A full decade after D.I. Go Pop's initial release, it's the perfect opportunity for people to discover one of rock's most innovative, tragically overlooked bands, and might I add, it's about bloody time.

The cheeky title of D.I. Go Pop could not be more misleading. Just like the band's highly tongue-in-cheek name, this music is anything but pop, as Ian Crause, Paul Wilmott, and Rob Whatley created an album so audacious, its unique beauty still resounds strongly today. Utilizing MIDI samplers which were triggered by guitar, bass, and drums, the band was able to go beyond the limitations of a mere guitar rock group (Crause once said he had six samplers hooked up to his guitar, one per string). One would expect that the end result would wind up being nothing more than a chaotic, noisy, haphazard, cut-and-paste attempt at musical assemblage, and yeah, there is a fair bit of cacophony on this album, but like My Bloody Valentine's timeless classic Loveless, underneath the din is an album of such startling beauty, and even more surprising structure, that once you notice it, it seems like a huge revelation.

As current artists like Manitoba and Four Tet have the technology to assemble albums much more easily these days, the painstaking lengths that Disco Inferno went to perfect their sound in those pre-folktronica days is only occasionally duplicated today. Disco Inferno has long since departed, and were sadly overlooked by most people (including yours truly) a decade ago, but now, with this new re-release, it's high time we all gave this most innovative band the recognition they so dearly deserve.

dudehere schreef:
Country maar dan ruw en vuig ver weg van het gladde Nashville geluid. Muziek over verveling, veel drank en gebroken harten.

Het kreeg de naam americana of alt country, en dit album was daar het begin van.

deric raven schreef:
Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Combi tussen Triphop en Gothic.
Ook niet meer geevenaard.

deric raven schreef:

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Combi tussen Triphop en Gothic.
Ook niet meer geevenaard.

deric raven schreef:
dEUS - Worst Case Scenario

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Combi tussen Triphop en Gothic.
Ook niet meer geevenaard.

More known for its frequent name-checks than its actual music, Spiderland remains one of the most essential and chilling releases in the mumbling post-rock arena.

A Collection of Short Stories charted the dark side of the ambient-techno coin long before many had been turned on to the music at all.

herman schreef:
Interessant punt. Volgens mij is de publieke opinie omtrent invloedrijke albums/klassiekers altijd wel versplinterd geweest,

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Toen OK Computer en Funeral uitkwamen waren er ook geen geluiden van 'dit is een enorme klassieker'. De platen werden wel meteen lovend ontvangen, maar pas later (door toedoen van sites als MusicMeter) hebben ze een klassiekerstatus aan gemeten.

Onderhond schreef:
Thunderdome 1.

Pastichio Rocker schreef:
Alsof iedereen maar weet welke plaat dat is.