Dig (I Mother Earth album)

Dig
Studio album by I Mother Earth
Released	August 10, 1993
Recorded	1991–92
Genre	Alternative rock, alternative metal,[1] funk metal,[2] progressive rock,[3][4] grunge[5]
Length	67:50
Label	EMI, Capitol
Producer	Mike Clink
I Mother Earth chronology
Dig (1993) Scenery and Fish (1996)
Singles from Dig
"Rain Will Fall [6]" "Not Quite Sonic [7]" "So Gently We Go [8]" "Levitate"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[9]

Dig is the debut album by the Canadian alternative rock band I Mother Earth, released by Capitol and EMI on August 10, 1993. The album was certified Gold in Canada in its initial run, and stands at platinum today.^[10] It also won a Juno Award in 1994 for Best Hard Rock Album.^[11]

The album was noted for its metallic sound, balanced with psychedelic-style lyrics and instrumentals, and further backed by Latin percussion. The latter two were often brought into play during lengthy jam sessions.

Personnel

• Edwin – vocals
• Jagori Tanna – guitars, backing vocals, bass (actual performer)
• Bruce Gordon – bass (credited)
• Christian Tanna - drums

Additional musicians

• Luis Conte – percussion
• Armando Borg – percussion
• Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ

Track listing

(All songs written by "I Mother Earth", later revealed to be Jagori and Christian Tanna^[12])

1. "The Mothers" – 2:34
2. "Levitate" – 4:57
3. "Rain Will Fall" – 5:18
4. "So Gently We Go" – 7:04
5. "Not Quite Sonic" – 5:55
6. "Production" – 4:00
7. "Lost My America" – 6:29
8. "No One" – 6:56
9. "Undone" – 5:06
10. "Basketball" – 5:12
11. "And the Experience" – 5:54
12. "The Universe in You" – 8:19

Trivia

• "Rain Will Fall" and "Levitate" appeared on the soundtrack for the 2003 video game True Crime: Streets of LA^[13]
• "Levitate" is a downloadable track available for the games in the Rock Band series, being also featured in the Metal Track Pack.

References

1. Demalon, Tom (1993-07-19). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
2. Demalon, Tom (1993-07-19). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
3. http://www.discogs.com/I-Mother-Earth-Dig/release/3193968
4. http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/i_mother_earth/dig/
5. http://www.reocities.com/mjareviews/imearth.html#DIG
6. http://www.discogs.com/I-Mother-Earth-Rain-Will-Fall/release/4639679
7. http://www.discogs.com/I-Mother-Earth-Not-Quite-Sonic/release/5343723
8. http://www.discogs.com/I-Mother-Earth-So-Gently-We-Go/release/3782358
9. Demalon, Tom (1993-07-19). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
10. "Gold Platinum Database: I Mother Earth - Dig". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
11. Juno Awards Searchable Archive - Search "I Mother Earth" Archived September 27, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
12. "'I Mother's rebirth' - JAM Music Archive". Jam.canoe.ca. 1999-07-11. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
13. "True Crime: Streets of LA/Soundtrack". http://strategywiki.org. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2014-01-14. External link in |publisher= (help)