Enjoy Incubus

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Enjoy Incubus
File:Enjoyincubus.jpg
EP by
Incubus
ReleasedJanuary 7, 1997
RecordedNovember 1996
GenreFunk metal,[1] nu metal[2][unreliable source?]
Length38:37
LabelEpic/Immortal
ProducerJim Wirt
Incubus chronology
Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout Root Beer
(1995) 		Enjoy Incubus
(1997) 		When Incubus Attacks Volume 1
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Enjoy Incubus is the major label debut EP by Incubus released on January 7, 1997, on Epic Records. 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" and an untitled hidden track at the end of '"Hilikus". 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.

Enjoy Incubus has sometimes been considered the band's first proper release, due to the independent nature of their earlier recordings.[4] It is also the only Incubus release to feature a Parental Advisory label, despite many of their other albums also containing profanity.

Background

Enjoy Incubus marked the beginning of the band's career with Sony's Epic/Immortal label, who signed them in 1996. The EP's turntablist DJ Lyfe joined the band in late 1995.[5] He had seen Incubus play live and asked if they would be interested in using some of his hip hop tracks; Lyfe eventually became a full-time member after just one rehearsal.[5] The band's unique mix of styles and high-energy shows, combined with its growing fan base, was what caught the interest of Epic/Immortal, and resulted in a minor bidding war with other labels.[5]

The EP was released in the U.S. and other countries in January 1997, with the label's strategy being to build the band's fanbase through touring rather than radio airplay.[5] Incubus subsequently joined labelmates Korn, who were supporting their Life Is Peachy release, on a tour of Europe in early 1997.[5] The tour was a success, and helped expose the band to a wider audience.[5]

Track listing

  1. "You Will Be a Hot Dancer" – 4:17
  2. "Shaft!" – 3:25
  3. "Take Me to Your Leader" – 4:43
  4. "Version" – 4:17
  5. "Azwethinkweiz" – 3:48
  6. "Hilikus" – 18:05
    • An untitled hidden track (often referred to "Hidden Bonus") 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 indica, and 'azwethinkweizm' was born." (see backmasking).

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "A Deep Dive into Incubus' Pardon Me Video".
  2. ^ Hicks, Greg (May 6, 2020). "10 Often Forgotten Nu Metal Bands". WhatCulture. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Enjoy Incubus - Incubus". Allmusic.
  4. ^ "Incubus: 20 Years of Make Yourself & Beyond". PaperCity Magazine.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Band Bio". incubus_idiot421.tripod.com.
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