| Uncivilized Area | ||||
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| Released | May 19, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Trance fusion | |||
| Length | 71:55 | |||
| Label | Megaforce Records | |||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
Uncivilized Area is an album by the trance fusion band the Disco Biscuits. [2] [3] It was released in 1998 on Megaforce Records.
The album was among the earliest examples of "trance fusion" or "livetronica," a mixture of electronic music and traditional jam band music. [4] [5]
Dean Budnick, in his book Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, & Scene, gave the album a 4-star review, calling it "one of the most influential discs within these pages." [4]
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Relix, originally and occasionally later Dead Relix, is a magazine that focuses on live and improvisational music. The magazine was launched in 1974 as a handmade newsletter devoted to connecting people who recorded Grateful Dead concerts. It rapidly expanded into a music magazine covering a wide number of artists. It is the second-longest continuously published music magazine in the United States after Rolling Stone. The magazine is published eight times a year and as of 2009, had a circulation of 102,000. Peter Shapiro currently serves as the magazine's publisher and Dean Budnick and Mike Greenhaus currently serve as Editor-in-Chief.
The Jammy Award is an awards show for bands typically referred to as jam bands and other artists associated with live, improvisational music, created by Dean Budnick and Peter Shapiro. The Jammys are sponsored by Relix magazine, Jambands.com, and Shapiro. The Jammy Awards returned in 2008 to the WAMU Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, after taking a one year break.
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