Diorama: Purple Vinyl LP New Release ” written about Van Etten’s

” written about Van Etten’s son

yet trippy studio wizardry of Sagittarius and the mind bending delights of Smile-era recordings

motivating the band to become as ideologically unified as the weighty tomes they were reading

stylistically original

” —Spin

Diorama: Purple Vinyl LP New Release ” written about Van Etten’sAustralian rockers Silverchair released their fourth studio album Diorama in 2002. The follow up album to Neon Ballroom was co produced by Daniel Johns (singer, guitar) and David Bottrill. Diorama marked Johns' first production credit, while Bottril had worked on albums for a variety of other bands (Muse, Tool, The Smashing Pumpkins). On Diorama Silverchair also worked with composer Van Dyke Parks. The album contains various orchestral arrangements