Musically, “Radio Scarecrow” doesn’t stray too far from the succesful formula of previous The Black Dog releases: “Train by the Autobahn (Parts 1 & 2)” is a piece of shimmering electronic songwriting, with pushing beats upfront, but the real focus on the warm textures pulsating underneath. “Riphead” and opener “Transmission Start” tend more towards the Ambient spectrum, while “Uv Sine” and “Set to Receive” are nothing short but delicate club hits. The eclecticism of “Radio Scarecrow” is further enhanced by “Witches OV”, which sounds like slow Synthiepop minus vocals – even though Soma are selling this as a “Techno” record, the The Black Dog have long progressed beyond that label.

Next to its musical strengths, the album is enriched by numerologic messages embedded into compositions and titles and driven by an interest in parascientific occurances such as Electronic Voice Phenomena. "These transmissions and recordings (and people's interpretations of them) had a strong influence on many of the final concepts and compositions, to the point where we've been embedding coded messages and curses deep inside the tracks", the trio noted.

To support “Radio Scarecrow”, The Black Dog have set up a special webpage for the album, which offers a stream of snippets as well as concert information.

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Homepage: The Black Dog: Radio Scarecrow Microsite
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