{"product_id":"dean-blunt-black-metal-2-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"Dean Blunt: Black Metal 2 (180g) Vinyl LP { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBritish experimental music iconoclast \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=dean+blunt\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=dean+blunt\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDean Blunt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e seems to have put off recording a proper follow-up\u003c\/i\u003e to his opaque 2014 post-punk opus \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Black+Metal\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Black+Metal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Metal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e as long as contractually possible… instead releasing around a dozen other projects including collaborations with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Delroy+Edwards\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Delroy+Edwards\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelroy Edwards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Panda+Bear\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Panda+Bear\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePanda Bear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=A%24AP+Rocky\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=A%24AP+Rocky\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA$AP Rocky\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, not to mention steering boutique side projects \u003cstrong\u003eBabyfather\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Blue+Iverson\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Blue+Iverson\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Iverson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cem\u003eBlack Metal 2\u003c\/em\u003e is the result of an extended 2020 session with UK producer \u003cstrong\u003eKwake Bass\u003c\/strong\u003e, who lends a newfangled musicality (and notably, an exquisite new drum sound) to Dean’s scrappy loop-based singer songwriter droll, while the singular talents of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Mica+Levi\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Mica+Levi\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMica Levi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Joanne+Robertson\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Joanne+Robertson\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoanne Robertson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (pure speculation, the jacket and inner sleeve are completely devoid of any credits or liner notes) lend tongue-on-battery guitar tones and heavenly folk lullabies, respectively, that will be familiar to anyone who’s been following Dean's story so far. In contrast to the protracted runtime of the first \u003cem\u003eBlack Metal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBM2\u003c\/em\u003e is tantalizingly succinct, as if Dean’s finally distilled his arrangements to maximize rewind value in the streaming era. Check out “Mugu,” “Dash Snow,” “Sketamine,” “ZaZa” and the utterly flatlining coda “The Rot” for a taste. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFinally on vinyl via Rough Trade after landing digitally earlier in the year (side note, makes a nice companion piece to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/tirzah-colourgrade-indie-exclusive-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/tirzah-colourgrade-indie-exclusive-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethat new \u003cstrong\u003eTirzah\u003c\/strong\u003e record\u003c\/a\u003e, supposedly recorded at the same studio \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ewith the same cohorts around the same time), recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes vinyl-exclusive bonus track \"Astro\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Rough Trade 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by william, shotgun sprayer 10\/2021\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eALSO AVAILABLE\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/dean-blunt-black-metal-180g-vinyl-2lp\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/dean-blunt-black-metal-180g-vinyl-2lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDean Blunt: Black Metal (180g) Vinyl 2LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e.","brand":"Dean Blunt","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":57431615144267,"sku":"lp-12493","price":3.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/deanblunt-blackmetal2-blackvinyl-1_733a8e76-c934-4ddc-bf5e-c76728532a0c.jpg?v=1779697289","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/dean-blunt-black-metal-2-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}