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Divine Intervention Coalition
2+ albums
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Divine Intervention Coalition is American experimental new wave and psychedelic electronic artist Julian McFarland. Born in Columbia, Missouri on January 18, 1985, D.I.C.'s 80s new wave influences are easily apparent. Listening to such bands as Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Nine Inch Nails, Psychedelic Furs, Joy Division-New Order, Depeche Mode, Tears For Fears, A Flock Of Seagulls, The Cure, Kraftwerk, Radiohead, Genesis, M83 and a variety of Columbia's shoe gaze and post-rock artists including NonReturner, In Dark Trees, Jon Sheffield, Haii Usagi, Ataraxic Ataxia, Peace By Punching, Burger Kingdom and others helped shape the sounds of Divine Intervention Coalition. A mixture of 1970s progressive psychedelic rock, 1980s new wave pop punk and modern-day ambient electronica, D.I.C. creates a distinct sound of space, timelessness and visual atmospheres. McFarland played keyboard for Columbia blues/rock/jam band Counterfeit Heroz from 2003 to 2005. His debut album, Start A War To Stop Yourself, produced in 2006, is a 22-track concept album recorded during a period of mental depression. The title track, "Start A War To Stop Yourself" is the only non-instrumental song on the album and features vocals by Julian and his older brother, John-Paul McFarland, also known as In Dark Trees. The moniker Divine Intervention Coalition is derived in part from glam-rock artist Roxy Music's "Mother of Pearl" and Tears For Fears' "Sowing The Seeds Of Love." McFarland also play
