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Collection: : DiscoBiscuits
Band/Artist: Disco Biscuits
Date: December 31, 1999 (check for other copies)
Venue: Theater of Living Arts
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Source: Schoeps CMC621>Lunatec V2>DAP1
Lineage: Sony DTC-670->Audiophile 2496->Wavelab 4.0->CDWav->SHN (seek tables appended)
Taped by: John Madigan
Transferred by: Rich Steele
Keywords: Live concert
Set III: Akira Jam -> Basis for a Day*
| Whole Item | Format | Size |
| db1999-12-31.AkiraRM.shnf_64kb.m3u | 64Kbps M3U | Stream |
| db1999-12-31.AkiraRM.shnf_64kb_mp3.zip | 64Kbps MP3 ZIP | 52 MB |
| db1999-12-31.AkiraRM.shnf_vbr.m3u | VBR M3U | Stream |
| db1999-12-31.AkiraRM.shnf_vbr_mp3.zip | VBR ZIP | 164 MB |
| Audio Files | Ogg Vorbis | Shorten | 64Kbps MP3 | VBR MP3 |
| Akira Jam (Pt. 1) -> | 44 MB | 323 MB | 24 MB | 75 MB |
| Akira Jam (Pt. 2) -> | 43 MB | 327 MB | 23 MB | 73 MB |
| Basis for a Day (end only) | 10 MB | 90 MB | 5.54 MB | 16 MB |
| Information | Format | Size |
| AkiraRMd1.md5 | Checksums | 50 B |
| AkiraRMd2.md5 | Checksums | 102 B |
| db1999-12-31.AkiraRM.shnf_files.xml | Metadata | 9.72 KB |
| db1999-12-31.AkiraRM.shnf_meta.xml | Metadata | 2.12 KB |
| db1999-12-31.AkiraRM.shnf_reviews.xml | Metadata | 5.55 KB |
| Other Files | Unknown | Text |
| db1999-12-31.AkiraRM.shnf_rules.conf | 0 B | |
| db1999-12-31.AkiraRM.txt | 361 B |
![[4.0 out of 5 stars]](/images/star.png "[4.0 out of 5 stars]")
Reviewer: BazaarBalloon - - September 2, 2008
Subject: Best BISCO Preformance.
This is by far the Best Bisco i have ever listened to. this set is straight ragin' from the first few minutes, up until the huge Basis for a Day peak at the end. once you listen to the infamous Akira Jam you while realize that your life is complete and you can die at peace. this Set is just that good. you will not be dissapointed by downloading it
Reviewer: Allen Wren - - May 27, 2008
Subject: THIS.
Stuff like this is precisely why I go to the archive. Only one question---were I to put this on the stereo and put Akira on the TV, about where would I start the film so as to match what happened that night?
Reviewer: toasteroven - - April 11, 2007
Subject: Cinematic Jamming
This is a first as far I know. The Biscuits won a Jammy for this and well deserved!
Reviewer: ScreechTDX - 
- April 4, 2007
Subject: THIS IS CRAP
...i really dont get the hype...i have heard some bisco that i like...
...but this is aweful, just aweful...
Reviewer: Makisupa McGee - - March 24, 2007
Subject: ESSENTIAL BISCO
to know akira jam is to REALLY know the biscuits
I almost dont like finding stuff like this that I feel that I SHOULD HAVE heard years ago...I'm just going to pretend its been in my collection this whole time to save face.
eyes, here are some rough times when the band comes in:
magner - around 17min
sammy - around 24
brown - 27ish
gut - 28ish
Reviewer: eyezoftheworld - - May 4, 2006
Subject: very sweet download
very sweet! great sound, great playing, GREAT CONCEPT... if that doesn't warrant a 5, then I dont know what does... maybe I am a little sloooowwww, but does anyone know about exactly when the first member comes in? all that techno is very cool, good dj and all, but i want to try and edit out that and just have the jam... any help would be grand... and if it forces you to listen for the first time... you'll be happy.
Reviewer: offdafront - - January 28, 2006
Subject: 3 Reviews?
I was just looking to pull a copy of the Akira this AM to put on my iPod, and I couldnt believe there were only 3 reviews? And 1 was a fuck up.
C'mon peeps...share the wealth, let the world know how freaking awesome this set was.
Reviewer: tomo - - September 2, 2004
Subject: NYE
WELL PUT! haha
Reviewer: cookedw - - February 19, 2004
Subject: What a way to kick off the new millennium...
BEST. SET. EVER.
Simply put, this is the single best improvised set in music I have heard. I'm sure this would cause debate for some, but for anyone who has listened to this set, I highly doubt it. For one thing, the concept of improvising a new score to a film is pretty unheard of, and certainly was NYE 1999. Secondly, to do it to Japanese anime certainly fits the Biscuits' sound extremely well...it's conceptually elegant, ferocious, and surreal. Mindblowing is an understatement.
Furthermore, this is THE source for this jam. This is the most complete source of the set, for one, since Madigan was the only taper to start his rig mid-DJ, so you can slowly hear each member of the band come out and play. Secondly, what Rich Steele has done with these tapes is awe-inspiring. Madigan's tapes sounded decent to start (though I preferred the AKGs), but Rich used the clearer bass of John's tapes to his advantage and cleared out some of the muddle for fine-tuning.
While only a well-synched DVD could ever even hope to translate the show experience to the home environment, I hope these tapes exhibit to you why the Disco Biscuits are a band unlike any other.
* - ending only
PLAN C APPROVED
This is Rich Steele's re-master of the infamous Akira Set.
With Katsuhiro Otomo's epic anime playing on a big screen behind them, the Disco Biscuits improvised a new score for the film, starting with each member of the band coming out one-by-one overlaying with the setbreak DJ and ending with the triumphant climax of the quintessential Biscuits tune, Basis for a Day.