D. I. Go Pop
Occupation
- Vocals, guitar Ian Crause
- Bass Guitar: Paul Wilmott
- Drums: Rob Whatley
DI Go Pop is the second studio album by Disco Inferno. It was released in 1994 on Rough Trade Records in the UK and Bar / None Records in the USA.
Style
The use of samples and found sounds that have been involved in the music, was typical for the band. This style started on the EPs A Rock To Cling To and The Last Dance, reaching on this album then the climax.
The tunes on the album are often worn by bass lines of Paul Wilmott, while an imaginative set of samples ( such as running water, breaking glass, car accidents or fax machines ) are incorporated into the music and so produce large acoustic collages. Unlike most other post-rock bands, including Disco Inferno is counted, the music on DI Go Pop harsh and precise, while the lyrics by Crause (often just quietly blended into the sound ) turn to frustration and worries.
Cover
The cover of the album shows a photo of a British landscape to which the sign of the band radar was mounted on it. The cover was designed by Fuel, the photo is from David Spero. The same style (Photos radar sign ) can be found on the EPs Last Dance and Second Language.
Reception
The album is considered groundbreaking for the genre post rock, along with other albums like Spider country of Slint or Soundtracks for the Blind by Swans.
On 3 June 2004 Scott Plagenhoef writes on Pitchfork Media as part of its 9,3 / 10 Rating:
" As the title missführennde is D.I. Go pop an album full of contradictions: Before knowing, heavy ballads like "Even the Sea Sides Againnst Us" and " A Whole Wide World Ahead" bounce off the potential cruelty of human nature, but are connected by an aching, brought out of balance beauty. For the majority of the album seems the bitterness and aggression of Crause as caught in the hustle and bustle of larger sounds, his voice fears and fight back, to be heard amidst the noise of abstract noise and the weight of the world around him around. "
Title list
View all tracks by Crause, Wilmott and Whatley.