The Disco Biscuits

'Bisco Lives'

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The Disco Biscuits are one of BoA's main 'discoveries' over the past couple of years.
Bisco Lives is a 'Fan Club' album, which was available from their site for a short time last year.

I suppose what turned BoA on the Disco Biscuits was/is their modern interpretation of what David has termed 'In A Tent' music. (Basically a form of music that could also be termed as 'Audio candy' - More to make your mind dance than your actual physical body) - 'In A Tent' well our earliest experiences of this musical form took place 'in a tent' (A large Marquee really) at the infamous Stone Henge festivals of the early 80's - Bands like Tandoy / Here and Now / David's very own Chemical Alice and the still surviving Ozrics Tentacles.

Most of this album consists of a large (40-min) jam building form a joyous hypnotic; almost Hendrixesque plucked guitar figure to funky trance-fusion. Most of the time you just find yourself relaxing into the groove of the whole thing but there is just so much going on within this band.

Relax from the groove - study closely and you will hear influences ranging from the afore mentioned Hendrix - Pink Floyd - The Doors - Gong - Hawkwind and of course this being a jam band - The Dead and Phish. Combine this psychedelic fusion with the hypnotic beats of the Club Dance Scene (but, no computers here!) and you have the bastard child which is The Disco Biscuits.

To date The Disco Biscuits have released three (including this) self financed albums. As per all good Jam bands, the best of their work occurs during the unrepeatable heights obtained in their abstract live jamming. Unfortunately, in some ways, the band are constantly progressing and are still to reach their full potential on CD.

Recorded live 31/12/99 in hometown Philadelphia, Bisco Lives, as all Disco Biscuits music, provides a uplifting aural high. The Jam is one of their better ones I have heard (Others via freely available MP3's)
The last track on the album is a teaser of studio work in progress and yes it's a new progression from the live recording. I'm convinced that a killer studio album is just waiting to happen - When it does watch out!

Ian Oakley January 2001