The Dissociatives

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The Dissociatives
Origin	Australia
Genres	Alternative rock, electronic
Years active	2000–2005
Associated acts	Silverchair The Presets
Website	Official website
Members	Daniel Johns Paul Mac Touring members: Julian Hamilton Kim Moyes

The Dissociatives were an Australian band consisting of Daniel Johns of Silverchair, Australian dance producer DJ Paul Mac, and touring members Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes from Sydney electronic duo The Presets, and . Their first single "Somewhere Down the Barrel" was released in March 2004 and peaked at number 25.^[1] The debut album The Dissociatives was released on 4 April 2004.

I Can't Believe It's Not Rock[]

Daniel Johns and Paul Mac met in 1997 when Paul Mac remixed "Freak" from Silverchair's Freak Show album. The two became friends and Paul Mac worked on the subsequent Silverchair albums Neon Ballroom, Diorama, and Young Modern. The two worked on the experimental I Can't Believe It's Not Rock EP released in 2000.

The making of The Dissociatives album[]

In mid-2003, Daniel Johns and Paul Mac got together to produce the album, recording the basic tracks in London, and finishing it off in Sydney and Newcastle. The pair produced all the instrumental tracks and vocals themselves with Johns writing the lyrics and recording them in Newcastle.

The pair described the music and lyrics in the April 2004 Australian edition of Rolling Stone. "The music is, for me, a combination of excitement, happiness, rambunctiousness and viciousness, done to whimsy," Johns said. "I'd add with a hint of melancholy, but it's more outweighed by joy," added Mac.

The pair, in an interview on Rove Live in 2004, said that the musical journey of The Dissociatives is "definitely not a side project" and that they plan to release more interesting and groundbreaking music in the future under this guise. However, the band have been on hiatus since 2005 due to work with other projects (Silverchair, The Presets, and more recently Johns' solo work), and have not publicly stated plans for future albums or performances.

Discography and appearances[]

Studio albums[]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		AUS [2]
The Dissociatives	Released: 5 April 2004 Label: Eleven: A Music Company (ELEVENCD23) Formats: CD	12	ARIA: Gold[3]

Extended plays[]

List of Extended plays

Title	Album details
I Can't Believe It's Not Rock	Released: December 2000 Label: Eleven: A Music Company Format: CD

Singles[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		AUS [2]
"Somewhere Down the Barrel"	2004	25	The Dissociatives
"Young Man, Old Man (You Ain't Better Than the Rest)"		46
"Horror with Eyeballs"		59

Other Appearances[]

• Spicks and Specks (2005); performed and produced the title music for this Australian TV show, which is a reworked cover of the Bee Gees' first hit single of the same name

Awards and nominations[]

ARIA Awards[]

The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, presented by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Lost to
2004	The Dissociatives	Album of the Year	Nominated	Jet - Get Born
		Best Group	Nominated	Jet - Get Born
		Best Pop Release	Nominated	Missy Higgins - "Scar"
		Best Cover Art	Won	N/A
		Producer of the Year	Nominated	Eskimo Joe - A Song Is A City
	James Hackett for "Somewhere Down the Barrel"	Best Video	Won	N/A
2005	Sydney Circa 2004/2008	Best Music DVD	Nominated	Jet - Right! Right! Right!

APRA Awards[]

The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Songwriter of the Year is voted by APRA's Board of Writer and Publisher Directors rewarding the songwriter who has recorded the most impressive body of work in the previous year.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	"Young Man Old Man (You Ain't Better Than the Rest)"	Song of the Year	Nominated

See also[]

• The Presets

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• The Dissociatives discography at MusicBrainz