A People's History of the Dismemberment Plan is a 2003 album by Washington D.C. indie

Indie (music)

In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....

 band The Dismemberment Plan

The Dismemberment Plan

The Dismemberment Plan is a Washington D.C. based indie rock band formed on January 1, 1993. Also known as D-Plan or The Plan, the name comes from a stray phrase uttered by insurance salesman Ned Ryerson in the popular comedy Groundhog Day. The band members included Eric Axelson , Jason Caddell ,...

, issued on DeSoto Records

DeSoto Records

DeSoto Records is an American record label based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1989, it is run by Bill Barbot and Kim Coletta, both formerly of the band Jawbox. It was first founded by members of the band Edsel to release their first single. Jawbox next used the name DeSoto for their first EP. It...

. The album is a compilation of songs from three of the band's previous releases, The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified

The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified

The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified is an album by The Dismemberment Plan. It was released on March 17, 1997 on Desoto.-Track listing:#"Tonight We Mean It"#"That's When the Party Started"#"The Ice of Boston"#"Academy Award"#"Bra"...

, Emergency & I

Emergency & I

"A Life of Possibilities", "What Do You Want Me to Say?", "Jitters" and "The City" are all also featured in remixed form on A People's History of the Dismemberment Plan with bonus tracks "Just Like You" and "The First Anniversary Of Your Last Phone Call" being on The Ice Of Boston EP.-Personnel:*...

and Change, remixed by friends and fans as well as those simply interested in the project. The Dismemberment Plan made tracks available to the public via their website, giving the criteria of "use what you find, embellish, edit, and rematerialize as you see fit, and if we like it, we'll put it on the record" as the only guidelines for the project http://www.southern.com/southern/band/DISME/DES43.php. After about a year the band sifted through the submitted remixes and selected 12 tracks for the final album http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17033/Dismemberment_Plan_A_Peoples_History_of_The_Dismemberment_Plan. Released on October 6, 2003, a little over a month after the band's final show, A People's History of the Dismemberment Plan was The Dismemberment Plan's last album http://www.dismembermentplan.com/.

Track listing

1. The Face of the Earth (remixed by parae)
2. What Do You Want Me To Say? (remixed by Drop Dynasty)
3. Academy Award (Cex
   Cex
   Cex is a musical project run by Rjyan Claybrook Kidwell and started in 1998 at the age of 16. Although Cex and Kidwell are frequently used interchangeably, Cex occasionally expands to several people at sporadic points, such as particular tours or albums...
   
   )
4. Following Through (Cynyc)
5. The Other Side (Justin Norvell)
6. Life of Possibilities (Quruli
   Quruli
   is a popular Japanese music group formed in 1996. As of March 2007, the lineup consists of Masashi Satoh and Shigeru Kishida. Their music is produced and distributed by Victor Entertainment.- Career :...
   
   )
7. Pay for the Piano (Grandmaster Incongruous)
8. Time Bomb (ASCDI)
9. Automatica (Deadverse)
10. The City (Ev)
11. The Jitters (Ender)
12. Superpowers (Erik Gundel)