Dive Index is a collaborative musical project originated by New York

New York City

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-based electronic music composer/producer Will Thomas.

History

Thomas has released minimalist electronic music under the name "Plumbline" on the Hydrogen Dukebox label. His recordings include Circles (2003), PinPoints (2004) the RePointed EP (2005) and Transparencies (2006), which is a collaboration with Roger Eno

Roger Eno

Roger Eugene Eno was born in Woodbridge, England in 1959. He is known primarily as an ambient composer.He began euphonium lessons at twelve and at sixteen entered Colchester College to study music...

. All Dive Index albums so far have been released on the New York-based indie label, Neutral Music

Mid/Air

Dive Index's Mid/Air was co-written and produced by Thomas and was released in September 2007. The album features vocal contributions from Natalie Walker

Natalie Walker

Natalie Walker is an American vocalist, songwriter and musician from Indianawho first came to prominence as part of the group Daughter Darling. While her time in the low-key electronica trip hop outfit was promising, Walker decided on a solo career, and released her first album Urban Angel in 2006,...

, Merz

Merz (musician)

Merz is an English multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He has released three albums.-Early life:Born Conrad Ewart Lambert in Dorset, England, he grew up in Wakefield & Huddersfield, Yorkshire. He moved to London in 1992.-Career:...

, Cat Martino, and Ian Masters

Ian Masters (songwriter)

Ian Masters is a multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer.He is best-known for being a founding member of the English indie pop band Pale Saints. Masters was their vocalist/bassist from their formation in 1987 until his departure from the group in 1992...

, and the musical contributors include Kevin O'Donnell, Timothy O'Donnell, Antony and the Johnsons

Antony and the Johnsons

Antony and the Johnsons is a music group presenting the work of Antony Hegarty and his collaborators.-Career:British experimental musician David Tibet of Current 93 heard a demo and offered to release Antony's music through his Durtro label. The debut album, Antony and the Johnsons, was released...

' members Julia Kent

Julia Kent

Julia Kent is a New York City-based, Canadian-born cellist who is best known as an original member of the all-cello group Rasputina, and later on as a member of Antony and the Johnsons....

 and Maxim Moston, CJ Camerieri, David Shaw and Roger Eno

Roger Eno

Roger Eugene Eno was born in Woodbridge, England in 1959. He is known primarily as an ambient composer.He began euphonium lessons at twelve and at sixteen entered Colchester College to study music...

.

The packaging for 'Mid/Air' was designed by Timothy O'Donnell, who is known for his work at the 4AD Records

4AD

4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...

' design studio, v23. He has designed the designing sleeves for Lush

Lush (band)

Lush were an English alternative rock band, formed in 1987 and disbanded in 1998. They were one of the first bands to attract the "shoegazing" label...

, GusGus

GusGus

GusGus are a band from Reykjavík, Iceland. They were founded in 1995. Their discography consists of eight studio albums and one live record.- History :...

, Bauhaus

Bauhaus

', commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933. At that time the German term stood for "School of Building".The Bauhaus school was founded by...

, His Name Is Alive

His Name Is Alive

His Name Is Alive is an experimental rock band/project from Livonia, Michigan. After several self-released cassettes, they debuted on 4AD Records in 1990, starting a long run at the label...

, Bush and many others. Tim also contributes guitar on Mid/Air. In September 2008, Collisions - The Mid/Air Remixes was released and contains remixes by Tunng

Tunng

Tunng are an experimental folk band from the United Kingdom.The band is often associated with the folktronica genre due to the electronic influences evident in some of their work.-Biography:...

, The Album Leaf

The Album Leaf

The Album Leaf is an American solo musical project founded in San Diego, California in 1998 by Jimmy LaValle. He is known for his use of electronics, synthesizer and Rhodes piano...

, Jason Bentley

Jason Bentley

Jason Bentley is a radio disc jockey of electronic music in Los Angeles, California. On December 1, 2008, Bentley replaced Nic Harcourt as the host of Morning Becomes Eclectic and as Music Director for KCRW...

, Beat Pharmacy, AlphaMotive, Tiny Mile and Roger Eno

Roger Eno

Roger Eugene Eno was born in Woodbridge, England in 1959. He is known primarily as an ambient composer.He began euphonium lessons at twelve and at sixteen entered Colchester College to study music...

 + Plumbline

The Surface We Divide

The Surface We Divide was released in 2010. The album is again co-written and produced by Will Thomas, features vocals by Joseph Arthur

Joseph Arthur

Joseph Arthur is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. Combining poetic lyrics with a layered sonic palette, Arthur has built his reputation over the years through critically acclaimed releases and constant touring; his unique solo live performances incorporate the use of a...

, Patrick Cooper, Mark Gardener

Mark Gardener

Mark Stephen Gardener is an English rock musician, and former singer and guitarist with the shoegazing band, Ride.-Ride:...

 (from Ride

Ride (band)

Ride were a British alternative rock band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the "shoegazing" scene. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other...

) and Cat Martino, and it features instrumental contribution from Kevin O'Donnell on drums and Julia Kent on cello. The cover image was designed by Jason Munn of the Small Stakes design studio and the rest of the layout was designed by Timothy O'Donnell.

The Surface We Divide has been released as download, CD and limited edition double vinyl. The double vinyl includes the bonus song "Balance". The edition has been limited to 500 copies.

Remixes and Covers

In 2009 Dive Index did a remix version of Natalie Walker's song "With You".

In 2010, Hydrogen Dukebox records release the compilation album "Sing & Play" that features Plumbline covering the Talking Heads classic "Once In a Lifetime" and Dive Index covering the Buzzcocks' "Harmony in my Head".

External links

• Dive Index on MySpace