Enjoy Incubus
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Enjoy Incubus is an EP
by Incubus
released on January 7, 1997 on Epic Records
. It was their debut major label release. It contained re-recordings of songs that featured on their previous, independent releases Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout Root Beer and Fungus Amongus
, as well the previously unreleased song Version. It was the first appearance on a release by DJ Lyfe
, who added turntable scratches to the Fungus Amongus songs, and also supplied saxophone samples. This release was also noted for its introduction of 'Chuck', the mysterious mustachioed man who has become an icon for Incubus's early work.
It is the only Incubus release with a Parental Advisory
sticker, though most of their other albums also contain profanity.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Incubus
Incubus (band)
Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell;...
released on January 7, 1997 on Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. It was their debut major label release. It contained re-recordings of songs that featured on their previous, independent releases Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout Root Beer and Fungus Amongus
Fungus Amongus
-Personnel:* Brandon Boyd – Vocals, Percussion* Mike Einziger – Guitar, Keyboards, Samples* Dirk Lance – Bass, Vocals* Jose Pasillas – Drums...
, as well the previously unreleased song Version. It was the first appearance on a release by DJ Lyfe
Gavin Koppell
Gavin Koppell, better known by his stage name DJ Lyfe, was the turntablist and co-songwriter of the band Incubus between the years of 1994 and 1998, as well as being a graffiti artist.-Career:Koppel got his start in music in 1987...
, who added turntable scratches to the Fungus Amongus songs, and also supplied saxophone samples. This release was also noted for its introduction of 'Chuck', the mysterious mustachioed man who has become an icon for Incubus's early work.
It is the only Incubus release with a Parental Advisory
Parental Advisory
Parental Advisory is a message affixed by the Recording Industry Association of America to audio and recordings in the United States containing excessive use of profane language and/or sexual references. Albums began to be labeled for "explicit lyrics" in 1985, after pressure from the Parents...
sticker, though most of their other albums also contain profanity.
Track listing
- "You Will Be A Hot Dancer" – 4:17
- "Shaft" – 3:25
- "Take Me to Your Leader" – 4:43
- "Version" – 4:17
- "Azwethinkweiz" – 3:48
- "Hilikus" – 18:05
- An untitled hidden track plays after ten minutes and two seconds of silence
- Exactly 3:40 into "Azwethinkweiz", a hidden message of Boyd saying something backwards can be heard: "Thursday night, we smoked indicaCannabis indicaCannabis indica is an annual plant in the Cannabaceae family. A putative species of the genus Cannabis, it is typically distinguished from Cannabis sativa. Schultes described C. indica as relatively short, conical, and densely branched, whereas C. sativa was described as tall and laxly branched...
, and 'azwethinkweiz' was born." (see backmaskingBackmaskingBackmasking is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward on to a track that is meant to be played forward...
).
Personnel
- Brandon BoydBrandon BoydBrandon Charles Boyd is an American musician, author, and visual artist. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the American rock band Incubus.-Early Life and Incubus:...
- Vocals / Percussion - Mike EinzigerMike EinzigerMichael Aaron Einziger is a Grammy-nominated musician known as the co-writer and guitarist of the alternative rock band Incubus. Einziger is widely known as an innovator and enthusiast of the use of pedalboard guitar effects during live concerts, and was voted #41 in Total Guitar's top 100...
- Guitar - Dirk Lance - Bass
- Jose PasillasJosé PasillasJosé Antonio Pasillas is an American drummer known as the drummer of alternative rock band Incubus.-Biography:José Pasillas is of Mexican descent. He grew up in Calabasas, California. He began playing drums in 1990...
- Drums - DJ LyfeGavin KoppellGavin Koppell, better known by his stage name DJ Lyfe, was the turntablist and co-songwriter of the band Incubus between the years of 1994 and 1998, as well as being a graffiti artist.-Career:Koppel got his start in music in 1987...
- Turntables