The Toronto quintet I Mother Earth was the subject of a bidding war as a result of their riveting live performances, which blended their melodic heavy rock with poetry readings and other performance art leanings.
Led by brothers Christian Tanna on drums and Jagori Tanna on guitar, the band signed with Capitol and released their Mike Clink-produced debut Dig in 1993.
Dig yielded three moderate radio hits in the driving "Levitate," the incendiary "Rain Will Fall," and the kinetic "Not Quite Sonic." Frontman Edwin was a powerful vocalist who easily cut through the band's music, which combined traditional hard rock with percussive elements to create a unique style.
Other standout tracks included the spacey, Doors-like "So Gently We Go," and "No One," which highlighted the Santana-influenced guitar work of Jagori.
A heavyweight debut by a dynamic band that showed great instrumental prowess combined with a strong sense of melody.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The MothersI Mother Earth | I Mother Earth | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | LevitateI Mother Earth | I Mother Earth | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | Rain Will FallI Mother Earth | I Mother Earth | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 4 | So Gently We GoI Mother Earth | I Mother Earth | Play | 07:04 | 16 MB | 41 MB |
| 5 | Not Quite SonicI Mother Earth | I Mother Earth | Play | 05:55 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 6 | ProductionI Mother Earth | I Mother Earth | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Lost My AmericaI Mother Earth | I Mother Earth | Play | 06:30 | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| 8 | No OneI Mother Earth | I Mother Earth | Play | 06:56 | 15 MB | 45 MB |
| 9 | UndoneI Mother Earth | I Mother Earth | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | BasketballI Mother Earth | I Mother Earth | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 11 | And the ExperienceI Mother Earth | I Mother Earth | Play | 05:55 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 12 | The Universe in YouI Mother Earth | I Mother Earth | Play | 08:17 | 18 MB | 52 MB |
| 67 mins | 155 MB | |||||
| 67 mins | 431 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Achzet | Drum Technician |
| 2 | Mike Bazzano | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Shawn Berman | Assistant, Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 4 | Armando Borg | Percussion |
| 5 | Craig Brock | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 6 | Mike Clink | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 7 | Luis Conti | Percussion |
| 8 | Mike Douglass | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | Edwin | Vocals |
| 10 | Mike Finnigan | Hammond Synth, Organ |
| 11 | Noel Golden | Engineer, Mixing |
| 12 | Bruce Gordon | Bass |
| 13 | Peter Grant | Design |
| 14 | I Mother Earth | Art Direction, Composer, Primary Artist |
| 15 | Rudy Leiren | Guitar Technician, Production Coordination |
| 16 | George Marino | Mastering |
| 17 | Doug Michael | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 18 | Katy Parks | Production Coordination |
| 19 | Trevor Sadler | Engineer |
| 20 | Brian Scheuble | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 21 | Jeffrey Shannon | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 22 | Floria Sigismondi | Photography |
| 23 | Trent Slatton | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 24 | Tommy Steele | Art Direction |
| 25 | Brett Swain | Assistant, Mixing Assistant |
| 26 | Christian Tanna | Drums, Guitar, Vocals |
| 27 | Jagori Tanna | Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |