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Disco Biscuits Live at Wetlands Preserve on 2000-03-11

by Disco Biscuits

Publication date: 2000-03-11 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Live concert

Collection: DiscoBiscuits

Band/Artist: Disco Biscuits

1: Spaga -> Floes (1), Smoothie King, Svenghali (2), Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (3), Jigsaw Earth (4)

2: Story of the World (1), Voices Insane (2), Basis for a Day (2), Little Boy on the Moon (1), Mindless Dribble (5), 7-11 (1) -> Spaga

E: I-Man (6)

Notes

First show without Marc Brownstein on bass

(1) - First time played
(2) - With DJ Mauricio on the 505 and Sammy on bass
(3) - With John Kim of the Ally on violin; first time played, Mozart cover
(4) - With Jon Gutwillig on bass for the 2nd jam
(5) - With Carol Wade on bass
(6) - Acoustic; ends prematurely when police bust up the show

Addeddate: 2004-11-08 23:15:43

Discs: 4

Has_mp3: 0

Identifier: db2000-03-11.flac16

Lineage: Max's SHNs > SoundForge 6 > FLAC (8) > MediaTagger

Location: New York City, NY

Shndiscs: 2

Source: ??? (possible matrix/SBD recording) straight from the original Plan C vault

Transferred by: Max Dawson > Dave Cooke

Type: sound

Venue: Wetlands Preserve

Year: 2000

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Reviewer: bnoring - - January 15, 2018
Subject: Ladies and Gentlemen The Disco Triscuits...

Marc's gone but the Biscuits move onward. I'll be honest I'm glad that rather then trying to replace what they did with Marc they instead try to do something new. Some of the pieces keyboardist Aron Magner supplies the low end, while Sammy, Carol Wade and even Barber fill in throughout. Much more electronic sound as well with DJ Mauricio, a close associate of the Biscuits in these years, adds electronic percussion throughout. Plenty of debuts (a Wetlands tradition?) with "Floes", a 15 minute "Story of the World" and "7 -11". Even an acoustic "I-Man" before the fuzz break up the show. Yeah the "Basis for a Day" is maybe the worst version ever, but most of the rest holds up pretty well. Soundboard quality recording as well.

Reviewer: bartmon - - July 14, 2011
Subject: Worth the listen

Agreed with cookedw. This show is very interesting indeed and worth a listen for any fan of this band, especially if your first exposure to the biscuits was FT2K or later. The band w/o Marc for this short period of time did some very interesting things, some successful and some not so much.

Floes and 7/11 are both very good. In general, the earlier eras of biscuits (97-01 or so) played the composed parts of songs much slower and more patient. 7/11 is a great example, as is Floes. The Basis has a moment in the second jam that's pretty good, but overall it falls off quickly. The songs with Mauricio at the time were intriguing. Some people didn't like the "ticky tac" sounds of the 505, but it did add an interesting element to the mix.

But THE song of this night is the Story of the World. I still think this is the best version of this song over a decade later. Absolutely phenomenal build and peak, before coming back to the chilled-out original chorus.

Reviewer: squiggles - - January 28, 2010
Subject: Odd, but milestone

wild show!! cops, packed, crazy energy. "weak" dribble's okay for a girl with ballz enough to play wit the triscuits. yr avg gal don't play bass w/ barber..mad pr0pz !!

Reviewer: augustus west - - November 11, 2004
Subject: very g0ood

quality insane. 00 SBD finally = )
grate show as well.

Reviewer: thecorereactor - - November 11, 2004
Subject: Triscuits

I like to think I have a good ear for sources, and I do believe this is a Matrix. Sounds good and very clean nonetheless. Decent show, love that "Bring yo ass to the party". That always used to get me riled up!

Reviewer: cookedw - - November 11, 2004
Subject: A mixed bag that sounds great

The first show without Marc Brownstein is incredibly interesting. His loss forces the band to try new things, and I think a lot of them succeed. The Floes, Story, and 7-11 debuts are some of the best versions of these songs. The Eine Kleine Nachtmusik with John Kim really showcases how well the Biscuits can blend historical classical pieces with modern electronic improv. And the Svenghali with Mauricio on the 505 just may be the best version of this song. However, things aren't all a bed of roses. The Basis is one of the worst versions of this song (especially the 2nd jam>end), the Dribble is pretty weak, and Barber extends the Jigsaw jam a little too much with his repetitive bass riffs.

Soundwise, this is definitely one of the best recordings of the band I've ever heard. Unfortunately, I have no idea what the source info is, but I know Max transferred it.

All in all, if you've never heard a "Triscuits" show (the Biscuits were called this when they were a three-piece), this is definitely the one to get.

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