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Washington D.C., United States (1993 – 2003, 2011 – present)
The Dismemberment Plan is a rock band which formed in Washington D.C., United States on January 1, 1993, considered part of the post-hardcore and alternative rock genres. Also known as D-Plan or The Plan, the name comes from a stray phrase uttered by the insurance salesman in the popular comedy Groundhog Day. The band members included Eric Axelson (bass), Jason Caddell (guitar), Joe Easley (drums) and Travis Morrison (vocals and guitar). Axelson, Caddell, Morrison and original drummer Steve Cummings formed the band after attending Lake Braddock Secondary School together in Burke, Virginia.
Cummings left the band after the recording of the Plan’s debut album ! and was replaced by Easley, who had attended Woodson High School. That cemented the band’s lineup for the rest of its existence.
Band History:
Aside from a brief interlude in 1998 and 1999 when they were signed by Interscope Records, the band recorded for local label DeSoto Records. Their breakthrough album, Emergency & I, was actually created during their time at Interscope. However, they were dropped from the label shortly after its completion, and thus took it back with them to DeSoto, where it wound up being released. The EP for “The Ice of Boston” is the only item of theirs Interscope actually released during their tenure there.
Following the massive underground success of Emergency & I, the band received an even higher profile after being invited to open for the European leg of Pearl Jam’s 2000 tour. A co-headlining tour in 2002 with Death Cab for Cutie (cheekily called the “Death and Dismemberment Tour”) also worked well to raise both bands’ profiles and cross-pollinate their fanbases, as well as forge creative ties between several members.
Band History:
Aside from a brief interlude in 1998 and 1999 when they were signed by Interscope Records, the band recorded for local label DeSoto Records. Their breakthrough album, Emergency & I, was actually created during their time at Interscope. However, they were dropped from the label shortly after its completion, and thus took it back with them to DeSoto, where it wound up being released. The EP for “The Ice of Boston” is the only item of theirs Interscope actually released during their tenure there.
Following the massive underground success of Emergency & I, the band received an even higher profile after being invited to open for the European leg of Pearl Jam’s 2000 tour. A co-headlining tour in 2002 with Death Cab for Cutie (cheekily called the “Death and Dismemberment Tour”) also worked well to raise both bands’ profiles and cross-pollinate their fanbases, as well as forge creative ties between several members.
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YouAreInvited wrote:
I made a little 8-bit version of 'The City' if anyone wants it. Also I've never even heard of Famitracker, I ought to give it a try.
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IlaiA wrote:
Playing with it for around an hour. Didn't quite grasp it, only managed to write 3:25 off Battles' Tonto.
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Slowbrosif wrote:
Famitracker is the program I use. I've wrote a few chiptunes songs in it.
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IlaiA wrote:
Look up the "She Dreamt She Was a Bulldozer" version played on Sept 20th 2001, it's so amazing.
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YouAreInvited wrote:
I'm gonna try and make an 8-bit The City so I can use it as a ringtone, I'm now inspired by the idea.
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YouAreInvited wrote:
v That was pretty boss. They're promptly being added to my 'to listen to' list, which is alarmingly large already.
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Modestmilk wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XidkKPZHJ0
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Modestmilk wrote:
what program did you use? [2] I saw someone had turned The City into a ringtone and I've been dying to figure out how ever since.
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IlaiA wrote:
Slowbrosif, what program did you use? And back to The Jitters, it's a pretty good song and I have heard it many times but the whole dullness kind of brings me down, and not in a good depressing way. I know the whole deal about the song is doing just that but it doesn't do it for me.
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Slowbrosif wrote:
ur gay stfu homo
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YouAreInvited wrote:
lol u dnt even kno what music is thats just noise n screamin u must be a mega emo or smth lol
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Slowbrosif wrote:
I tried turning Spider in the Snow into an 8bit song and I failed horribly. I couldn't figure out the vocal track.
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Slowbrosif wrote:
WAT R U TALKIN BOUT THAT BRAKEDOWN IS BR00TAL AS FUCK SOP DISSING MY FAV BAND ASSWIPE
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YouAreInvited wrote:
I went away for 5 minutes to let what I saw sink in, and came to the conclusion that it was terrible. I'm done now.
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YouAreInvited wrote:
Oh wait they've gone and put a breakdown in there and well and truly ruined it :( at least the chorus is moderately catchy.
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YouAreInvited wrote:
Actually it's not bad in a fun-but-boring-after-two-plays kind of way.
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YouAreInvited wrote:
Oh god they even have autotune in there, it's like they're trying to be every popcore band ever.
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YouAreInvited wrote:
Ahh yeah I watch that video all the time. Why is this in the related vids though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nhf-DeFLi0&feature=related
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Modestmilk wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmpB6aqr9xo This video blows my mind so much I feel like it needs to be posted again.
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Slowbrosif wrote:
The City is my least favorite track on E&I, believe it or not.
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