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johnslat · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject:

What Google offers:

The Disco Biscuits are a trance fusion jam band from Philadelphia. The band comprises Jon Gutwillig (guitar), Marc Brownstein (bass), Allen Aucoin (drums), Aron Magner (keyboards). Former drummer Sam Altman left in 2005. Magner replaced original keyboardist Ben Hayflick in 1995.
They differ from many jam bands in that they infuse electronic elements into their music. This style is referred to generally as trance fusion or livetronica.

MO39 · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:46 pm Post subject:

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

I took the reference to be a drug one...dropping E...or ecstacy.

johnslat · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:25 pm Post subject:

Dear MO39,

"The problem now is that I have no idea what "trance fusion" music is . . ."

Neither do I - but it's a pretty good pun.

Regards,
John

MO39 · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:51 pm Post subject:

Marcoregano · Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 872 Location: Hong Kong

Disco biscuits = British slang for the drug ecstasy - or 'E' as it's often referred to, hence the confusion...

MO39 · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:58 am Post subject:

stillnosheep · Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 2068 Location: eslcafe

Ah, so disco cookie is american for disco biscuit...

stillnosheep · Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 2068 Location: eslcafe

...and as far as the e goes: Keep it for now and you can drop it later.

hydrogonian · Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 18 Location: cloud 5

HaHa...I cant believe the "Disco Biscuits" are getting a shout on Daves; now I've seen everything. They're 'hometown heroes' (my hometown of philthadelphia) for the urban hippy-gone-bad clique on the east coast USA. Picture your average phish or grateful dead parking lot on crack. Anyway, I used to go to some of those shows before the scene got too stupid and too young for me. Some of my friends still like it, and Im always "too busy" when the band comes to town. I used to enjoy the music a little bit, but it is overrated IMO, and Im sure know one knows what Im yammering about... In reality, Im trying to build up to my 1 millionth post so that I can PM when needed;)

But the name Disco Biscuits is also slang for ecstasy, the much preferred party favor for that bands aficionados...

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

You use the 'e' after the 'g' to keep it soft.

Before '-ing' the 'e' is not needed because medial 'g' is pronounced soft before an 'i' (as it is before an 'e'). That is why we double it to keep it hard in 'bagging' or 'tagging'.

livinginkorea · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 22 Location: South Korea

Has anybody mentioned WhiskEy? Very Happy

Being Irish I like to keep the 'e' in it Razz