![]() ![]() This clip seemed way too timely to ignore based on yesterday’s Twitter debates. This choice ’99 nugget is dedicated to RJ of Helping Friendly Podcast and our own Albert Walker. ![]() ![]() “ My Left Toe > Velvet Sea > MLT ” 7.7.99 II, Charlotte, NC And the band greeted us with this 20-minute tour-opening “Bathtub Gin” that touched on their darker, ambient sound that would grow throughout the summer. It had been six full months since we had seen Phish-the longest stretch of down time in Phish’s career up to that point. “ Bathtub Gin ” 6.30.99 II, Bonner Springs, KS As the world crept closer to the turn of the millennium and a potential Y2k disaster, Phish provided an ominous soundtrack to a time filled with shrouded in mystery and speckled with hope.įor today’s playlist, I picked a couple jams from each tour in ’99 so you can hear the progression of the band throughout the year. Phish music was growing darker in both the downtempo and uptempo realms, a vibe that seemed congruent with the oncoming unknown of 2000 and beyond. Within this context, Trey favored harder-edged guitar work, sheets of sound, and effect-laden soundscapes that veered from his center-stage soloing of years past.īeginning during Summer Tour while, largely, showing up within single jams, this “millennial” sound became more prevalent and nuanced as Phish moved through their Fall and Winter tours, often dominating the feel of sets and shows all together. Favoring a drone and hypnotic style of play, Phish moved into their next mini-progression of the late-’90s. In 1999, however, buoyed by the release of “The Siket Disc,” Phish’s abstract jamming-and overall sound-progressed in a much darker direction. The band grew an affinity for sonic layering and dissonant effects, developing what I have called their “millennial” sound. Phish’s ambient jamming of Fall ’98 focused primarily on the melodic side of things, with push-and-pull, amoeba-like interplay. And just as the guys were climbing spiritual mountains of ultra-bliss during 1999, another strand of their improvisation was growing more ominous and abstract. To balance the light, there is there is the dark. ![]()
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