Disco Inferno: please help me out

Ian Crause IS Barbara Woodhouse in Ol' Yeller

What really still intrigues/amazes me is that we're almost ten years on from DI Go Pop and the associated records and that while all the equipment that the band so painstakingly used and the potential sounds and approaches they came up with can now be collected and duplicated on a laptop without a worry, I have yet to hear the band that really approaches their style and sound outside of the Avalanches. I think the sense of limitations turning into a forcing of themselves to try something different/more may well mean that DI will end up being unique, but we'll see.

Also, cheers to everyone who has contacted me about the EPs. :-) I am always happy to share and have already burned a slew of copies, and will be responding in e-mail shortly. This is something I just always end up doing on a regular basis because there doesn't seem to be any other resource for them or interest in rereleasing them -- the Aus/NZ crew who I met last year will remember me slinging around copies like there was no tomorrow!

I guess it's nice in one respect - maybe someone will yet do this - the Lord knows music could do with an injection of excitement at the moment.

Ned - I will force feed myself "DI go pop" all week. I had it on this morning and started to like the last couple of tracks.

Every time I listen to the extended instrumental beginning I am convinced I am hearing the most beautiful music in the world. And that just makes what Crause is singing all the more amazing.

1. where did i go wrong (mix 1)
2. drowned out
3. untitled
4. keep it together
5. swing
6. where did i go wrong (mix 2)

they do sound like outtakes, i.e. perhaps not entirely finished, and the sound quality isn't great. sadly i don't have enough web space to host the 6 songs, but i can upload 2 at the time.

i hope this works (limited bandwidth) -

http://homepage.mac.com/san_micho/Drowned_Out.mp3
http://homepage.mac.com/san_micho/Where_Did_I_Go_Wrong.mp3

(many thanks to rf, who i hope won't mind i post these.)

It's possible to get all of their stuff off Soulseek, and I recommend the early 'In Debt' era stuff as well, though it's no indication of the amazing stuff that was to come. I would buy all their stuff if I could ever find it.

stuff is the word of the day.

I am evil, EVIL! ;-)

The Five EPs:

1. Summer's Last Sound
2. Love Stepping Out
3. From the Devil to the Deep Blue Sea
4. A Rock to Cling To
5. The Last Dance
6. DI Go Pop
7. The Long Dance
8. Scattered Showers
9. Second Language
10. The Atheist's Burden
11. At the End of the Line
12. A Little Something
13. It's a Kid's World
14. A Night on the Tiles
15. Lost in Fog

Oh, Cozen, and if you've got a spare copy of that laying around, ya know, we can probably arrange something...

I cannot understand why this band hasn't been canonized. Is it just a case of wrong place/wrong time? Are people really that cloth-eared? Their records gush genius, almost flauntingly.

Well also keep in mind they were barely PUBLICIZED. The only reason I heard about them at all was strictly the UK press, specifically Melody Maker thanks to Simon Price, Simon Reynolds and David Stubbs (and Neil Kulkarni now that I think about it -- gave "Second Language" single of the week). In Debt fell out of print in the UK after Che collapsed and only half emerged in the States on the Coctails' label of all things, DI Go Pop did get a near simultaneous release sorta on Bar-None in 1994 here and that's how I ended up interviewing Crause (and WHY THE FUCK CAN'T I FIND THE TAPE DAMMIT but that's another story), but that was about it, they never toured and didn't make much of a splash. You really had to know who they were by digging, and they just missed out of a potential net buzz by a few years when the technology to share music got suitably entrenched.

Are you SURE that's not the wrong way around?

Vinita at Rocket Girl told me she was able to secure the rights to the Che stuff, including "Summer's Last Sound/Love Stepping Out," but that Rough Trade still has all the rights to the other EPs. Hrm.

interesting, because i like them both the best out of all his stuff. but then it is pretty much as indiepop as you're going to get.

It is glorious. :-)

can anyone do a CD80 list?

Er um uh. That would require me looking up exact times and I'm lazy right now. But let's assume this:

Emigre
Waking Up
Fallen Down the Wire
Summer's Last Sound
Love Stepping Out
From the Devil to the Deep Blue Sea (or whichever one on that single is the one starting with that sudden abrupt beginning)
The Last Dance
DI Go Pop
In Sharky Water
New Clothes for the New World
Starbound: All Burnt Out and Nowhere to Go
Even the Sea Sides Against Us
Second Language
At the End of the Line
It's a Kid's World
Lost in Fog

...for now.

