Divine Platonic Love did John Cage one better, releasing an entire album of silence. Actually, it was a mistake by an incompetent distribution service, but the acclaim they received was so tremendous that they didn't dare admit to it. In truth, they were actually a fairly conventional folk rock band.
Expectation was tremendous for their second album, and the band was feeling rather desperate. At first, they tried a straightforward approach, making their arrangements more innovative, their lyrics more complex, but realized they were overreaching and that anything less than a revolutionary idea would sorely disappoint their fans. Finally, they decided to simply outdo their first mistake and release... empty packaging. No CD was included at all.
The critics were impressed, but CD stores were flooded with returns. Amazingly, their label signed them to one more album in spite of them almost being bankrupted by the second one. This time, the stores received a set of instructions instead of CDs.
1. Open your local newspaper to page 7.
2. Circle every occurrence of "D" "P" and "L"
3. Fold into a crane.
4. Sell for $7.77
Stores had trouble keeping up with the demand. For a while, origamists were surprised to find work in the Classified section.
For the past three years we thought we were waiting for their fourth album, but in a recent interview DPL claimed to have already released it.
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