Lagartija Nick
Jeff Sholley
Vokobahn aka Komabox
Federico Iovino
Influences
Bauhaus, Killing Joke, Einstuerzende Neubauten, Virgin Prunes, David Bowie, Aphex Twin, UK Decay, Throbbing Gristle, Cocorosie, Joy Division, Current 93, Boney M, Rozz Williams, Kraftwerk, Sex Pistols, Nick Cave, The Birthday Party, The Stooges, Siouxsie & the Banshees, MC5, The Cure, Peaches, Sex Gang Children, Alien Sex Fiend, Dali's Car, Crass, NIN, Conflict, Die Haut, The Damned, Play Dead, Elvis Presley, Motorhead, Pixies, Jacques Brel, Gavin Friday, Play Dead, Suicide, The Creatures, Danse Society, The Velvet Underground, The Doors, Skinny Puppy, Echo & the Bunnymen, Syd Barrett, Legendary Pink Dots, Coil, Sad Lovers & Giants, PIL, Sonic Youth ...
POPOI SDIOH was originally founded in 1989 by Lagartija Nick (gtr), Stefan Zimny (bass), Fred Andr (vox) and a drum machine. Federico Iovino (drums) joined the band in 1990.
Bands name was at this time THE NOMADS LAND: one demo tape has been released.
1991: the band changes its name into LAND OF PASSION. <
Andr & Zimny left the band in 1991/92. Then Mister H kbds & Jeff Sholley (bass) came in 1992. Pat (gtr) about beginning 1993.
With this line up (Lagartija, Iovino, Sholley, Pat, & Mister H), the band played many gigs all over Europe until fall 1998.
LOP contributed to many tape & CD compilations ( Silent Order, Hex Files3, Descend, Black Box), has been reviewed in magazines all over the world
ARTICLES / REVIEWS / ITW in :Side-Line(B), Premonition(F), Bizarre(UK), Fight Amnesia(G), Gothic(G), Grimoire(G), Le Scatopode(F), Marble Moon(It), Noising Therapy(F), the Black Box(Sp), Darkworld(USA), Dark Angel(Australia), Perversion (Mexico), Low Life (UK), Bats & Red Velvet (UK), Presto (Fr), Hekatombe (Fr), Mofo(B),
article+photo in The Hex files book by Mick Mercer
JUNE 2004 : ARTICLE in ZILLO 06/04 (All.)+track Kuna Vaka on CD samplerZILLOSCOPE.
LIVE PERFORMANCES in Belgium (Waregem, Antwerpen, Bruges, Tournai, Lige, Brussels, Sint Niklaas, Dour); France (Paris, Lille, Nantes, Strasbourgfestival), Spain (Madrid), Portugal, Poland (Warszawa, Legnicafestival, Malbork), Germany (Hamburg, Berlin, Stuttgart, Darmstadt), Holland (Rotterdam), Switzerland (Neuchatel).
WITH BANDS SUCH BANDS AS: Clan of Xymox, Faith & the Muse, Project Pitchfork, Angina Pectoris, Die Form, Ordo Equitum Solis, Lucie Cries, Into the Abyss, Merlons of Nehemiah, Breath of Life, Miguel & the living Dead...etc )
1989: THE NOMADS LAND : the nomads land - demotape
1990: LAND OF PASSION : malicious karma - demotape
1991: LAND OF PASSION : even death may die - demotape
1992: LAND OF PASSION : darksound - demotape
1993: LAND OF PASSION : the prayer - demotape
1994/95: LAND OF PASSION : stigmata sessions - demotape
1996: LAND OF PASSION : the arrival - CD album
1998: LAND OF PASSION : mud - demotape
nov. 2003: POPOI SDIOH : popoi sdioh - CD album
Fall 1998 Mr H & Pat decided to leave the band.
Then, Nick, Federico & Jeff decided to stop playing live to work in studio on the next album.
Vokobahn joined the band in 1999 (kbds)
As the line up and the music both evoluted a lot, the band decided to change its name into POPOI SDIOH in 2001.
POPOI SDIOH s music takes its origins in eighties post-punk & dark music.
The band added often strange and sometimes danceable sounds, electronics, dirty samplings, funny noises to create an unique atmosphere.
avec une liste d'influences pareille je ne peux qu'adorer ;) sérieusement, c'est triste que je ne puisse pas être là à templeuve, j'aurais vraiment aimé vous voir. à bientôt j'espère, chlvnbl
