Dark Pool
# Dark Pool

Dark Pool is the third studio album by Black Rain, released on August 12, 2014 by Blackest Ever Black.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.5/10) |

In their review of Dark Pool, Fact said "in an age where much dance music is set on exploring lurid, hyperreal visions of emotion and sensuality, there's something quite enervating about Black Rain's refusal of sensation: its unyielding adherence to a darkside mentality into which no warmth can leak." Pitchfork Media said the "songs at album’s center are the most visceral" and "throughout, the productions of Argabright and Shimokawa move deep into queasy dark ambient territory, yet there’s a noir-ish, cinematic sense pervading every track The Quietus also commended the album, saying "standing on the previous work of Black Rain, Dark Pool reads as an evolution rather that a sudden jump to the present, and smart sequencing increases the overall effectiveness of the music to lend a narrative feel to the album."

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Stuart Argabright, except "Profusion II" co-written with Alison Lewis.

## Personnel

Adapted from the Dark Pool liner notes.

Black Rain

* Stuart Argabright – instruments, production

Production and design

* Oliver Chapoy – co-producer, engineering, mixing
* Matt Colton – mastering
* Oliver Smith – design

## Release history

| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | 2014 | Blackest Ever Black | CS, DL, LP | BLACKEST009 |
