Disco Inferno (punk, rock, genre, bands, guitar)

cardboard adolescent · 05-03-2007, 02:16 PM

Disco Inferno were a mid-nineties "post-rock" band, that formed in Essex and started as a post-rock band much in the vein of Wire and Joy Division. Over time, however, their sound became more hard to categorize and by the time they released their finest album, DI Go Pop, their music consisted of dense aural collages, with samples, droning basslines, and swirling guitar lines alternating between dissonance and melody all thrown into the mix to produce a mildly unsettling yet completely engorging experience. And then there are the vocals, bleak, depressing, and yet fitting perfectly into the music. In other words, not your typical "pretty" post-rock band, and perhaps more suited to the term than most bands I have heard.

Here's DI Go Pop: hzzp://www.megaupload.com/?d=DK36WUWP

Very highly recommended, though it took me quite a while to really get into it. But when you do, it's very rewarding.

adidasss · 05-06-2007, 10:50 AM

Thanks for the upload, I'll give it a go. It's about time I join this "post rock" craze...

swim · 05-06-2007, 12:04 PM

I've been meaning to get into this band. Thanks for the up, I'm grabbing it right now.

adidasss · 05-06-2007, 04:08 PM

Eh...not my thing...thanks anyway tho.

cardboard adolescent · 05-06-2007, 04:30 PM

As far as post-rock goes, that's probably about as inaccessible as it gets. So don't let it discourage you.

adidasss · 05-06-2007, 04:34 PM

I thought "post-punk" was nearer to their actual sound.

cardboard adolescent · 05-06-2007, 04:41 PM

I can't really think of any band, post-rock or post-punk, that sounds anything like them, and I don't really think either genre gives you a very good indication of what they sound like...

But I guess the sampling and synth use is more common to post-rock...

adidasss · 05-06-2007, 04:47 PM

Well they reminded me of a cruder Joy division or Les Savy Fav......the vocals at least...

05-03-2007, 02:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	Disco Inferno Disco Inferno were a mid-nineties "post-rock" band, that formed in Essex and started as a post-rock band much in the vein of Wire and Joy Division. Over time, however, their sound became more hard to categorize and by the time they released their finest album, DI Go Pop, their music consisted of dense aural collages, with samples, droning basslines, and swirling guitar lines alternating between dissonance and melody all thrown into the mix to produce a mildly unsettling yet completely engorging experience. And then there are the vocals, bleak, depressing, and yet fitting perfectly into the music. In other words, not your typical "pretty" post-rock band, and perhaps more suited to the term than most bands I have heard. Here's DI Go Pop: hzzp://www.megaupload.com/?d=DK36WUWP Very highly recommended, though it took me quite a while to really get into it. But when you do, it's very rewarding.

05-06-2007, 10:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Thanks for the upload, I'll give it a go. It's about time I join this "post rock" craze... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

05-06-2007, 12:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	I've been meaning to get into this band. Thanks for the up, I'm grabbing it right now. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

05-06-2007, 04:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Eh...not my thing...thanks anyway tho. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

05-06-2007, 04:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	I thought "post-punk" was nearer to their actual sound. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

05-06-2007, 04:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	As far as post-rock goes, that's probably about as inaccessible as it gets. So don't let it discourage you.

05-06-2007, 04:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	I can't really think of any band, post-rock or post-punk, that sounds anything like them, and I don't really think either genre gives you a very good indication of what they sound like... But I guess the sampling and synth use is more common to post-rock...

05-06-2007, 04:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Well they reminded me of a cruder Joy division or Les Savy Fav......the vocals at least... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm