Sound shop, along with new tapes by Mukqs and Gawain. You can stream it below.