As Seen from Above

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As Seen from Above
Studio album by
Released1997
GenreIndie rock
Length36:27
LabelOhio Gold (CD)[1]
Actionboy Records (LP)
ProducerSteve Albini
Dianogah chronology
As Seen from Above
(1997)
Battle Champions
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2][3]

As Seen from Above is an album by the American band Dianogah, released in 1997.[4]

Critical reception[edit]

The Chicago Reader thought that the "trio’s surefooted maneuvers through intricate arrangements lead it down the path taken by guitar bands like the Minutemen, Slovenly, Slint, and Silkworm ... Dianogah’s revisitations aren’t half bad–but neither are they half as good as the originals."[5]

AllMusic wrote that "Jason Harvey and Jay Ryan's dexterous bass work interweaves perfectly with Kip McCabe's precision drumming almost as if the three instruments were one."[2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Plankton and Krill" – 3:02
  2. "What Is Your Landmass?" – 2:54
  3. "Seeing Stars" – 3:47
  4. "Broken Magnet Halves" – 3:49
  5. "Colby" – 3:39
  6. "Between the Ship and the Land" – 5:29
  7. "Lone Tree Point" – 3:02
  8. "Spiral Bound" – 4:16
  9. "Shogun" – 6:29

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. December 9, 1997 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "As Seen from Above - Dianogah | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Troy, Michael (11 Sep 2008). "Chicago indie rockers Dianogah to play at Highdive Saturday". The News-Gazette. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Dianogah Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Margasak, Peter (December 4, 1997). "Made in Chicago". Chicago Reader.