The Disco Biscuits
Comprised of Jon Gutwillig (vocals/guitar), Marc Brownstein (vocals/bass), Aron Magner (keyboard/vocals), and Allen Aucoin (drums), the quartet continues to bridge the gap between the jamband and electronica/dance worlds by drawing on elements from seemingly disparate genres. This style is referred to generally as trance-fusion. Formed in 1995 at the University of Pennsylvania, the group has quickly emerged as one of the most successful independent bands in the country. Read Full BioComprised of Jon Gutwillig (vocals/guitar), Marc Brownstein (vocals/bass), Aron Magner (keyboard/vocals), and Allen Aucoin (drums), the quartet continues to bridge the gap between the jamband and electronica/dance worlds by drawing on elements from seemingly disparate genres. This style is referred to generally as trance-fusion. Formed in 1995 at the University of Pennsylvania, the group has quickly emerged as one of the most successful independent bands in the country.
The Disco Biscuits are also well-known for their ability to run long sets together, sometimes even playing their songs backwards, in styles referred to as "inverted" and "dyslexic." An inverted version of a song occurs when the band starts a song by playing its ending segment, followed immediately by its beginning segment and a jam that segues out of that song and into another. A dyslexic song is played the same way as an inverted one, with its main difference being that the pieces of the song are not played consecutively (e.g. ending of 1 -> 2, 3, 4, beginning of 1 -> 5). Another technique employed by the band is a fakeout, which occurs when the band plays a jam that usually leads into one song, but segues into another unexpectedly.
Due to the separation of their segments, dyslexic songs can begin on one night's show and end the next night. The nature of their setlists is both a blessing and a curse; while the myriad variations on their songs are interesting to hardcore fans of the band, it can confuse people who are not already familiar with their catalog. This forces the listener to be immediately willing to immerse themselves in the Disco Biscuits' large catalog, which can prove to be a rather overwhelming task for novices to undertake. On the other hand, many are fascinated by the game of "what song are they going to play next", and are disappointed when their ears are attuned enough to know the answers in advance.
The band has 2 rock operas as part of their catalog: the Hot Air Balloon (written by guitarist Jon Gutwillig) and the Chemical Warfare Brigade (written by bassist Marc Brownstein).
On 11/5/04 The Disco Biscuits announced that drummer Sam Altman was leaving the band to attend medical school. The band had toured only sporadically from the end of the summer of 2003 until Sammy's official departure was confirmed. The band announced that Allen Aucoin would replace Altman as the full-time drummer on 12/12/05, ending months of speculation.
In 2007, the band co-headlined the D.U.M.B. (Disco-Umphrey's McGee-Biscuits) tour with Umphrey's McGee. Bandmembers from both Umphrey's and Bisco have further more found each other in the Brain Damaged Eggmen, a Pink Floyd and Beatles coverband
Discography
* Encephalous Crime (self-released, 1996)
* Uncivilized Area (1998)
* Bisco Lives (2000)
* They Missed the Perfume (2001)
* Señor Boombox (2002)
* TranceFusion Radio Broadcast Vol. 1-4 (2003)
* Wind at Four to Fly (2006)
* Rocket 3 (2007)
* Planet Anthem (2010)
The Disco Biscuits are also well-known for their ability to run long sets together, sometimes even playing their songs backwards, in styles referred to as "inverted" and "dyslexic." An inverted version of a song occurs when the band starts a song by playing its ending segment, followed immediately by its beginning segment and a jam that segues out of that song and into another. A dyslexic song is played the same way as an inverted one, with its main difference being that the pieces of the song are not played consecutively (e.g. ending of 1 -> 2, 3, 4, beginning of 1 -> 5). Another technique employed by the band is a fakeout, which occurs when the band plays a jam that usually leads into one song, but segues into another unexpectedly.
