Load Blown is the fourth studio album by American experimental noise band Black Dice. It was released on 23 October 2007 on Paw Tracks Records. The album consists of tracks previously issued as limited edition vinyl releases over an 18-month period: the three-track "Manoman" 12" on DFA Records, the "Roll Up/Drool" 12" on Paw Tracks, and the five-track Load Blown 12" EP.[1]

Load Blown
Studio album by
Released23 October 2007
GenreAmbient noise, electronic
Length46:15
LabelPaw Tracks
Black Dice chronology
Broken Ear Record
(2005)
Load Blown
(2007)
REPO
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100 link
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10) link
Time Off link

The album received favorable reviews, with Pitchfork describing it as a "new take on Black Dice's idiosyncratic mix, where attention to detail, openness to possibility, and intuitive senses of rhythm and timing all collide."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Kokomo" - 3:35
  2. "Roll Up" - 7:10
  3. "Gore" - 4:12
  4. "Bottom Feeder" - 2:50
  5. "Scavenger" - 5:16
  6. "Drool" - 5:51
  7. "Toka Toka" - 4:07
  8. "Cowboy Soundcheck" - 1:49
  9. "Bananas" - 4:36
  10. "Manoman" - 6:49

References

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  1. ^ a b Masters, Marc (26 October 2007). "Black Dice: Load Blown (Album Review)". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 July 2021.