Like so many rock and pop figures, Plaid's Andy Turner and Ed Handley rose to the top of the electronic music pantheon by paying their dues as members of a (now-defunct) groundbreaking group. Back in 1993, Turner and Handley were two-thirds of the Black Dog, which helped lay the groundwork for the so-called Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) genre, with its electro-tinged melodies and quirky Middle Eastern... More >>>