Although work on the Dissociatives' self-titled debut didn't commence until 2003, the band's two core members -- Australian producer Paul Mac and Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns -- have worked together since 1997, when Mac was enlisted to remix a song from Silverchair's Freak Show. A creative friendship formed between the two musicians, and Mac continued to work with Silverchair by contributing keyboards to subsequent albums Neon Ballroom and Diorama. An experimental project titled I Can't Believe It's Not Rock! gave Johns and Mac the opportunity to collaborate outside of th...