The dfg Corporation
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British-based dfg are more of an eclectic arts collective than simply a band. The dfg 'corporation' is comprised of three core members (Brian, Clive and Keith - the 'board of directors') and a variety of fellow collaborators, creating a postmodern, avant-garde, alt.Christian fusion of rock'n'roll, poetry and comedy. Described variously as "modern day troubadours - a cross between Kerouac and Dylan", "The Velvet Underground meets Salvador Dalí" and "a bunch of no-talent student comedian tossers", dfg have two recordings under their belt, but are best known for their ramshackle live performances at Greenbelt Festival and various venues around London. Their first album (you are the problem, dfg is the solution) offered a snapshot of life in the post-9/11 landscape; veering from hilarity to profundity, dirty rock'n'roll to plaintive ballads, and poetry to performance art. Following slowly on its heels was their latest release (the plea4justice EP), featuring contributions from Ivor Novello award winner Iain Archer, Lambchop, Jars of Clay, Eden Burning, Bell Jar, Jonny Baker, Rivertribe, Oldsolar, The Plymouths, The Cinematic Underground and a whole host of other semi-successful minor-celebrities. On the one hand, plea4justice was a multi-layered critique on the trite, celebrity-led, chest-pounding world of charity and protest, juxtaposed with poignant meditations on the true nature of freedom - whilst on the other hand, it was simply a batch of funny, shambolic, rock'n'roll songs.
[edit] Discography
- you are the problem, dfg is the solution LP (sticky music, 2003)
- you are the problem dfg is the solution
- The Dolphin Song
- dfg's response to the post-September 11th landscape
- Vain Protest Song (AOR Drive Time Remix)
- We Are Alive
- Even After All This Time
- Mime for the Visually Impaired
- The Mum Song
- Poppadoms
- November (for Lydia Lunch)
- Roadmap to Peace (Shoe Dance)
- Therapy Song (La la la)
- BReAkDoWN
- dfg's response to The War On Terror
- True Love Waits ( )
- 1.7seconds
- brian's stylophone solo
- R&B Superstar
- The King's Arms
- Hidden Track
- plea4justice EP (the dfg corporation, 2005)
- Countdown to Justice
- Emancipation Song
- Plea4Justice
- Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
- dfg's intercontinental response to the 7/7 terror attacks
- Delilah Etc
- Red, White 'n' Goddam Blue
- JG Piano Ballard
[edit] What People Say
"...Despite the presence of respected speakers and thinkers, the dfg corporation set out to prove that Greenbelt had not lost its edges. Teetering dangerously on the brink of student humour, dfg provided a situationist art terrorism that challenged the self-satisfied Evangelical status quo. Interspersed with comedy about how God loves ugly people was acerbic poetry about suicide and breakdown that did not sit easily with Greenbelt's cuddly Kiss-of-Life theme. But it reminded the audience to beware of complacency." (Simon Jones, Church Times, Issue 7279)
"dfg’s album is full of postmodern retrospective wandering. I’m having trouble expressing just what is so great about this album, because it is all about the lyrics and dialogue. This beautiful, poetic and mysterious album will appeal to... well, I’m not sure. Its simple rock ‘n’ roll, acoustic swaggering and abrupt musical directions give it appeal to anyone looking for something really, really different. This album isn’t one to take lightly, boldly addressing issues too descriptive for this review. This painfully honest record is likely to cause outrage because its blatant honesty attacks all the thoughts, emotions and sins that many Christians have kept secret and safe. 'You are the problem, dfg is the solution' is social commentary from a Christian perspective. The faint at heart and conscience should avoid this album completely. 9/10 EXCELLENT" (Dustin Helgeson, CrossRhythms Magazine, March 2004)
