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Dianogah | Battle Champions [Vinyl]

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185786

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Southern Records

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Product Description

11 tracks, 34 minutes. This is Dianogah's second album and the first for Southern Records. Produced by Steve Albini.

Dianogah (pronounced Dye-ah-NO-gah) is a Chicago, Illinois based band formed in 1995, noted for their use of two bass guitars. Members include Kip McCabe, Jay Ryan (ex-Hubcap) and Jason Harvey. Dianogah's first full-length album, As Seen From Above, was recorded by Steve Albini, who also produced their second full-length album, Battle Champions (2000). Dianogah named their band after the garbage compactor monster (the Dianoga) in the 1977 film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

track list

1. Kaisakunin
2. At The Mercy Of The Mustang
3. Time For A Game of Stick
4. Sometimes There Are Birds
5. Indie Rock Spock Ears
6. Emerson
7. They Have Monkeys Like We Have Squirrels
8. Eating Cake
9. Work
10. My Brother Wore Brown
11. Sometimes There Used To Be Birds

Released on CD and 180gm virgin vinyl pressing.
For Fans Of: Tortoise, Aerial M, Slint
Released: May 2000

Stuff People Said

"Dianogah takes standard rock building blocks and construct stone castles. They build bridges and skyscrapers. They use the basics to construct solid, sturdy, unwavering songs that climb with intensity. They rise in height. The volume inflates. These are master craftsmen at work." - Popmatters

"This 2000 release is brave and daring, with shifting melodies and even shiftier time signatures. This is Chicago post-rock at its finest. The contrapuntal melodies that Jay Ryan and Jason Harvey lay down are sonorous and fresh. In a lot of ways, the instrumental interplay is a lot like that of Tortoise, but it's hard to make post-rock allusions and not refer back to them, especially when the ensemble you're speaking of is in from Chicago. Dianogah's Battle Champions is a fantastic recording, and one that truly breathes with a reviving freshness." - Allmusic

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