Uncivilized Area Explained

Uncivilized Area
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Disco Biscuits
Cover:	Uncivilized Area.jpg
Released:	May 19, 1998
Genre:	Trance fusion
Length:	71:55
Label:	Megaforce Records
Prev Title:	Encephalous Crime
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	They Missed the Perfume
Next Year:	2001

Uncivilized Area is an album by the trance fusion band the Disco Biscuits.^{[1] [2]} It was released in 1998 on Megaforce Records.

The album was among the earliest examples of "trance fusion" or "livetronica," a mixture of electronic music and traditional jam band music.^{[3] [4]}

Critical reception

Dean Budnick, in his book Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, & Scene, gave the album a 4-star review, calling it "one of the most influential discs within these pages."^[3]

Track listing

1. "Vassillios" – 6:18
2. "Aceetobee" – 10:55
3. "Jamillia" – 7:39
4. "Little Betty Boop" – 15:11
5. "M.E.M.P.H.I.S." – 4:59
6. "Morph Dusseldorf" – 7:56
7. "I-Man" – 13:13
8. "Awol's Blues" – 5:44

Personnel

• Jon Gutwillig – Guitar
• Marc Brownstein – Bass
• Sam Altman – Drums
• Aron Magner – Keyboards
• James SK Wān – Flute

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jam Bands 3.0. SPIN. SPIN Media. LLC. August 11, 2000. SPIN Media LLC. Google Books.
2. Book: Budnick, Dean. "Jam Bands": North America's Hottest Live Groups, Plus How to Tape and Trade Their Shows. July 11, 1998. ECW Press. 9781550223538. Google Books.
3. Book: Budnick, Dean. Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, & Scene. July 11, 2003. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879307455. Google Books.
4. Web site: Back to the Future: An Oral History of Livetronica. April 17, 2014. Relix Media.