Encephalous Crime

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{{Infobox album

| name = Encephalous Crime

| type = Album

| artist = The Disco Biscuits

| cover =Encephalous Crime.jpg

| alt =

| released = January 2, 1996

| recorded = 3rd Story Recording Philadelphia PA

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Trance fusion

| length = 64:02

| label = Self-recorded

| producer = The Disco Biscuits, Scotty Herzog

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Uncivilized Area

| next_year = 1998

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r493436|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

| noprose = yes

}}

Encephalous Crime is the first album by trance fusion band The Disco Biscuits. It was self-released in 1996.

Track listing

{{track listing

| headline =

| extra_column =

| all_writing =

| title1 = Mr. Don

| note1 =

| writer1 = Jon Gutwillig

| extra1 =

| length1 = 6:17

| title2 = Rainbow Song

| note2 =

| writer2 = Marc Brownstein

| extra2 =

| length2 = 3:35

| title3 = Stone

| note3 =

| writer3 = Gutwillig, Matt O'Brien

| extra3 =

| length3 = 3:32

| title4 = The Devil's Waltz

| note4 =

| writer4 = Gutwillig

| extra4 =

| length4 = 4:34

| title5 = El Camino del Gordissimo (S.O.B.P. Interlude)

| note5 =

| writer5 = Sam Altman

| extra5 =

| length5 = 0:24

| title6 = Radiator

| note6 =

| writer6 = Brownstein

| extra6 =

| length6 = 5:41

| title7 = Trooper McCue

| note7 =

| writer7 = Brownstein

| extra7 =

| length7 = 5:13

| title8 = Pat and Dex

| note8 =

| writer8 = Brownstein, Gutwillig, Ben Hayflick

| extra8 =

| length8 = 8:11

| title9 = Barfly

| note9 =

| writer9 = Gutwillig, A. Braff

| extra9 =

| length9 = 4:44

| title10 = Pygmy Twylyte

| note10 = {{small|Live 08-07-96}}

| writer10 = Frank Zappa

| extra10 =

| length10 = 7:00

| title11 = Basis for a Day

| note11 = {{small|Live 08-07-96}}

| writer11 = Gutwillig, Kevin Abrams

| extra11 =

| length11 = 14:51

}}

Personnel

;The Disco Biscuits

  • Jon "Barber" Gutwillig – guitar, vocals
  • Aron Magner – piano, organ, keyboards, vocals
  • Marc Brownstein – bass, vocals
  • Sam Altman – drums, percussion

;Additional musicians

  • Nadirah Baba – backing vocals {{small|(1, 2, 6, 7, 8)}}
  • Nia Bey Al-Rasul – backing vocals {{small|(1, 2, 6, 7, 8)}}
  • Anita Barnes Cauthorn – backing vocals {{small|(1)}}
  • Elliot Levin – flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone {{small|(3)}}

;Production

  • The Disco Biscuits – producer, mixer
  • Scotty Herzog – producer, recording engineer, mixer
  • Mark Sarisky – recording engineer, mixer
  • Mike Goldstein – executive producer
  • Layla Revis – photography

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Disco Biscuits}}

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Category:1996 albums

Category:Disco Biscuits albums