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.” Courtesy 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. 012904 Wlr) -Kcfce+5 to The Rocfcy Horror Show! Live at the Mc£or)a(oy* creative coyto^e* NO ROLES! Anythins ^oey.f Oregon Daily Emerald d&3 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. MONET’S I GARDEN I PATHWAY I How are human values reflected in art? Where do art and science intersect? Does geography shape art or does art shape our understanding of the land? 1 low does the history of art parallel and define philosophy, architecture or anthropology? 1 he courses in this Pathway will provide some answers and may pose some interesting new questions. To register, pick up an application at the A&AA Dean's Office, l OS Lawrence Hall or email warpinsk@darkwing.uorego77.edu. Applications are due Noveniher 1, 2001.