Black Lodge (artist)

Dan Dwayre (1970's–2022), known as Black Lodge (or alternatively Daniel 72) was a visual artist, graffiti writer, DJ-producer and self-described Northern mystic https://elephant.art/this-artwork-changed-my-life-the-dreamachine-helped-me-understand-the-complexity-of-counterculture-and-loss/ known for being an early adopter of UK garage in Manchester. https://bleep.com/release/105008-black-lodge-mwr157 
==Biography==
Dwayre spent his early life in the former-industrial village of Newhey, Greater Manchester. https://elephant.art/this-artwork-changed-my-life-the-dreamachine-helped-me-understand-the-complexity-of-counterculture-and-loss/ He attended the Rochdale College of Art where he was encouraged by a lecturer to travel to Germany to attend Joseph Beuys' Free International University.https://www.visitmanchester.com/ideas-and-inspiration/blog/read/2018/11/a-meeting-with-black-lodge-bitter-blood-and-much-more-b695 
At the age of nineteen Dwayre began to make music as a more affordable alternative to the video editing and production he had initially been interested in. https://www.visitmanchester.com/ideas-and-inspiration/blog/read/2018/11/a-meeting-with-black-lodge-bitter-blood-and-much-more-b695 Appearing under the name Black Lodge, Dwayre was known to use a human skull as a prop during his live performances and expressed an interest in Satanism and the occult. https://www.visitmanchester.com/ideas-and-inspiration/blog/read/2018/11/a-meeting-with-black-lodge-bitter-blood-and-much-more-b695 
Citing William S. Burroughs as an influence, Dwayre was a visual artist whose range extended from collage to graffiti. https://elephant.art/this-artwork-changed-my-life-the-dreamachine-helped-me-understand-the-complexity-of-counterculture-and-loss/ Dwayre produced the cover art for the Autechre album Incunabula. https://medium.com/mo-wax-where-are-they-now/mo-wax-where-are-they-now-black-lodge-2001-fc7516326ae4 
==Career==
===Music===
Musically Dwayre had an eclectic output covering a range of musical genres. He was known for sampling other artists, the use of myriad styles, and incorporating unusual elements such as spoken word and field recordings into his music.https://internationalorange.io/jon-k-fuck-your-heroes/ 
Throughout his career Dwayre was involved in a variety of musical projects. Under the pseudonym 'Daniel 72' he was credited as a member of the musical project Gescom.https://blacklodgeshop.bandcamp.com/album/bitter-blood-a-collection-of-archival-recordings In 2000 Dwayre was involved in creating a remix of Badly Drawn Boy's track Disillusion.https://www.visitmanchester.com/ideas-and-inspiration/blog/read/2018/11/a-meeting-with-black-lodge-bitter-blood-and-much-more-b695 The follwoing year he signed to the record label Mo’ Wax with whom he released various singles. https://medium.com/manchester-music/black-lodge-mo-waxs-forgotten-mancunian-master-30f6d01d359d During his time with the label Dwayre became the resident DJ at the Great Eastern Hotel in London. Connor, Matthias (2022). ‘DAN’ in BLACK LODGE BLACK MASS, p.14. 
In 2002 Dwayre produced a mixtape for Dazed magazine. https://bandonthewall.org/2018/07/guide-to-the-week-of-music-black-lodge-new-sounds-and-visuals/
 In 2018 the debut Black Lodge album, Bitter Blood, was produced by Disciples. The same year the Arcola label published a remastered Black Lodge record https://www.visitmanchester.com/ideas-and-inspiration/blog/read/2018/11/a-meeting-with-black-lodge-bitter-blood-and-much-more-b695 that had previously been considered to be one of the rarest Mo’ Wax releases. https://www.mowaxplease.com/black-lodge-mwr157-arcola/ 
===Visual arts===
Dwayre was an active graffiti writer whose tag Black Lodge was regularly painted throughout Manchester.https://elephant.art/this-artwork-changed-my-life-the-dreamachine-helped-me-understand-the-complexity-of-counterculture-and-loss/ He was a member of the graffiti crew NBCS which was formed for the express purpose of painting the first whole train on London Underground rolling stock. The artwork, comprising the slogan ‘No Amount of Buff Will Cleanse Our Souls’, was completed by Carl 123 and Cherish using a line from a poem authored by Dwayre.Connor, Matthias (2022). ‘DAN’ in BLACK LODGE BLACK MASS, p.12. The whole train featured on the documentary Steel Injection: London Tube Graffiti, 1990-1994.https://ldngraffiti.co.uk/video/steel-injection
==Discography==
* Untitled (1999) 
* Black Lodge Editions Volume 2 (1999)
* Horse With No Name (2000)
* Horse With No Name/Ha Dili (2001)
* Blood Brass/Gay Boy (2002)
* Hotline (2003)
* Untitled Two (2010)
* Kings Arms Sessions Vol.1 (2010)
* Kings Arms Sessions Vol.2 (2010)
* Bitter Blood (2018)
* Kings Arms Sessions Vol​.​3: Lodgewars (2018)
Category:1972 births
Category:People from Greater Manchester
Category:British people
Category:Visual artists
Category:Dj/Producer