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Directions In Groove (DIG) were a popular Australian acid jazz band originally from the suburb of Redfern in Sydney, who produced several distinctive acid-jazz / groove / funk albums in the 1990s.
DIG released several albums on the EMI Australia and Polygram labels, with "Speakeasy" and "Deeper" achieving double platinum status. DIG have also toured the world, playing alongside artists such Herbie Hancock and Bootsy Collins.
The original DIG lineup featured keyboardist and vocalist Scott Saunders, saxophonist Rick Robertson, guitarist Tim Rollinson, bassist Alex Hewetson and drummer Terepai Richmond. The band's most popular tracks include "The Favourite", "Reinvent Yourself", and "Hip Replacement". Hewetson was replaced by Samuel Dixon after he joined Swoop.
DIG were also famous for their live performances at The Basement, a club situated in the heart of Sydney, near Circular Quay which has been a landmark of the Australian music scene since the early 1970s.
After getting back together and playing a packed crowd in June 2008, rumor of more gigs have risen, and in 2011 the original members of DIG re-formed and recorded their fourth studio album (the first in 13 years). The new album "Clearlight" is set for an October release, and the band are completing an Australian tour in support of this.
Rolling Stone magazine once stated "DIG are the future of Australian music. They know what to do and how to do it."
Members
Original Line-up
- Scott Saunders - keyboards, vocals
- Rick Robertson - saxophone
- Tim Rollinson - guitar
- Alex Hewetson - bass
- Terepai Richmond - drums, percussion
Additional Band Members
- Laura Stitt - vocals (2011-current)
Discography
- Albums
- Deeper (1994)
- Speakeasy (1995)
- Curvystrassse (1998)
- Live 1999 @ Milton Theatre & The Basement (2003)
- Clearlight (2011) - To be released on 14th October 2011
- Singles & EPs
- Directions in Groove (EP) (1992)
- The Favourite (1993)
- 2 Way Dreamtime (1994)
- Futures (1995)
- Crime (1996)
- Upside (1998)
External links
Categories:- Acid jazz ensembles
- Australian jazz ensembles
- Funk musical groups
- New South Wales musical groups
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