Biography
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Years Active
1992 – present (33 years)
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Members
- Christian Petke
- Eric Gottesman
- G.W. Childs (2004 – present)
- James
- Marisa Lenhardt
1992 - DLI was born in San Francisco with its first appearance on CyberCore Compilation, and a few shows on the west coast. Conclusion - Heh! - This is fun!!
1993 - The first album "Reality Check" receives rave reviews and lots of airplay, a total of 15 musicians were involved.
1994 - "Venus Mind Trap" EP, the "Rawhide" cover version is an instant succes in the US clubs - YEAH!!
1995 - "Zarathoustra" is created with the help of Mark Pistel & Don Gordon . It hits the CMJ DJ & Alternative Charts, and the band happily plays the US & Germany.
1996 - TIME OUT
1997 - "Arashi Syndrome" is extremly well-received and charts in the US as well as Germany . Breakup between Spawn & Count 0 (the main songwriting team). The Count forms a brand new lineup and takes DLI on the road in Germany with GIRLS UNDER GLASS.
1998 - The Count takes a nap and does production .
1999 - The Count meets the Man M.O. himself, they love working with each other and start writing the new album.
2000 - Recording of CYBRID at the Fringe Studios / Oakland. Barbie hires the band to do a soundtrack for the game "Rock'em Sock'em", based on a classic piece of Americana. It shipped in Nov. 2000. The SONY Playstation guys loved the music.
2001 - West coast tour to break in the new team. Release of CYBRID followed by USA / European Tour. The Count gets deported and sits on his hands in Europe while the rest of the gang writes petitions to the President.
2002 - Back in the USA :) shows on the west coast, Texas, and Utah conceptualizing the new album.
2003 - First attempts to write new material, slowly a picture starts to emerge.
2004 - 2005 The Count relocates to the US and things start to speed up. GW Childs from Soil & Eclipse offers to help out and is gladly accepted into the DLI Crew. Songwriting starts in earnest.
2006 - Test driving new material on the road. We expect to release "Pax Americana" late 2006.
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