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Spanners
Studio album by The Black Dog
Released	16 January 1995 (1995-01-16)
Studio	Black Dog Towers
Genre	IDM
Length	75:40
Label	Warp
The Black Dog chronology
Temple of Transparent Balls (1993) Spanners (1995) Parallel (1996)

Spanners is the third studio album by English electronic music group The Black Dog. It was released via Warp on 16 January 1995. It peaked at number 30 on the UK Albums Chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B+
The Guardian
Mojo
NME	9/10
Q
Record Collector
Select	3/5
Uncut	7/10
Vox	7/10

Ned Raggett of AllMusic praised Spanners, saying, "The highlights are many, most often achieving a solid combination of dancefloor friendliness and unexpected sonic trickery." David Browne of Entertainment Weekly described it as "a series of antiseptic, hypnosis-inducing machine burbles, but with just the right amount of jarring elements to keep listeners awake." Shana Ting Lipton of CMJ New Music Monthly called it "an epic journey through life in the modern world."

In 2017, Spanners ranked at number 42 on Pitchfork's list of "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ken Downie, Ed Handley and Andy Turner

Charts

References

1. ^ "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
2. "Spanners". Warp. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
3. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
4. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Spanners – The Black Dog". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
5. ^ Browne, David (2 June 1995). "Spanners". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
6. Turner, Ben (20 January 1995). "The Black Dog: Spanners (Warp)". The Guardian.
7. Worthy, Stephen (November 2023). "The Black Dog: Spanners". Mojo. No. 360. p. 103.
8. Willmott, Ben (14 January 1995). "The Black Dog: Spanners". NME. p. 39.
9. Aston, Martin (February 1995). "The Black Dog: Spanners". Q. No. 101.
10. Bowler, Paul (November 2023). "Black Dog Productions: Bytes / The Black Dog: Spanners". Record Collector. No. 550. p. 87.
11. Grundy, Gareth (February 1995). "The Black Dog: Spanners". Select. No. 56. p. 81.
12. Martin, Piers (2023). "Black Dog Productions/The Black Dog: Bytes/Spanners". Uncut. No. 320, Review of the Year 2023. pp. 39–40.
13. Dalton, Stephen (February 1995). "The Black Dog: Spanners". Vox. No. 53. p. 80.
14. Lipton, Shana Ting (June 1995). "Black Dog: Spanners". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 22. p. 28. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

External links

• Spanners at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1995 albums
• The Black Dog (band) albums
• Warp Records albums