{"id":2562,"date":"2011-04-20T14:11:54","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T18:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/?p=2562"},"modified":"2011-04-24T01:41:20","modified_gmt":"2011-04-24T05:41:20","slug":"dog-bliss-cdr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/?p=2562","title":{"rendered":"+DOG+ &#8211; Bliss CDr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2563\" title=\"dog\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dog.jpg 400w, http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dog-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dog-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dog-96x96.jpg 96w, http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dog-38x38.jpg 38w, http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dog-215x215.jpg 215w, http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dog-128x128.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.loveearthmusic.com\/\">+DOG+<\/a> &#8211; Bliss CDr<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loveearthmusic.com\/\">Love Earth Music<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Part wall noise, part power electronics, Bliss is the latest of a project I had previously unheard of called +DOG+. With a fairly decent sized catalog behind their name, +DOG+ is no newcomer to the noise scene. Bliss consists mostly of loops and heavily distorted guitar work with some drums thrown in at times. The feel ranges from droning and lethargic to crushing and in your face. The influences apparently range here from some obvious Masami Akita homage to even a Sunn O))) feel (particularly on <em>The Effing Blues<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>It seems as though +DOG+\u2019s intention is to keep a monolithic feel at all times while remaining strictly minimal in the quantity of sounds put in. Most of Bliss is very straightforward, though <em>Hopefully Hoping<\/em> stays very ambient, somber, and heavy in a slow, crushing kind of way while the following track <em>Lucky<\/em> blasts that all away in a massive cloud of distortion. <em>Fairbanks School Hearing Test 1970<\/em> is a track of pure high pitched aggravation that doesn\u2019t really do much for the album as a whole at all.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, +DOG+ manages to get in a pretty heavy wall noise atmosphere while even throwing in some power electronics and harsh, angry vocals. It isn\u2019t particularly original but the if the intent was droning, crushing sound, Bliss delivers on nearly all fronts.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"35%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40%\" align=\"right\">Composition:<\/td>\n<td width=\"60%\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">Sounds:<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">Production Quality:<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/halfstar.png\" alt=\"&frac12;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">Concept:<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/halfstar.png\" alt=\"&frac12;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">Packaging:<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/halfstar.png\" alt=\"&frac12;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">Overall Rating:<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>+DOG+ &#8211; Bliss CDr<br \/>\nLove Earth Music<br \/>\nPart wall noise, part power electronics, Bliss is the latest of a project I had previously unheard of called +DOG+. With a fairly decent sized catalog behind their name, +DOG+ is no newcomer to the noise scene. Bliss consists mostly of loops and heavily distorted guitar work with some drums thrown in at times. The feel ranges from droning and lethargic to crushing and in your face. The influences apparently range here from some obvious Masami Akita homage to even a Sunn O))) feel (particularly &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","category-webzine"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2562"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574,"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562\/revisions\/2574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}