Tuesday, February 5, 2019

The Disco Biscuits: Inverted Songs

This list was meticulously compiled by Andy Bazany

What is an inverted version of a song? (from the biscuits internet project FAQ)

Consider that a basic Disco Biscuits song (Song A) has three parts: A beginning composed section, followed by a jam, followed by a composed ending section.

An inverted version of a song will almost always happen when they jam out of a different song (Song B), and segue the jam into the ending section of Song A. At the exact point of the ending of Song A, they immediately play the beginning of Song A, then the jam section, which usually segues into a different song (Song C), or the song that proceeded the inverted song (Song B).

Example:

Non-Inverted Version of a song:
Song A (Beg.) -> Jam ->Song A (End)

Inverted Version:

Song B -> Jam -> Song A (End) -> Song A (Beg.) -> Jam -> Song C


-{1999}- 2 inversions
 04/16/1999 - Little Betty Boop      Friar Tuck's, Norfolk, VA    (Recording)
08/21/1999 - Above the Waves      Camp Bisco,  Cherrytree, PA  (Recording  

2/26/99 Las Day Saloon, San Francisco, CA
-{2000}- 8 new inversions, 1 novel inversion
04/21/2000 - Unspoken Rhyme      The Middle East, Cambridge, MA  (Recording)
08/25/2000 - Aquatic Ape     Camp Bisco, Morris, PA (Recording)
10/06/2000 - Story of the World     The Sanctuary, Las Vegas, NV  (Recording)
10/11/2000 -  Little Shimmy in a Conaga Line     The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA  (Recording
10/13/2000 - The Overture   Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA  (Recording)
10/25/2000 - Vassilios    Barrymore Theater, Maddison, WI  (Recording)

10/26/2000 - first two in a night - (Shimmy, Waves) The Metro, Chicago, IL (Recording)

11/10/2000 - Confrontation     Irving Plaza, New York, NY  (Recording)   
12/29/2000 - M.E.M.P.H.I.S.      The Vanderbilt, Plainview, NY  (Recording


Sam Altman on Bass, Dj Mauricio and Aron Magner 04/21/00 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
08/25/00 Camp Bisco, Morris, PA
-{2001}-12 new inversions, 2 novel inversions
03/30/2001 - Crickets*     Gothic Theater, Englewood, CO  (Recording)
04/10/2001 - I-Man      Tralf Music Hall, Buffalo, NY  (Recording)
04/13/2001 - Spacebirdmatingcall     Lowell Auditorium, Lowell, MA  (Recording)
04/14/2001 - Crickets     Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY  (Recording)
04/26/2001 - Shem-Rah Boo     The Roxy, Atlanta, GA  (Recording)
05/07/2001 - Munchkin Invasion     Wild Duck Music Hall, Eugene, OR  (Recording???)    

07/05/2001 - First split inversion (Crickets)      Mishiwaka Ampitheater, Bellvue, CO  (Recording)

08/25/2001 - And the Ladies Were the Rest of the Night Kahunaville, Wilmington, DE (Recording)
09/27/2001 - Kamaole Sands     El Ray Theater, Los Angeles, CA  (Recording)
                   - first two in a row-( > boop > confrontation)
10/31/2001 - Reactor     WOW Hall, Eugene, OR  (Recording)

11/02/2001 - First inverted opener (Waves)  (Recording)

12/01/2001 - 7-11      Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR  (Recording)
12/03/2001 - Svenghali      Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC  (Recording)
12/29/2001 - Shelby Rose      Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY  (Recording)
*Considered "half inverted".  Jam out of Vassilio's into the end of Crickets, then a full Crickets


