British artist Elizabeth Bernholz, aka Gazelle Twin, returns on 18 October with the release of Shadow Dogs, an all-new collection of reworkings and reinterpretations of seven songs from her 2023 album Black Dog, which was deeply inspired by horror and her own experiences with the paranormal. 

Introducing the project in a press release, Bernholz says: 

“When making Black Dog, a persistent obsession I had was the link between audio-visual tech and the nature of ghosts. I thought about Edison’s Ghost Machine, early EVP experiments, and the “ghosting” of transmitted images on the first televisions. All recordings are ghosts of sorts, and so came the idea of inviting musicians that I really admire, to create ghost or shadow versions of these songs, and together form a new pack – Shadow Dogs.” 

Among those admired musicians are Gary Numan (who returns a favour from 2013), Keeley Forsyth, Sealionwoman, Marta Salogni, Penelope Trappes, and Bernholz’s Invada Records labelmates Mark Jenkin and BEAK>, who have given the Gazelle Twin track “Fear Keeps Us Alive” a disorientingly queasy remake. 

BEAK> member Billy Fuller says the band were “honoured to be asked by Elizabeth,” adding “We’ve attempted to do it as if BEAK> were playing it onstage live with her, and hope you like it!”

Listen to the BEAK> mix and the original below:

Shadow Dogs tracklist:

1. Black Dog (Gary Numan mix)
2. Two Worlds (Keeley Forsyth mix)
3. Fear Keeps Us Alive (BEAK> mix)
4. Sweet Dream (Mark Jenkin mix)
5. This House (Sealionwoman mix)
6. A Door Opens (Marta Salogni mix)
7. Author Of You (Penelope Trappes mix)

The release of Shadow Dogs comes just a couple of weeks before Bernholz brings her conceptual Black Dog live show to the British Library in London for a special performance with the London Contemporary Orchestra. Bernholz has also composed music for a new stage adaptation of the British horror film Saint Maud, showing in Newcastle from 10 October through 2 November.

Gazelle Twin live dates:

10/05 Sheffield, UK @ Sensoria
11/01 London, UK @ British Library

BEAK> live dates:

10/30 Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach
11/01 London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
11/02 Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
11/06 Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall
11/07 Glasgow, UK @ Saint Luke's
11/08 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
11/11 Lorient, France @ L'Hydrophone
11/13 Paris, France @ Élysée Montmartre
11/15 Lyon, France @ L'Epicerie Moderne
11/16 Nantes, France @ Le Lieu Unique
11/17 Tourcoing, France @ Le Grand Mix
11/19 Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique Orangerie
11/20 Amsterdam, The Netherlands @ Melkweg Oude Zaal
11/21 Nijmegen, The Netherlands @ Doornroosje
11/24 Winterthur, Switzerland @ Salzhaus
11/25 Munich, Germany @ Hansa 39
11/27 Berlin, Germany @ Gretchen
11/29 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Pumpehuset
12/12 Dublin, Ireland @ The Button Factory
12/14 Bristol, UK @ SWX

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