''Lo:Fi.Vs.Sci:Fi'' is the fourth and last original studio album by
industrial
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band
Deitiphobia
Deitiphobia is a Christian industrial, electro and techno band from the United States formed in 1990 consisting of the duo of Wally Shaw and Brent Stackhouse. Known originally as Donderfliegen (translated into band speak as 'darn that fly'), the ...
, and was released in December 1999 by N*Soul Records. It is a
concept album
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based on a story written by Wally Shaw and
science fiction
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author
Graeme Udd.
The plotlines of the story are woven into the album, telling the story of the band members' fictional alter egos in the
dystopic
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world of the year 2226. The album features Wil Foster, who was a founding member of the Shaws'
industrial rock
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side project
Massivivid
Massivivid was a Christian band founded by Wally Shaw and Mark Nash. Their sound was based in industrial rock and electronic pop, but with a hard edge and intensity similar to that of Nine Inch Nails or The Smashing Pumpkins. Massivivid was founded ...
.
The album's sound is split between the concepts of low-fi and sci-fi tracks.
The low-fi tracks are generally shorter and electronic, whereas the sci-fi tracks are longer and feature "apocalyptic-sounding" lyrics.
Track listing
Track 18 also contains a hidden track called "Deep Intellectual Poem" which starts at 3:30.
#"Humanifesto" – 3:32
#"Hurler Avec Les Loups" – 1:01
#"Spit Static" – 4:25
#"Disembarking" – 0:33
#"Episinner" – 3:47
#"Electronomicon" – 1:08
#"Tripwire" – 4:53
#"Sonic Exfoliation" – 0:51
#"Soldier Soul" – 5:21
#"Transmission" – 4:01
#"Publick!" – 0:38
#"Savior Self" – 4:53
#"Magnesium Blue" – 4:43
#"EBN" – 1:05
#"Persist-Resist" – 4:15
#"Coelocanthe" – 3:55
#"Charyatid" – 11:42
#"Retrofit" – 7:27
Personnel
*Wally Shaw –
vocals
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,
keyboards
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,
percussion
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*Sheri Shaw – keyboards, vocals
*Wil Foster – keyboards
References
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1999 albums
Deitiphobia albums