Oh right, forgot to respond to this. Yes, drop me a line.

1. From The Devil To The Deep Blue Sea
2. The Last Dance
3. D.I. Go Pop
4. Love Stepping Out
5. It’s A Kid’s World
6. The Atheist’s Burden
7. At The End Of The Line
8. Summer’s Last Sound
9. A Little Something
10. Lost In Fog
11. A Night On The Tiles
12. The Long Dance
13. A Rock To Cling To
14. Second Language
15. Scattered Showers

It has a lovely flow to it. Or something. I even made my own cover with a picture I'd taken of some red&blue fireworks. Rar!

When I saw them live just before they split up they were doing a song called "Karate" - I wonder if this ever surfaced under another name? I can't remember anything about it other than it being fantastic - nothing they were playing that night sounded remotely like anything on either DI Go Pop or Technicolor. (It sounded better actually.)

Tom you shouldn't be allowed to say things like that.

I mean, could you send an extra one to cozen that he could pass on, to me, ned?

thanks a lot!!

and, thanks ned!

thanks, cozen.

Still, they'll be re-released one day won't they? I mean, there is a God isn't there?

I think I'll e-mail this Tavis guy and offer myself to him if he re-releases the EPs...

I e-mailed a nice man at Rough Trade Records who told me that in fact One Little Indian have the rights to those particular records.

I have sent them an e-mail. If they still refuse to re-print them, I'm going to start an online petition.

this arrived in the post today. much difft from technicolor huh?

rjg fix up look sharp.

Why does everyone dismiss the first album so? Because it wasn't as sophisticated as D.I. Go Pop or the EPs? It still sounds fabulous.

From my one listen through, "D.I. Go Pop" sounds like the best song on the EPs--just unlike anything else I've ever heard. "Waking Up," the only song of theirs I knew, is wonderful, but it wasn't the half of it, really.

It's nice that you wrote the AMG reviews on the EPs. Negates the need for me to ask for your opinions on those.

Durutti Column (maybe snatches of that "Return Of..." debut) and the Chameleons are definitely vague comparison points. Also, they're at times like an avant-Go-Betweens, with tracks like "The Atheist's Burden"; its melody and the singer's voice carry that Go-Betweens lilt.
There are very pleasing connections for me in the use of sound, with the debut Matt Johnson record, "Burning Blue Soul"; vocals certainly less demonstrative though. "At The End of The Line" I'd suggest was one of those that reminds me at fleeting moments of BBS; a similarly thick, crystalline texture.

Overall, they seem to have a genuinely original sound, and crucially can't be easily pigeonholed. It is a sundazed, avant-pop, I guess... but such a statement doesn't do them justice, esp. considering that within these 5 EPs there is quite a variety of approach.

He he... just listening to "It's A Kid's World", around the 3:30 mark 'til the fade; the Peter Howell Dr Who theme is sampled, is it not? :-) Who would have thought "Lust For Life" could be so productively combined with that...?

I seem to remember Andy Kellman first e-mailing me four years back expressing a bit of jealousy that I ended up doing those before he did! He got to do Loop, though, so we're even. ;-) Glad to hear more copies have arrived!

I got your I Love the 90s stuff yesterday. Thanks for getting it in.

I think it's even more telling thanks to a fantastic comment way upthread by Tim Finney about _DI Go Pop_ (the album):

"D.I. Go Pop" makes much more sense after hearing the EPs. They make the album's rejection of beauty seem more deliberate.

And why'd you send In Debt, but not that?

