Uncivilized Area

Uncivilized Area
Studio album by The Disco Biscuits
Released	May 19, 1998
Genre	Trance fusion
Length	71:55
Label	Megaforce Records
The Disco Biscuits chronology
Encephalous Crime (1996) Uncivilized Area (1998) They Missed the Perfume (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Uncivilized Area is an album by the trance fusion band the Disco Biscuits.^[2][3] 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.^[4][5]

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."^[4]

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

References

1. "The Uncivilized Area: The Disco Biscuits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
2. LLC, SPIN Media (August 11, 2000). "Jam Bands 3.0". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
3. Budnick, Dean (July 11, 1998). "Jam Bands": North America's Hottest Live Groups, Plus How to Tape and Trade Their Shows. ECW Press. ISBN 9781550223538 – via Google Books.
4. Budnick, Dean (July 11, 2003). Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, & Scene. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879307455 – via Google Books.
5. "Back to the Future: An Oral History of Livetronica". Relix Media. April 17, 2014.