July/August 2010
As part of the 'Provinces' series, Silk and Dogs will be releasing an MP3 on a monthly basis. The July and August MP3s are available from the Releases page (The August one will be up from Aug 15th). More details on the project are available on the same page.
May/June 2010
As part of the 'Provinces' series, Silk and Dogs will be releasing an MP3 on a monthly basis. The May and June MP3s are available from the Releases page. More details on the project are available on the same page.March/April 2010
As part of the 'Provinces' series, Silk and Dogs will be releasing an MP3 on a monthly basis. The March and April MP3s are available from the Releases page. More details on the project are available on the same page (April not available until April 15th onwards).Jan/Feb 2010
As part of the 'Provinces' series, Silk and Dogs will
be
releasing an MP3 on a monthly basis. The January and February
MP3s are available from the Releases
page. More
details on the project are available on the same page.
December 2009
As part of the 'Provinces' series, Silk and Dogs will be
releasing an MP3 on a monthly basis. The December MP3 is
available from the Releases page. More
details on the project are available on the same page.
November 2009
As part of the 'Provinces' series, Silk and Dogs will be releasing an MP3 on a monthly basis. The November MP3 is available from the Releases page. More details on the project are available on the same page.
October
2009
As part of the 'Provinces' series, Silk and Dogs will be
releasing an MP3 on a monthly basis. The October MP3 is available from
the Releases page. More
details on the project are available on the same page.
Spring
2009
Silk and Dogs is now a part of The School of
Unthink, a rag tag band
of like minded experimentalists. This in no way changes the focus or
goals of the project, meerly assists in mutual support.
Lao Gai (which is currently on hold throughout the 'Provinces' series)
Silk and Dogs is currently preparing the 3 track release Lao Gai, which will be available for free download around June. Lao Gai, directly translated as 'reform through labour', were set up under Mao, and like Stalin's Gulags, unfortunately outlived him. "In the last 50 years, more than 50 million people have been sent to prison camps and probably 50% of them have vanished,” states former prisoner and expert Harry Wu. This pool of free labour has played a key role in China’s economic development. But it’s come at a heavy human cost. This release attempts to conceptualise the use of forced labour and the resulting economic boom it has created, using regional instrumentation and live procressing. The performance will be accompanied by a 20 minute documentary of investigation and secret footage from inside a Chinese Labour Camp made by Wu and journeyman.
What/Who is Silk and Dogs?
Silk and Dogs is a politically motivated music project, using samples and sound sources, as well as traditional instrumentation and programming, to highlight particular political, social and cultural issues/concerns in China today. The work will always be free to download, alongside reading material related to the music. Silk and Dogs attempt to remain anonymous, solely because the issues highlighted are of more significance than the identity of a group of performers; the lack of a clear presence in production of performance removes the intensity and validity of the work. Silk and Dogs' performances are accompanied by visuals and occasional spoken word pieces. Silk and Dogs name comes from the epic box set created by the sadly departed Muslimgauze, whose music looked at the complex and interwoven troubles in the Middle East - "I don't think you can visit an occupied land. It's the principle. Not until it's free again."
Silk and Dogs can be contacted via The School of Unthink