Dispepsi

History

The album was an attack on the highly competitive soft drink companies Coca-Cola and Pepsi, who are believed to flood the airwaves with advertisements. The title is a variation of dyspepsia, which is synonymous with indigestion. The word "Dispepsi" deliberately does not appear anywhere on the album artwork, but a telephone number was set up to provide the proper title. It is scrambled into anagrams including "Pedissip" and "Ideppiss", as the band originally believed they would be sued for trademark infringement if the actual title was shown. Once Pepsi lawyers indicated that they had no intention of suing Negativland, they began referring to it by its actual title.

Notes on samples include:

"All of the cola commercials that were appropriated, transformed, and reused in this recording attempted to assault us in our homes without permission. Other sources reused include: talk radio, MOMMIE DEAREST, tabloid TV, Pepsi and Shirlie, documentary TV, Bryan Ferry, the news, Ice-T, public service announcements, Asha Bhosle, MC Lyte, The Clio Awards, traditional Burmese music, the O.J. Simpson murder case, motivational marketing tapes by advertising executives."

A music video for "The Greatest Taste Around" incorporates clips of Pepsi ads synchronized with the song.

Track listing

1. "The Smile You Can't Hide"
2. "Drink It Up"
3. "Why Is This Commercial?"
4. "Happy Hero"
5. "A Most Successful Formula "
6. "The Greatest Taste Around"
7. "Hyper Real"
8. "All She Called About"
9. "I Believe It's L"
10. "Humanitarian Effort"
11. "Voice Inside My Head"
12. "Aluminum Or Glass: The Memo"
13. "Bite Back"