Black Dice
Black Dice at MassArt in 2006
Background information
Origin	Brooklyn, NY, United States
Genre(s)	Experimental rock Noise rock Indie electronic
Years active	1997 – present
Label(s)	DFA, Fat Cat, Paw Tracks
Associated acts	Terrestrial Tones, Animal Collective
Website	Official Site
Members
Bjorn Copeland Eric Copeland Aaron Warren
Former members
Sebastian Blanck Hisham Bharoocha

Black Dice is a noise rock/experimental band based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. They formed in Spring 1997 at the Rhode Island School of Design and are currently signed to Paw Tracks. The group began as a harsh, noisy thrash outift, with a sound far different from the more psychedelic leanings of the last few albums. The release of Broken Ear Record in 2005 and Manoman in 2006 saw the band innovating once again, incorporating elements of Afrobeat and breakbeat into their releases. Note all of the unhappy white kids in the audience. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 531 pixelsFull resolution (2287 × 1518 pixels, file size: 995 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Black Dice. ... MassArt, August 2005 Massachusetts College of Art (also known as MassArt) is a publicly funded college of visual and applied art, founded in 1873. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Experimental rock or Avant rock is a type of art music based on rock and roll which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, and/or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique. ... Lightning Bolt Live at the Southgate House 2005. ... Electronica refers to a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; but unlike electronic dance music, is not specifically focused on the dance floor. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... DFA Records is an independent record label that was launched in September 2001 by Mo Wax Records co-founder Tim Goldsworthy, indie rock producer James Murphy and mutual friend Jonathan Galkin. ... Fat Cat Records is a record label. ... Paw Tracks is an independent record label based in Washington, D.C. The labels website features artwork by Abby Portner (Avey Tare of Animal Collectives sister). ... Terrestrial Tones are Dave Portner of Animal Collective and Eric Copeland of the band Black Dice. ... Animal Collective is a New York City-based group of experimental musicians from Baltimore, Maryland. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hisham Akira Bharoocha was born in Nidata, Japan and is an ex-member of the Providence, Rhode Island bands Lightning Bolt and Black Dice. ... Lightning Bolt Live at the Southgate House 2005. ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... This article is about the state. ... The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD, pronounced /RIZ-dee/) is one of the premier fine arts institutions in the United States. ... Paw Tracks is an independent record label based in Washington, D.C. The labels website features artwork by Abby Portner (Avey Tare of Animal Collectives sister). ... Broken Ear Record is a 2005 album by American experimental noise band Black Dice. ... Afrobeat is a combination of Yoruba music, jazz, Highlife, and funk rhythms, fused with African percussion and vocal styles, popularized in Africa in the 1970s. ... This article is about breakbeat, the electronic dance music genre. ...

Discography

EPs and Singles

• Lambs Like Fruit (Gravity, 1998)
• Untitled (Black Dice album) (a.k.a. Printed Paper) (Vermin Scum, 1998)
• Semen of the Sun (Tapes, 2000)
• Ball/Peace in the Valley (31G, 2001)
• Miles of Smiles (DFA/FatCat Records, 2004)
• Smiling Off (DFA/EMI, 2005)
• Manoman (DFA, 2006) (some presses mislabeled as "Monoman")
• Roll Up/Drool (Paw-Tracks, 2007)

Vermin Scum is an Annapolis, Maryland-based record label founded by Kenny Hill of the bands Spastic Rats and, later, the Hated. ... Miles of Smiles is an EP by experimental band Black Dice, released in 2004. ... ...

LPs

• Untitled (Troubleman Unlimited, 2000)
• Cold Hands (Troubleman Unlimited/Catsup Plate, 2001)
• Beaches & Canyons (DFA, FatCat Records 2002)
• Lost Valley (Catsup Plate, 2003)
• Cone Toaster (DFA, 2003)
• Creature Comforts (DFA/FatCat Records, 2004)
• Broken Ear Record (DFA/EMI, 2005)
• Load Blown (Paw Tracks, 2007)

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Splits

• Wastered (with Animal Collective, Paw Tracks, 2004)
• Split with Wolf Eyes (Fusetron, 2003)
• Split with Erase Errata (Troubleman Unlimited, 2001)

Wastered is a tour-only, vinyl-only release with a new song each by Black Dice and Animal Collective. ... Animal Collective is a New York City-based group of experimental musicians from Baltimore, Maryland. ... Wolf Eyes are a noise rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Wolf Eyes began as a solo project of former Nautical Almanac member Nate Young, with Aaron Dilloway joining in 1998, and John Olson in 2000. ... Erase Errata is a band from San Francisco, California. ...

External links

• The official Black Dice website
• Three Imaginary Girls Black Dice Interview
• Dot-alt interview
• Black Dice at MusicBrainz[1]
• Deathrockstar's interview w/ Eric Copeland