DanD
04-05-2006, 01:07 PM
A little background info taken from Blistering.com: Looking back, it’s quite ironic that Baltimore (Washington DC) based rock act Dog Fashion Disco chose the title Committed To A Bright Future for their last full-length release in 2003.
No sooner was the album released, the band decided to move up the record label hierarchy by signing a multi-album deal with Artemis Records. While the future did indeed look bright, the relationship only lasted long enough for the band to release their live album/DVD package The City Is Alive Tonight... Live In Baltimore (Released in early 2005), before the band were dropped (Along with a few other acts on the label).
Making matters worse was the resignation of bassist Stephen Mears and drummer Mike Oliver. Undeterred, Dog Fashion Disco reunited with drummer John Ensminger (Who actually played on Committed To A Bright Future, and is at this stage only a temporary member) and recruited Brian White (Joining vocalist Todd Smith, guitarist Jasan Stepp and keyboardist Jeff Siegel), forged on with more touring, released another live D.V.D. (2005’s ‘DFDVD’) and finally signed to their current label home at Rotten Records.
Link: http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/11478/tempidx/4/menuid/2
Being a fan of this band for a few years now, I got pretty excited when I found out that they were releasing another album after 2 year absence. After an excruciating wait, I was not let down at all.
Dog Fashion Disco has never been a band to stick with one sound, which is apparent when going through their discography. Often compared to Mr. Bungle or Mike Patton, Dog Fashion Disco molds horns, keyboards, and odd lyrical content with metal styled guitars and vocals. With their newest release, Adultery, the band has taken it to a whole new level.
Adultery is a concept album that tells the tale of a married man who gets stuck in a web of drugs, lies, sex, and eventually murder. Each song progresses the story, even showing different aspects of the tale, such as the detective following the case.
The music on Adultery is some of their most bizarre, yet tame at the same time. They changes styles constantly, and no two songs on the album sound they same. Going from styles like funk and jazz, to country western ballads in the vain of a darker more sinister Johnny Cash, to more punk or hardcore influenced riffs, or more technical guitar moments resembling that of the Dillinger Escape Plan, they pull it off with the up most excellence.
Never before have they intertwined so much creativity into one album. The instrumentation has stepped up a few notches, this time calling the help of a much larger horn section. This time around, guitarist Jason Stepp also offered his talent on the cello, while singer Todd Smith lent his hand to a banjo.
While most people consider them nothing more than just a Bungle clone, Dog Fashion Disco have definitely set themselves apart from the pack with Adultery. This is one of the most creative and original albums I have ever heard, and it is at the top of my list of "albums of the year" so far. If you are a fan of Mr. Bungle or related bands, I highly suggest that you give this band a chance, as I cannot say enough good words about them.
Adultery Reviews:
http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/11478/tempidx/4/menuid/2
http://www.theprp.com/reviews/dogfashiondisco2.shtml
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/25/041005.php
So in this thread discuss your thoughts on the band and/or the new album.
No sooner was the album released, the band decided to move up the record label hierarchy by signing a multi-album deal with Artemis Records. While the future did indeed look bright, the relationship only lasted long enough for the band to release their live album/DVD package The City Is Alive Tonight... Live In Baltimore (Released in early 2005), before the band were dropped (Along with a few other acts on the label).
Making matters worse was the resignation of bassist Stephen Mears and drummer Mike Oliver. Undeterred, Dog Fashion Disco reunited with drummer John Ensminger (Who actually played on Committed To A Bright Future, and is at this stage only a temporary member) and recruited Brian White (Joining vocalist Todd Smith, guitarist Jasan Stepp and keyboardist Jeff Siegel), forged on with more touring, released another live D.V.D. (2005’s ‘DFDVD’) and finally signed to their current label home at Rotten Records.
Link: http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/11478/tempidx/4/menuid/2
Being a fan of this band for a few years now, I got pretty excited when I found out that they were releasing another album after 2 year absence. After an excruciating wait, I was not let down at all.
Dog Fashion Disco has never been a band to stick with one sound, which is apparent when going through their discography. Often compared to Mr. Bungle or Mike Patton, Dog Fashion Disco molds horns, keyboards, and odd lyrical content with metal styled guitars and vocals. With their newest release, Adultery, the band has taken it to a whole new level.
Adultery is a concept album that tells the tale of a married man who gets stuck in a web of drugs, lies, sex, and eventually murder. Each song progresses the story, even showing different aspects of the tale, such as the detective following the case.
The music on Adultery is some of their most bizarre, yet tame at the same time. They changes styles constantly, and no two songs on the album sound they same. Going from styles like funk and jazz, to country western ballads in the vain of a darker more sinister Johnny Cash, to more punk or hardcore influenced riffs, or more technical guitar moments resembling that of the Dillinger Escape Plan, they pull it off with the up most excellence.
Never before have they intertwined so much creativity into one album. The instrumentation has stepped up a few notches, this time calling the help of a much larger horn section. This time around, guitarist Jason Stepp also offered his talent on the cello, while singer Todd Smith lent his hand to a banjo.
While most people consider them nothing more than just a Bungle clone, Dog Fashion Disco have definitely set themselves apart from the pack with Adultery. This is one of the most creative and original albums I have ever heard, and it is at the top of my list of "albums of the year" so far. If you are a fan of Mr. Bungle or related bands, I highly suggest that you give this band a chance, as I cannot say enough good words about them.
Adultery Reviews:
http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/11478/tempidx/4/menuid/2
http://www.theprp.com/reviews/dogfashiondisco2.shtml
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/25/041005.php
So in this thread discuss your thoughts on the band and/or the new album.