Tracking (video)
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Tracking (1994) is a documentary about the band Phish and recording of the album Hoist. It is directed by the band's bass player, Mike Gordon.
A brief summation of the work can be described through a note from Gordon on the back of the VHS case:
While in the studio recording the album 'Hoister' I sported a video camera. Sometimes I pushed the record button. Others, the stop. Alas, I edited. Using machines small yet sweet, I assembled Tracking. This isn't about railroad tracks or stuffing things up the tender nostril. It's about 48 tracks of sound, adjacent on strips of plastic. Like mixing lilac petals, coriander, chunks of butter, and fennel into a soup. Tracking is the recording of different sounds, adjacent on strips of plastic. The sounds are adjacent on strips of plastic. (Am I confusing you? What are you, an ape child?) Anyway, I hope you enjoy this special new item. Mike.
In reality, the album came to be titled Hoist instead of "Hoister" as Mike says here. Many of the musicians on the album, Alison Krauss, Béla Fleck, and actor Jonathan Frakes, are shown recording tracks that eventually wound up on the album. It is approximately 25 minutes long and was produced by Cactus Films.
Personnel
Phish- Trey Anastasio - guitars, vocals
- Page McConnell - keyboards, vocals
- Mike Gordon - bass, vocals
- Jon Fishman - drums, vocals
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