Due to the separation of their segments, dyslexic songs can begin on one night's show and end the next night. The nature of their setlists is both a blessing and a curse; while the myriad variations on their songs are interesting to hardcore fans of the band, it can confuse people who are not already familiar with their catalog. This forces the listener to be immediately willing to immerse themselves in the Disco Biscuits' large catalog, which can prove to be a rather overwhelming task for novices to undertake. On the other hand, many are fascinated by the game of "what song are they going to play next", and are disappointed when their ears are attuned enough to know the answers in advance.
The band has 2 rock operas as part of their catalog: the Hot Air Balloon (written by guitarist Jon Gutwillig) and the Chemical Warfare Brigade (written by bassist Marc Brownstein).
On 11/5/04 The Disco Biscuits announced that drummer Sam Altman was leaving the band to attend medical school. The band had toured only sporadically from the end of the summer of 2003 until Sammy's official departure was confirmed. The band announced that Allen Aucoin would replace Altman as the full-time drummer on 12/12/05, ending months of speculation.
In 2007, the band co-headlined the D.U.M.B. (Disco-Umphrey's McGee-Biscuits) tour with Umphrey's McGee. Bandmembers from both Umphrey's and Bisco have further more found each other in the Brain Damaged Eggmen, a Pink Floyd and Beatles coverband
Discography
* Encephalous Crime (self-released, 1996)
* Uncivilized Area (1998)
* Bisco Lives (2000)
* They Missed the Perfume (2001)
* Señor Boombox (2002)
* TranceFusion Radio Broadcast Vol. 1-4 (2003)
* Wind at Four to Fly (2006)
* Rocket 3 (2007)
* Planet Anthem (2010)
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World Is Spinning
The Disco Biscuits Lyrics
Ambulance, sirron spinning
The street is blocked on eather side
A crowed that lingers looking in
Field mullisha
Colt bolt blue
Broken glass on top of streets
Through tv camaras straight to you
And Ohhhhhhhhhhhh
The world is spinning out of control
And Ohhhhhhhhhhhh
The world is spinning out of control
All those wizards
Steal till morning
Wating to turn the bitches round
For a dream that we should build around
Buracrats, double crossing
Alay, full moon into sew
It started long ago
And Ohhhhhhhhhhh
the world is spinning out of control
And Ohhhhhhhhhhh
the world is spinning
Maybe I should think aloud
Turn these words back up side down
On a silver plater
Here you go
and your petals burning on the stove
Ohhhhhhhhhh
the world is spinning out of control
Ohhhhhhhhhh
the world is spinning
Contributed by Jackson W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Zach Leach
Regardless of what people think. These guys are good, and their guitarist is good, and at the time, this song was prophetic..
Jacob Phillips
what the heck this is like the best electro jam band of all time
John Soh
This is starting to sound like the theme song to 2020
Terence O'Kane
i know the bicuits are really a 'music video' band but im really glad they made a video for this song its so socially and politically charged that it helps to have those visuals of what theyre singing about its not like most of their songs, that bring a smile to your face its a song that should slam you in the head when they play it, and make you say "wow, the world really is just spinning out of control"
Bryan Flood
I love his vocals they really show humanity in all its messiness. He's definately no Freddie Mercury but I don't want him to be.
bigboijay1
The first 25 seconds are the best part of the song
Kyle Pavlus
Loved seeing/listening to Bisco...till I got sober
E W
I love how bisco folks get so emotional on message boards. I used to get really belligerent sometimes...I think it was the molly.
PurpleHBWhale
Brownie is soo shady lol. They have their moments, and when they are on, its sick, really, really, sick, but not always...Bisco just isn't that consistent with their shows but it's totally worth checking them out if you haven't seen them yet. The scene is what it is, no one is forced to take part in it, same with phish.
Patrick Hoburg
My first festival in ‘06 I walk into the revival tent at Clinton State Park and had never heard this kind of music before. It was my first song at a festival. Had just walked up the hill from our freshly built campsite. It was this song and I was five years into learning about the world after 9/11.