(Just curious because I thought that was supposed to be their definitive work)

"The Long Dance"/"The Last Dance" is def. one of the only pieces of music that brings tears to my eyes every time without fail. "Second Language" is prettier overall but damn if the sudden explosions of guitar colour at the end of the former isn't the most gorgeously bittersweet thing ever.

anyways, i usually profess not really to care about lyrics in rock music but damn if mr. crause doesn't spit (uh is that the right verb in this context) some of the most arresting lyrics i've heard in a while. especially on "summer's last sound." great delivery too! he's like a more nonchalant, apocalyptic barney sumner. and the coda to "it's a kid's world" is like one of the most achingly gorgeous minutes or so of music EVER. ian, aside from having a severely underrated band, must be one of the most underrated guitarists as well. i covet his tone

They're out of print at least. How hard they are to find is anyone's guess (the Rough Trade stuff that is -- "Summer's Last Sound"/"Love Stepping Out" went out of print so quickly that I only got my copy [as did Donut Bitch his] thanks to Vinita J. from Che/Rocket Girl as a personal gift).

Not to harp on the issue, but this again makes me think of Dome rather than "154." "154" is "154" precisely because the abstract sonic explorations alternate with unbelievably catchy and lushly produced pop. Knowing Wire's studio and songwriting expertise, one can hear Dome as a rejection or perversion of it. I'm interested in "D.I. Go Pop" and very intrigued by the EP's (got them via slsk pretty easily!), but "Go Pop" is hard on the listener in a way 154 only begins to be.

But if you want to elaborate on the comparison I'd be fascinated to read (I did look at the AMG already).

Weird thing is I don't think it is, but then again I'm not every listener.

How then did you understand the "deliberate rejection of beauty" description (I know it wasn't yours, but you seemed to approve)?

I think what makes D.I. Go Pop a difficult album is its dourness: the second half of the record isn't really that distinct from their EP work except that it tends to remains pretty understated and greyscale - "Footprints in Snow" being the big exception obviously. Like, it would only take a transcendent guitar solo to turn "New Year" into a big pop number (by the band's standards) but they obstinately refuse to take that path. Only "A Crash At Every Speed" is actually *difficult* I reckon.

Oh my, that's absolutely perfect! And it explains exactly why I love it so much, as well. Wow.

Can't seem to uncover any further news...

thanks again.

http://www.diunderground.com/images/diphoto.jpg

Still.....they were better than Disco Inferno.

Blind is spelled with a B and an L, not a K.

I think 'In Debt' and 'Technicolour' are available off amazon.com

...but only in the chorus a

Fuck you, Southy. Stop getting to this shit before I do.

"A Rock To Cling To" is the shorter, guitar laden vocal track.
"From The Devil..." is the 9 minute samply, glass breaking epic.

...according to the vinyl. (who knows.. maybe the vinyl was mislabelled)

If this question was already answered before, apologies, but this is as close to an official answer as I can get from the evidence right in front of me.

(I always thought it was the other way around, personally.. the CD single doesn't make it too clear)

I always imagined it the other way so I am right. Ner.

I am looking to acquire 'real' copies (on CD, but vinyl will do) of those seminal 5 EPs. I already have "It's A Kid's World" and have a copy of "Love Stepping Out" on the way. So if anyone sees any of the other three anywhere, either snap 'em up and I'll pay you back, or else point me in the right direction. Order of priority being

Second Language
The Last Dance
A Rock To Cling To

kthxbye

xx

Anyway -- making more copies of the five EPs, will be sending one to Matt DC here tomorrow. Any other takers? I know you're out there...

-- Ned Raggett (ne...), June 14th, 2004."

Ha! I was right!

How more allmusic.com errors do I have to pick out before I win a date with you, Ned?

Ha! Ha!

Anyways, I shall send you my address, Ned. This seems like too great an opportunity to pass up.

You actually have to pay for the cost of the plane ticket.

Oh shit, thank you! D.I. vinyl is criminally hard to find.

This threads new mission should be to track down copies of every EP.

I am listening to "Second Language" right now and am contenter than content.

-- Bimble (grippledybu...), September 14th, 2004."

Pedantry I know, but it's a compilation of their first single, first album, and an EP (plus 'Broken' which was previously unreleased.

The stuff on 'In Debt' *is* indeed great, but it doesn't have the same groundbreaking sampling and stuff that features in 'D.I. Go Pop'.

I paid £9.

