Dispepsi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dispepsi
Studio album by Negativland
Released	July 29, 1997
Recorded	1996-97
Genre	Plunderphonics, collage
Length	42:43
Label	Seeland
Producer	Negativland
Negativland chronology
Truth in Advertising (1997) Dispepsi (1997) Happy Heroes (1998)

Dispepsi is an album by an American band called Negativland. It came out on July 29, 1997. The band made this album to share their thoughts about big soft drink companies. They used lots of sounds from old commercials, especially Pepsi ads, to create their music. This style of music is sometimes called plunderphonics or sound collage.

About Dispepsi

This album was created to comment on the big competition between soft drink companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi. The name Dispepsi sounds like "dyspepsia," which is another word for indigestion or an upset stomach.

The actual word "Dispepsi" was not printed on the album cover at first. Instead, the band set up a phone number where people could call to find out the real title. The album cover showed scrambled versions of the title, like "Pedissip" or "Ideppiss." This was because the band thought they might get sued by Pepsi for using their name.

However, lawyers for Pepsi later said they had no plans to sue Negativland. After that, the band started using the real title, Dispepsi. If you look closely at the album's front artwork, you can still find the real title. The red letters on the cover, when read in order from largest to smallest, spell out "Dispepsi."

Songs on the Album

Here are the songs you'll find on Dispepsi:

• "The Smile You Can't Hide" (1:34)
• "Drink It Up" (3:46)
• "Why Is This Commercial?" (2:18)
• "Happy Hero" (5:03)
• "A Most Successful Formula" (3:30)
• "The Greatest Taste Around" (2:14)
• "Hyper Real" (0:54)
• "All She Called About" (3:23)
• "I Believe It's L" - Featuring Steve Fisk (6:21)
• "Humanitarian Effort" (0:32)
• "Voice Inside My Head" (3:46)
• "Aluminum or Glass: The Memo" (3:46)
• "Bite Back" (5:31)

Who Made Dispepsi?

Many people helped create this album:

• Made, played, recorded, and mixed by: Negativland
• Keyboards and drum sounds on "I Believe It's L": Steve Fisk
• Album design: Shawn Wolfe
• Singing: Catherine Carter
• Voice and number work: Peter Conheim
• Video effects: Harold Boihem
• Commercial sounds contributions: Arjan Schutte and John Skelton
• Image work: Craig Baldwin
• Drum sounds: Pat Maley
• Digital mastering: Matt Spiro and James LeBrecht
• Legal advice: Keith Aoki, James Boyle, Kohel Haver, Alan Korn, Jeffery Selman, and Peter Shaver
• Access to archives: One World Advertising