Everything about Disco Biscuits totally explained
The Disco Biscuits are a
trance fusion jam band from
Philadelphia. The band comprises
Jon Gutwillig (
guitar),
Marc Brownstein (
bass),
Allen Aucoin (
drums),
Aron Magner (
keyboards). Former drummer
Sam "the Professor" Altman left in 2005. Magner replaced original keyboardist Ben Hayflick in 1995.
They differ from many
jam bands in that they infuse
electronic elements into their music. This style is referred to generally as
trance fusion or space music without a programmed beat.
History
The original members of the Disco Biscuits met as undergraduate students at the
University of Pennsylvania. Gutwillig and Altman became friends and began to play music together. Once Brownstein joined them, they began to play at college parties and bars throughout Pennsylvania. They called themselves different names at every show until they settled on the Disco Biscuits. Their set-lists consist of mostly original songs which are often interwoven with classic rock covers and covers of classical music.
In 1999, the first
Camp Bisco was held in Pennsylvania, which would grow to be their flagship festival. In early 2000, Brownstein left the band. On
July 12,
2000 at the Crowbar in State College, PA the band announced that Brownstein was back in the band saying simply that "There is no Disco Biscuits without Marc Brownstein".
In 2002 lighting designer Johnny R Goode III (R Goode) joined the organization. A long time fan and friend to the band, R Goode was previously Lighting Designer for the Skydog Gypsy (Aucoin's former band).
After another year on the East Coast, the band then relocated to Santa Cruz, CA. Their 2002 album
Señor Boombox charted on two
Billboard Magazine entries: Top Electronic Albums at #13 and Top Independent Albums at #46.
Marc helped create the
HeadCount organization in 2004 when the Biscuits were not touring regularly, and was involved in every facet of the organization. Marc continues to be involved in all key decisions related to
HeadCount and serves as a liaison with other
HeadCount-affiliated artists.
In 2005 at Camp Bisco IV in Van Etten, NY, Altman left the band to attend medical school and in the following fall, Allen Aucoin was announced as Altman's replacement at drums.
The band has toured nationally as well as played at major music festivals such as Jam on the River in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Bonnaroo in
Manchester,
Tennessee, Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport, Connecticut,
All Good Music Festival in
Masontown,
West Virginia,
Lollapalooza 2006,
Jam Cruise, and a
New Years Eve show with support by
Keller Williams,
?uestlove and
Shpongle at the
Tweeter Center in
Camden,
New Jersey, and the
10,000 Lakes Festival in
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
In 2007, the band co-headlined the D.U.M.B. (Disco-Umphrey's McGee-Biscuits) tour with
Umphrey's McGee
The band has been in the studio for the past year changing gears a little. They have been drawing on influences from high profile hip hop Philly producers like Don Cheegro and Dirty Harry, who recently wrote beats for Ludacris, Fantasia, Chris Brown and Beanie Sigel. “We’ve been sitting in the throng of the hip hop community,” said Brownstein.
Style
The Disco Biscuits often run long sets together. The band sometimes play their songs backwards or break them up into separate parts which are played at different times during the set. These are called "inverted" and "dyslexic" versions. Their style is dubbed "Trance-Fusion", which is a mixture of electronica and rock and roll with some classical and jazz influences. They will slip seamlessly between rock beats, trance beats, jungle beats, etc.
The band also has two
rock operas as part of their catalog: the
Hot Air Balloon (written by Gutwillig) and the
Chemical warfare brigade (written by Lukestone Piddigan, an alter-ego of Marc Brownstein).
Discography
Movies
Live at the Palladium (2004)
Camp Bisco IV (2005)
Jam in the Dam (2006)
Progressions (2007)Further Information
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