04/01/01 Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
12/01/01 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
-{2002}-14 new inversions
03/29/2002 - Triumph     House of Blues, Chicago, IL  (Recording)
04/04/2002 - Jigsaw Earth      Crocodile Rock, Allentown, PA  (Recording)
06/22/2002 - Mindless Dribble      Bonaroo, Manchester, TN  (Recording)
08/13/2002 - Aceetobee      Club Laga, Pittsburgh, PA  (Recording)
08/15/2002 - Bernstein & Chasnoff      Kahunaville, Wilmington, DE  (Recording)
08/23/2002 - Little Lai       Camp Bisco, Union Dale, PA  (Recording)
08/24/2002 - Crystal Ball      Camp Bisco, Union Dale, PA (Recording)
09/26/2002 - Rock Candy       Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (Recording)
09/27/2002 - Nughuffer      House of Blues, West Hollywood, CA  (Recording)
10/01/2002 - Spraypaint Victory*       Bash on the Ash, Tempe, AZ  (Recording)
10/19/2002 - Digital Buddha     Georgia Theater, Athens, GA  (Recording)
10/23/2002 - Astronaut       Lincoln Theater, Raleigh, NC  (Recording)
11/08/2002 - King of the World      The Rave, Milwaukee, WI  (Recording)
12/29/2002 - Helicopters      The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA  (Recording)
*version 1 of Spraypaint. Predates modern composition


03/29/02 House of Blues, Chicago, IL
-{2003}- 5 new inversions
04/07/2003 - Save the Robots      Aggie Theater, Fort Collins, CO  (Recording)
04/17/2003 - Paint the Day      Vogue Theater, Indianapolis, IN  (Recording)
07/26/2003 - 42     Mishiwaka Amphitheater, Bellevue, CO  (Recording)
08/15/2003 - Voices Insane      Trancemission, Trade, TN  (Recording)
08/31/2003 - Once the Fiddler Paid  Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver, (Recording) 

-{2005}- 1 new inversion
05/27/2005 - Morph Dusseldorf      Sonar Lounge, Baltimore, MD  (Recording)

-{2006}- 7 new inversions, 1 novel inversion
04/29/2006 - Highwire      Georgia Theater, Athens, GA  (Recording)
05/11/2006 - Camera B      9:30 Club, Washington, DC  (Recording)
08/25/2006 - First two new inversions in a day (Spaga, The Great Abyss) Camp Bisco, Hunter, NY (Recording)
11/08/2006 - Abraxas       Mr. Small's Theater, Millvale, PA  (Recording)
11/14/2006 - Humuhumunukunukuapua'a The Bluebird, Bloomington, IN (Recording)
12/06/2006 - Spraypaint Victory     The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA  (Nugs.net Download)


12/28/06 Sonar Lounge, Baltimore, MD
-{2007}- 2 new inversions
04/20/2007 - Cyclone*      Ontourage, Chicago, IL (No known recording)
07/19/2007 - Bazaar Escape      10,000 Lakes Festival, Detroit Lakes, MN  (Recording)
*Unconfirmed, no known recording

-{2008}- 1 new inversion
04/12/2008 - Air Song      The Nokia Theater, New York, NY  (Recording)

-{2009}- 1 new inversion
12/31/2009 - Naeba      The Nokia Theater, New York, NY  (Recording)


12/31/09 The Nokia Theater, New York, NY
-{2010}- 3 new inversions
06/02/2010 - You and I   Beaumont Club, Kansas City, MO  (Nugs.net Download) 
09/07/2010 - Rivers     State Theater, State College, PA  (Nugs.net Download)
09/11/2010 - Portal to an Empty Head     Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA (Nugs.net Download)

-{2011}- 1 new inversion
12/28/2011 - Mulberry’s Dream     Nokia Theater, New York, NY  (Nugs.net Download)

-{2014}- 1 new inversion
02/20/2014 - Grass is Green     Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA  (Nugs.net Download)


-{2015}- 2 new inversions
07/17/2015 - House Dog Party Favor     Camp Bisco, Scrattion, PA  (Nugs.net Download)
12/05/2015 - Down to the Bottom     Dominican Holidaze, Punta Cana, DR  (Nugs.net Download)
Camp Bisco 2016
-{2016}- 1 new inversion
07/16/2016 - Basis for a Day     Camp Bisco, Scratton, PA  (RecordingNugs.net Download)

-{2018}- 1 new inversion
05/18/2018 - Magellan     Salvage Station, Ashville, NC  (Nugs.net Download, YouTube Stream)
12/30/2018 - Catalyst     The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA  (Nugs.net Download, YouTube Stream)

This list is culled from the Biscuits internet project setlist archive. It may not be 100% accurate. If you see something missing or a discrepancy, feel free to add a comment!

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