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din_fiv (or Din Fiv) was the music project founded of
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-based composer David Din (Da5id Din). Din was known as a frequent member of the
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duo
Informatik Informatik formerly known as Informätik is an electro-industrial/futurepop duo from Boston that was formed in 1993 and is represented by Metropolis Records in the US and Dependent Records in Europe. The band were repeat contributors to the "Mind/ ...
. He released two albums under his din_fiv moniker ''
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'' and ''
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'', which were issued by
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.


History

din_fiv was founded in 1990 out of
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as a solo outlet for composer
David Din din_fiv (or Din Fiv) was the music project founded of San Francisco-based composer David Din (Da5id Din). Din was known as a frequent member of the Boston industrial music duo Informatik. He released two albums under his din_fiv moniker ''Infinit ...
of
Informatik Informatik formerly known as Informätik is an electro-industrial/futurepop duo from Boston that was formed in 1993 and is represented by Metropolis Records in the US and Dependent Records in Europe. The band were repeat contributors to the "Mind/ ...
. His first solo composition for the project, titled "Terminal Condition", was provided to the compilations ''There Is No Time'' released by Ras Dva in 1994 and ''The Art of Brutality'' released by Arts Industria in 1995. Din released his 1995 debut
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titled ''
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'' on Sinless Records. It represented Din's return to the electro-based music and was compared favorably to Informatik's first album.
Metropolis Records Metropolis Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993 by the late Dave Heckman. The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries, such as Off Beat, and, since 1995, has been instrumenta ...
adopted din_fiv into its roster and re-issued the debut in 1996 and again in 2009. A second album followed in 2000 titled '' Escape to Reality''. The album peaked at number fifteen on '' CMJ's'' top dance releases and was commended for its provocative lyrics and intense music. Metropolis re-issued both studio albums on
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as a
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in 2019.


Discography

Studio albums * ''
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'' (1995, Sinless) * '' Escape to Reality'' (2000,
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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:din fiv Musical groups established in 1990 Musical groups from San Francisco Electro-industrial musicians Metropolis Records artists