About Me
POPOI SDIOH was originally founded in 1989 by Lagartija Nick (gtr), Stefan Zimny (bass), Fred Andr (vox) and a drum machine. Federico Iovino (drums) joined the band in 1990.
Bands name was at this time THE NOMADS LAND: one demo tape has been released.1991: the band changes its name into LAND OF PASSION.
With this line up (Lagartija, Iovino, Sholley, Pat, & Mister H), the band played many gigs all over Europe until fall 1998.LOP contributed to many tape & CD compilations ( Silent Order, Hex Files3, Descend, Black Box), has been reviewed in magazines all over the world
ARTICLES / REVIEWS / ITW in :Side-Line(B), Premonition(F), Bizarre(UK), Fight Amnesia(G), Gothic(G), Grimoire(G), Le Scatopode(F), Marble Moon(It), Noising Therapy(F), the Black Box(Sp), Darkworld(USA), Dark Angel(Australia), Perversion (Mexico), Low Life (UK), Bats & Red Velvet (UK), Presto (Fr), Hekatombe (Fr), Mofo(B),
article+photo in The Hex files book by Mick Mercer
JUNE 2004 : ARTICLE in ZILLO 06/04 (All.)+track Kuna Vaka on CD samplerZILLOSCOPE.LIVE PERFORMANCES in Belgium (Waregem, Antwerpen, Bruges, Tournai, Lige, Brussels, Sint Niklaas, Dour); France (Paris, Lille, Nantes, Strasbourgfestival), Spain (Madrid), Portugal, Poland (Warszawa, Legnicafestival, Malbork), Germany (Hamburg, Berlin, Stuttgart, Darmstadt), Holland (Rotterdam), Switzerland (Neuchatel).WITH BANDS SUCH BANDS AS: Clan of Xymox, Faith & the Muse, Project Pitchfork, Angina Pectoris, Die Form, Ordo Equitum Solis, Lucie Cries, Into the Abyss, Merlons of Nehemiah, Breath of Life, Miguel & the living Dead...etc )
1989: THE NOMADS LAND : the nomads land - demotape
1990: LAND OF PASSION : malicious karma - demotape
1991: LAND OF PASSION : even death may die - demotape
1992: LAND OF PASSION : darksound - demotape
1993: LAND OF PASSION : the prayer - demotape
1994/95: LAND OF PASSION : stigmata sessions - demotape
1996: LAND OF PASSION : the arrival - CD album
1998: LAND OF PASSION : mud - demotape
nov. 2003: POPOI SDIOH : popoi sdioh - CD album
Fall 1998 Mr H & Pat decided to leave the band.
Then, Nick, Federico & Jeff decided to stop playing live to work in studio on the next album.
Vokobahn joined the band in 1999 (kbds)
As the line up and the music both evoluted a lot, the band decided to change its name into POPOI SDIOH in 2001.POPOI SDIOH s music takes its origins in eighties post-punk & dark music.
The band added often strange and sometimes danceable sounds, electronics, dirty samplings, funny noises to create an unique atmosphere.
