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"My Esprit always seems to get people talking, It looks, plays, sounds and feels so right for me. For a touring workhorse instrument, the only thing I would change is have another for backup". Formed in the summer of 1998 by brothers Dazmondo and Scott Lawson after teaming up with beverage supping buddy Craig Reynolds with the aim to create something fresh, distinctive & imaginative. The band drew on influences from the likes of Supergrass, Curtis Mayfield, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, Jellyfish, Bowie, Faith No More, Albert King, T Rex and Blur etc but maintained their punkish attitude & sense of humour - all big guitars smothered in a cheapo plastic pop coating. After releasing their debut 'Cheapo Plastic Prize', the band hooked up with bassist Rob Lane to record the follow up 'Gizzagoo – Be the Envy of your Friends'. The EP spilled equal doses of guitar driven pop combined with dark and quirky slices of melody and DIP set out on tour performing alongside Robin Black, Rachel Stamp, Crash Kelly and a New Years Eve slot in London with AntiProduct. Endorsements soon followed from well rounded Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles and Bowling For Soup frontman Jaret Reddick, both of whom have been spotted wearing their own DIP 'Credmaxxer' t-shirts, proving that everyone is succumbing to the DIP magic! The band spent the summer of 2004 out on road with their 'Back Shapes & Earaches Tour' taking in as many outdoor festivals and sampling endless BBQ's and real ale as well as delivering the BIG ROCK SHOW which is always guaranteed. The summer of gigs has been captured on film for a future DVD release. 2005 was a transitional year for DIP. Whilst work began on a new DIP album Rob was kept permanently busy with his other band Teenage Casket Company, touring both the UK and East Coast USA and Scott took over the drum position in Patchwork Grace giving the band a real shot in the arm and revealing the soon to be legendary 'Pink F.....g Drum Kit'. Dazmondo adopts his Alice / Crow make-up, which rumour had it, later went onto inspire Heath Ledgers Joker image in the movie: Batman The Dark Knight 2006 saw new cultured makeover, away with the familiar blue shirts replacing them with gentlemanly suits and a refined demeanour appreciative of fine teas, cakes and great big meat pies. 2008 saw Rob Laney whore out is bass talents to US rock stars The Bullet Boys 2009-10 saw DIP take a break to concentrate on other projects: Laney continues to globe trot with other bands The Bullet Boys, The Black Mollys, 80's Popters Let Loose……. Scott & Craig formed Crazy Diamond & Dazmondo joined road buddies Jamie Delerict, (who he played with briefly in TCC) Joey Strange (who was Briefly a member of DIP) and Joeys cohort Danny Gunn (who replaced Scott in Patchwork Grace) to form JD & The FDCs. The Future
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