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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