Second Language
The Last Dance

Well, a huge thank you to Ned and everyone else who evangelizes in the name of Disco Inferno. I was sold after about 20 seconds of "Love Stepping Out", but by the time I got to "Footprints in Snow"... *swoon*. Personally, I think this is a rare case where comparisons to MBV are entirely appropriate. D.I. Go Pop (the album) is especially dense, and can be at once overwhelming/crushing and incredibly delicate-- even if the sound itself isn't all guitar noise, there is a common thread to my ears. The Avalanches connection is a good one too, and to a lesser extent other sampler guys like Manitoba and Amon Tobin. But D.I. is of course quite singular in a lot of ways too. Certainly I've never heard anything for which the term "kaleidoscopic" is more fitting; in fact - probably due to the nature of the samples - it was a very "visual" listen overall, as long as I'm getting into totally subjective non-descriptions. Enough rambling though.

Question: the mp3s I have of the two EPs that come immediately after D.I. Go Pop don't appear to match up to the descriptions on AMG. For example my "Atheist's Burden" is the one with the big fat booming drum loop, and my "Second Language" has the lyric "taught a little song to only sing when things were going horribly wrong" etc. Would someone mind posting the tracklisting of these two EPs, track lengths included? Here's what I have:

Second Language
1 Second Language [3:00]
2 The Atheist's Burden [4:38]
3 At the End of the Line [2:53]
4 A Little Something [5:06]

It's a Kid's World
1 It's a Kid's World [4:48]
2 A Night on the Tiles [3:59]
3 Lost in Fog [4:22]

Thanks in advance.

The one with the big drum loop is "It's A Kid's World". The lyric you quoted is from "A Little Something".

"The Athiest's Burden" has a weird gloopy Aphex Twin-like 4/4 beat, woozy guitars and starts with the lyric "I took a hell of a chance and it's paid of handsomely.'

"At The End of the Line" is all shimmering guitars and strong, melancholy bass, a bit like Bark Psychosis meets late-era The Church. Probably the most out-and-out beautiful thing DI did.

"A Night On The Tiles" is the weird sample-based one with Edith Piaf and glasses breaking.

"Lost In Fog" is the dark ambient one with lyrics about how "we all live underground".

I'd say the semi-secret ingredient in the 'beautiful' DI songs like "At the End of the Line" is the Durutti Column, but that would be only part of it. I think somewhere in that where-the-HELL-is-it interview I did with Crause he copped to being a massive fan.

Ahh, still a bit starry eyed :) Oh transience, you haven't got me yet.

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001XAQ32.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

tattooed on my stomach.

before i do this, does anybody know if that is the symbal for anything?

my first tattoo, btw.

Help me Obi Wan Kenobe, you're my only hope.

but i do have that one on 12" and cd.

I listened to it on my commute to LA. Awesome stuff

IM sometimes i like DI GO POP better than the EPs; its more confrontational on the one hand but is also a nicely sequenced, compact album, which when im in the right mood is another advantage.

Oh poor Second Language EP... that is probably my favorite thing they did!

You're fired. Er, wait. ;-)

It's odd about In Debt for me -- I played it to DEATH on original release (I was lucky enough to be in the UK shortly after it came out and though I'd not heard anything by them I had heard enough about them -- credit to Simon Price and David Stubbs in particular -- to know I would love it), but I haven't pulled it out for listening in years, despite my very high regard for many of those early songs. "Fallen Down the Wire" is in retrospect astonishingly underrated.

I can boast posession of a handwritten letter from many years ago from Ian Crause but never mind. Please give me the candy.

I've been listening to DI Go Pop on and off for a year and it is clearly great and wanted to get hold of more stuff.

Technicolour having been re-released is probably get-able, whereas the EPS seem impossible to get from what I read here, what about the first album/In Debt?

Only just noticed this -- the answer is 'not a problem.'

e-mail me :)

did all this stuff come out on re-issue? if not how come?

Speaking of which, I know a certain grimly fiendish has received a little something in the mail. ;-)

to tell the truth, what can i say? it was reading about DI here that made me tap up alext for a copy of "... go pop", which i remember him raving about when we were at university but i never really "got" ...

... but best part of a decade on, it all suddenly made a frightening amount of sense.

and then the EPs; where do i start? it's not the kind of music i can write about, to tell the truth. i can't get a handle on it yet. there's so much going on; so much sound; so many ideas; so much beauty; so much anger; just ... so MUCH. fucking incredible, basically. the kind of music i will never tire of listening to.

maybe eventually i'll get my head round disco inferno. but i kinda hope not. i like what they do to me.

i'm just annoyed it's taken me this long to appreciate it.

anyway: ned, thank you very much indeed. and i hope you've enjoyed what i sent you in return.

