Disco Inferno were an English band active in the late 1980s and the 1990s. Initially a trio of guitar, bass, and drums performing in an identifiable post-punk style, the band soon incorporated digital sampling drawing from various aural and musical sources, and atmospheric and hypnotic songwriting. While commercially unsuccessful during their existence, the band acquired a cult following, with critics regarding them as a key first wave post-rock act.
History
Disco Inferno formed in 1989 in Essex by teenagers Ian Crause (guitars and vocals), Paul Willmott (bass), Daniel Gish (keyboards) and Rob Whatley (drums), although Gish soon quit the band to join Bark Psychosis, leaving Disco Inferno as a trio. They were initially a strict post-punk band heavily influenced by bands such as Joy Division and Wire,
Crause developed an increasing interest in the production styles of bands like My Bloody Valentine and the Young Gods, as well as the Bomb Squad's hip hop production and sampling for the music of Public Enemy. In a 2011 interview, Wilmott recalled of the era:
thumb|250px|right|The production style of [[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy and the Bomb Squad was an important influence on Disco Inferno.]]