FEATURES
Feeling
the
Euphoria
The Disco Biscuits, aka the ‘Forefathers of Techno Jam Rock,’
will grace the WOW Hall stage tonight
with a new lineup
By Kate Franz
for the Emerald
Anyone looking for a musically
futuristic Halloween experience
should check out the Disco Biscuits
live at the WOW Hall tonight. Jon
Gutwillig, vocalist for the band, de
scribed his theory of performing.
“Getting really down and into the
music is supposed to punch the lis
tener in the stomach,” he said, “and
from that physical feeling, pull out
euphoria!”
This four-piece band from
Philadelphia, hailed by MTV as the
“Forefathers of Techno Jam Rock,”
has been gaining popularity along
side acts like moe and Phish. The
group’s mix of jam band and elec
tronica/techno, blending into what
they call “trancefusion,” appeals to
“neo-hippies,” ravers and anyone
in between.
Jon Gutwillig, guitarist and vo
calist for the band, said that “any
body who likes having a lot of stuff
thrown at them (musically)” will
dig the band’s sound.
The Biscuits, who are famous for
never playing the same song the
same way twice, are termed by fans
as improvisational junkies.
Gutwillig said these tendencies
make their music “riskier and clos
er to the wind.”
In their new album, “They
Missed the Perfume,” which they
recorded in an electrical power
equipment factory, the Biscuits
strived to make the music, no mat
ter how complex, sound just like “a
simple breath.”
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The bottom line for their music,
however, is to make it euphoric.
Gutwillig said he feels that “eupho
ria is part of the universal language
of music, and all the best bands in
the world evoke euphoria.”
The Biscuits have been touring
the country since August under
contract with the 1980s metal label
Megaforce Records, and they said
they were excited to be back on the
West Coast for a return visit to the
WOW Hall. WOW Hall booking
manager Kristen Roller said she ex
pects the Biscuits to bring in the
crowds, as they have become quite
popular.
“Eugene is really receptive to
this kind of music, so we expect to
benefit with a sold-out show,”
Roller said.
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Disco Biscuit fan and WOW Hall
house manager Reed Davaz said
she is anticipating it to be a “really
big and fun Halloween party.”
As for the band, Gutwillig said
they’re crazy about Halloween and
they love “that little, tight, sweaty,
basketball gym feel the WOW Hall
creates.”
The Biscuits’ performance will
pull from their live repertoire of
more than 80 songs including inter
pretations of classical music fa
vorites. And Gutwillig said they
also have some “tie ks” up their
sleeves for the nig* 1 Recognized as
a premiere live ai lany music
reviewers, The Vi Voice said
the group’s “mutant electronica
doesn’t need drugs — it is drugs.”
Tickets are $10 in advance at CD
World, Face the Music, House of
Records, Taco Loco, EMU Ticket
Office, or $12 at the door of WOW
Hall. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Kate Franz is a freelance reporter
for the Oregon Daily Emerald.
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