Digital Poodle

Digital Poodle is Toronto's answer to the Vancouver industrial sound. First appearing in 1987, Digital Poodle's earliest efforts were released on five cassettes, all on their own Shadow label: Pay Attention (1987), Poodle Crematorium (1988), Snivel (1989), Live Death (1989), and Baltic Work Force (1990). Six of these early tracks can be found on their Noisea (Cleopatra) compilation CD.
In 1991 the band signed with DOVentertainment, with DOV standing for Death of Vinyl, a reference to the vinyl vs. CD conflict of the time. Their first release on DOVe was Soul Crush, a strong mix of industrial harshness and danceworthy rhythms. This CD spawned their first 12-inch single, thus allowing club vinyl spinners to appreciate their canine sensibilities.