Nick, have you found the fifth original CD single yet?

Drop me an e-mail.

Timely revival, in a way, as I'm working on something of potential interest. Won't surface for a little while yet, though.

I've been *cough*downloading*cough some D.I. and quite liking it, but I'm confused about the track(s?) "A Rock To Cling To." Two entirely different songs with that title seem to exist, one a 9:41 instrumental and the other a 3:53 song with vocals. The latter starts abruptly, such that it almost sounds like an edit from a longer version, but the two tracks are not similar. I can't find a citation online for this latter track. Anyone? Anyone?

Yeah, this was talked about earlier in the thread (thus it behooves you to read it all ;-) ) -- for the longest time I thought "A Rock to Cling To" was the longer track, but after friend donut found the original vinyl, it turned out that was the shorter song. The abrupt start is intentional.

Ah, thanks!

"it behooves you to read it all"

Duly noted.

p.s. Maybe update the AMG page accordingly? :)

Stranger has occurred.

So what is the longer song called? "It Behooves You to Read it All"??

Nevermind!

Hooray!

Crause actually sings the phrase "I just need a rock to cling to" at some point in the shorter of the two. The CD single packaging makes the titles difficult to judge, though. I think I need to retag in iTunes. BECAUSE I TRUSTED NED AND HE LIED TO ME.

Poor soul.

Hm.

RickyT sent me "the 5 eps" some time ago (or posted it online or something) and I gave it one listen, went "ooh, curious" and didnt pursue.

Now I am giving it another listen and I am extremely intrigued. I cannot find a point of reference for these guys at all. Maybe a tad AR Kane, maybe a tad GYBE, maybe a little Tear Garden... argh! It is getting into my head!

Ooh "The Last Dance" is lovely. Its like Durutti Column. I *like* this.

As grimly said upthread I hope I never really get my head around this stuff, this is awesomely complex and strange, wow.

nothing like it before or since

Yes to all that (but I would say that). Though this reminds me I need to check out the Studio, which good Mr. Finney proclaims has a D.I. feel to it (and that's all the justification I need to investigate further!).

Who / what is / are The Studio?

Behold:

The Studio - West Coast

I must say this has also gotten me to check out Bark Psychosis who Ive been meaning to for YEARS (literally), having heard all the ARKane/Papa Sprain comparisons.

Also VERY AWESOME. I am insane for not having checked either of these bands out sooner, my god. They are brilliant.

I've heard a couple of tracks off the Studio album. It's good, but I don't really hear the Disco Inferno connection unfortunately. I guess I'm just starting to accept the fact that there isn't much out there that approaches the sound of DI.

I don't hear DI in the Studio sound either...

Ya got me but there Tim's comments are and all.

I found (and bought) "Technicolour" in an Oxford Street HMV the other day! :p

hey, i found and bought "technicolour" last week!

i'm sure i'm not adding much to the discussion by just saying it's good and i like how they kind of got poppier than "go pop" while still being in the same vein. i still prefer "go pop" though.

I'm more in love with this band by the day.

Although there's still a couple songs I find a bit over-cutsey and difficult, that said, like "A Night on the Tiles".

Ha well it is a b-side.

what say we all chip in and get that Floorshow LP released?

Floorshow?

the post-DI Ian Crause band, who apparently recorded an LP only to have it nixed by the record company...Robin Guthrie then remixed it, and it still got rejected...folks, it's out there, ready to go...and you know you want it!

I'd just like Rough Trade to gather all the five EPs and stick 'em on one CD. I'd wanna hear Floorshow too, maybe, but I wasn't struck by his solo work.

I'd just like Rough Trade to gather all the five EPs and stick 'em on one CD.

And I'd love to write the liner notes!

Hey Mr. Ned: Is that offer to burn the 5 ep's still open? I'd love them.

Yup, drop an e-mail with your address.

Thanks. I just did it.

I'd just like Rough Trade to gather all the five EPs and stick 'em on one CD.

didn't they do this in 1999?

