Ever since the end of 2013, Skrillex's attention has turned toward his own career, finishing his album Recess and his newly formed duo with Diplo, Jack U. This has left his other duo alongside Boys Noize — Dog Blood — to fall by the wayside and lie dormant during this time.
In a cryptic new post on Boys Noize's Instagram, the German techno producer puts up an illustration with an odd mixture of drawings in the style of past Dog Blood artworks. It simply had the caption #db. While it is not conclusive that the duo are coming back, especially with how involved they both are with their own work at the moment, it would be about time for Skrillex and Boys Noize to get the band back together to do some shows and make some music, via Dancing Astronaut.
Dog Blood saw its heyday in 2012 and 2013, when it released two EPs during their strong collaborative period. The first EP, Middle Finger, released in August 2012, included "Next Order," which was supported by a wide swath of artists with its blend of techno and electro house elements. A year later, they released their second EP, Middle Finger Pt. 2, which featured three more songs and two remixes from The M Machine and Millions Like Us.
After a slew of festivals in 2013, which included Coachella and Electric Zoo, Dog Blood went dormant in 2014. Skrillex announced his collaboration with Diplo to form Jack U, and the two Dog Blood members have also been quite busy cultivating their own labels and releasing solo records.
The timing of this announcement is interesting, since Skrillex has been doing the media gauntlet of radio and television appearances primarily in the United States, but also recently in New Zealand. He has his headlining show at Madison Square Garden as Jack U on New Year's Eve, but the cryptic Dog Blood could be a sign of things to come in 2015.
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