Bytes is the debut studio album by the English electronic music group the Black Dog, credited under the name Black Dog Productions. It was released on Warp on 8 March 1993. The record entered the Dance Albums Chart at No.1 on 27 March 1993. The music is produced by the members of the group – Ed Handley, Andy Turner, and Ken Downie – under various aliases, including Plaid, Close Up Over, Xeper, Atypic, I.A.O., Discordian Popes and Balil. Black Dog Productions is also the name of their own record label.

Release

Bytes was released on the Sheffield techno label Warp on 8 March 1993. The members of the Black Dog collaborated on the album in various combinations with pseudonyms. An early version of "Clan (Mongol Hordes)" appears on Artificial Intelligence as "The Clan". The record entered the Dance Albums Chart at No.1 on 27 March 1993.

Critical reception

In 2002, Slant Magazine placed Bytes at number 23 on its list of "The 25 Greatest Electronic Albums of the 20th Century". Bytes has been cited as a landmark album of intelligent dance music.

Track listing