Nope.

i've heard that album isn't very good, from someone who heard it

is this a bootleg, then?

http://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/disco_inferno/the_5_e_p_s/

Yeah whats "the 5 eps" that I have then?

the album I was talking about is the floorshow album

btw

and the 5 e.p.s comp referenced there is, yes, the same comp everyone with the e.ps winds up making (or copies of ones that people got off ned, bootlegger extraordinaire)

I was gonna say!

"Technicolour" going for £1.31 on amazon.co.uk new.

"Technicolour" going for £1.31 on amazon.co.uk new.

remind me never to go to hmv ever again

Anyway, I gather some more folks have the EPs now...the offer, as ever, remains standing.

Can anyone help me find decent-sized images of the EP covers online? Ideally 250x250pixels plus in size? Big kisses to anyone who can help!

Also, wtf, this page - http://www.last.fm/event/529497 - reckons they played a gig in April???!!!

Found 'em!

http://lamaraba.blogspot.com/2008/05/some-disco-inferno-epssingles.html Got Love Stepping Out off emusic.

They still haven't released an EP comp? Such a shame... they are probably the worst band to google behind Can and Television. I'd ask Ned, but not sure how he stands on shipping to Sweden. If anyone could mail them or link or whatever, it would be much appreciated!

I'd be happy to send a copy! In fact I have two requests hanging fire I need to fulfill anyway.

Is one of them mine?

Ned, in that case you may check your mails!

I think it's wonderful that Ned still makes this available for folks! I don't have one, myself, though. I think I asked for one once but it wasn't convenient at the time.

Is one of them mine?

Yup!

A little something:

http://crumbsinthebutter.art.officelive.com/DISCO_INFERNO.aspx

(Plz to note this includes a first person essay by Mr. Crause himself -- as well as a brief bit from yours truly.)

Nice, thanks!

Great to read the recollections of Ian Crause. Fell in love with this band just this year and have been curious about their backstory so thanks a lot for the little something.

You're most welcome!

"far defter" though?

It's an excerpt from a longer, unpublished piece, so I think context might explain the ending (I'd have to go back and check). Still, there's the idea that they found what one of their sources of inspiration could not, that they made it actually work.

That was a cool article. I'm delighted when anyone appreciates Sparkle In The Rain as well.

Does anyone have any idea how I might get in touch with Ian Crause? I can't find an offical myspace page. Does one exist? There's something I need to tell him. Please.

At LONG last I have finally found the interview I did with Ian Crause back in 1994. Seriously, this tape had been eluding me forever. I'll be digitizing it and figuring out how best to share in as part of a larger project; more details soon.

he said 4 months ago...

He said indeed. The larger project is forthcoming.

Does anyone know where I could get the five e.p.s in v0? Been looking for years..

what is v0? i can send you flacs or something if you want.

what is v0?

I'm desperately after the 'Last Dance' and 'Second Language' EP's in lossless if anyone can help. I have 'Second Language' on vinyl and I gave up the hope of ever finding an original copy of the 'Last Dance' EP a while back. Any help would be eternally appreciated.

did the person who was getting their logo tattood on themselves ever show any pictorial eveidence?

i vaguely remember seeing a pic?

Now I have the compilation I am selling my original CDs of the five EPs. If you're interested they're here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/njsouthall/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562

Bump. A couple of people are watching these; I've just dropped the Buy It Now prices.

A gentle bump.

Zero bids still!

Couple of watchers though. I will post to the US for an ILXor, btw.

alright.. which ilxor outbidded me?

^_____^

Holy crap those EPs have plummeted in value. I remember Last Dance would set you back like 80 bucks.

Sorry ilxor. I'm the guilty party. Don't hold it against me.

I heard DI for the first time about 4 or 5 years ago. In my search for the EP's I was initially lucky in finding the 'Second Language' new on vinyl from a Amazon marketplace seller for about £8 new. Not long after that I was fortunate enough to stumble upon what must have been warehouse finds of 'Summers Last Sound' and 'In Debt' for dirt cheap on CD via eBay. I then found a copy of 'A Rock to Cling To' pretty cheap on Amazon second hand. After that I managed to get a copy of 'It's a Kids World' on wax for about £10. 'The Last Dance' was by far the most difficult to track down. I searched high and low for years to no avail. If it wasn't for the formal release of the 5 Eps compilation and Sick Mouthy's decision to sell his EP's I doubt I'd ever have found it. Does any one have any idea of what kind of quantity was pressed of the EP's in the first place? It really can't have been much.

