Dig (I Mother Earth album)

Dig
Studio album by I Mother Earth
Released	August 10, 1993
Recorded	1992–93
Studio	A&M (Hollywood) Rumbo (Canoga Park) Studio 56 (Hollywood) Red Zone (Burbank) Track Record (North Hollywood)
Genre	Grunge[1] progressive rock[2][3] funk metal[4]
Length	67:50
Label	Capitol
Producer	Mike Clink
I Mother Earth chronology
Dig (1993) Scenery and Fish (1996)
Singles from Dig
"Rain Will Fall [5]" Released: 1993 "Not Quite Sonic [6]" Released: 1993 "So Gently We Go[7]" Released: 1994 "Levitate" Released: 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[8]

Dig is the debut album by the Canadian 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.[9] It also won a Juno Award in 1994 for Best Hard Rock Album.[10]

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.

It is the band's only studio album not to feature bassist Bruce Gordon, who joined the band during the recording sessions and is credited in the album liner notes. However, his parts were actually performed by guitarist and composer Jagori Tanna.

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[11])

No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		67:50

In other media

• "Rain Will Fall" and "Levitate" appeared on the soundtrack for the 2003 video game True Crime: Streets of LA[12]
• "Levitate" is a downloadable track available for the games in the Rock Band series, being also featured in the Metal Track Pack.

References

1. "I Mother Earth". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
2. "I Mother Earth – Dig (1993, CD)". Discogs.
3. "Dig by I Mother Earth - RYM/Sonemic".
4. Demalon, Tom (1993-07-19). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
5. "I Mother Earth – Rain Will Fall (1993, CD)". Discogs.
6. "I Mother Earth – Not Quite Sonic (1993, CD)". Discogs.
7. "I Mother Earth – So Gently We Go (1994, CD)". Discogs.
8. Demalon, Tom (1993-07-19). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
9. "Gold Platinum Database: I Mother Earth - Dig". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
10. Juno Awards Searchable Archive - Search "I Mother Earth" Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
11. "'I Mother's rebirth' - JAM Music Archive". Jam.canoe.ca. 1999-07-11. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
12. "True Crime: Streets of LA/Soundtrack". strategywiki.org. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2014-01-14.