I did manage to score myself a copies of 'Open Doors, Closed Windows', the 'Science' EP and 'D.I go Pop' on vinyl on the way along. The latter in particular seems to be neigh on impossible to find.

I then bought a copy of the '5 EP's' on release date and felt a bit silly for all my desperate efforts. Still, part of me felt committed to the cause.

^^ sounds like you're far more committed to the cause than i am. props for beating me by $1 or so per disc! ..... i too stumbled across summer's last sound and a rock to cling to CDs for something ridiculous, like $3 apiece some cheap local undervalued pricing... snapped those up quick. i'll get the rest someday. cheers!

I just love that they're all back now in some form. Out of my hands completely, at last.

maybe i should eBay my Ned Raggett-penned CDr copy..... what's it worth, i wonder? ;D

Great recent interview and feature on The Quietus: http://thequietus.com/articles/07144-disco-inferno-interview

http://www.factmag.com/2012/10/29/fact-mix-354-disco-inferno/

Feeling chuffed and perhaps a little smug to have picked up 12"s in good condition of A Rock To Cling To, The Last Dance and It's A Kid's World for £2.50 each from the usually very sharp local second hand dealer.

Fantastic score! If he's usually very sharp there's no need to feel smug imo. No one's perfect.

Indeed. Meantime, check another thread revival shortly...

wow, I've never even seen these on vinyl.

D.I. Go Pop on vinyl. Please. Please. Please.

Yeah I was just going to post that. Would love to own D.I. Go Pop and Technicolour on vinyl.

A quick note that Rocket Girl are rereleasing In Debt, with a formerly unreleased cut:

https://rocketgirl.co.uk/label/release/rgirl114

https://rocketgirl.co.uk/label/release/rgirl114LP

I like the new cover art!

Yeah that's a neat way to acknowledge the past while doing something different. Same sleeve designer as well.

more of a collector's item

tho emigre is in my top 10 disco songs

yeah looking forward to this even though I have it on cd and everything else.

yes but you don't have "in the cold" because it's an unreleased track! unless it's on youtube or something. I haven't checked.

In Debt is their best album.

https://www.mixcloud.com/neilkulkarni5/a-new-nineties-1994-uk-edition-volume-1/

^ A nice mix. Slight shame all the jungle tracks are from the same compilation I believe, rather than a bit more varied. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Drum-Bass-Selection-2/release/97952

I'll stop my DJ snarking now ;)

I did enjoy that mix ... I have to confess it inspired me to make my own compilation from the same era (Insides, Disco Inferno, Spoonfed Hybrid, Acacia etc).

Snarking is okay.

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere else already. I just came across pre-orders on Amazon for vinyl reissues of DI Goes Pop (out on Jan 26) and Technicolor (out on Feb 23). Looking on the One Little Indian, they seem to have slightly different release dates but they are confirmed as coming soon. Amazing news!

dope

Excellent news!

Ordered DI Goes Pop it from One Little Indian as soon as I saw the post, and it has just arrived.

Wow! It still says the vinyl will be dispatched in February on the site. I wish I could get a copy here in America that quickly.

Have you played it yet? Interested to know how it sounds. Hope they've done a good job with these.

I saw this post Ned shared on FB about OLI fucking over A.R. Kane, and that the vinyl re-issue of '69' is ripped from a CD. Does anyone know about D.I's relationship with OLI, or the provenance of the vinyl re-ish?

https://www.facebook.com/arkaneuk/posts/1575310215879208

@olirecords claim to have purchased our entire catalog from @RoughTradeRecs for a few pennies, in perpetuity, w'out our consent knowledge - they refuse to let the rights revert to the band - not so much #MeToo more #MyArtToo #ArtisticSlavery U ever had a powerful label rip u off?

— A.R.Kane (@InfoKane) January 2, 2018

Ugh about A.R.Kane and OLI.

I've not had the time to listen to the LP yet, on the weekend perhaps.

OLI seemingly bought up the rights to a job lot of rough trade stuff some years back