Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Curlew's Call
2. Plasma
3. Magilla
4. When
5. Mozambique
6. Every Story Ends in Stone
7. Small Axe
8. First Tube
DISC 2:
1. Night Speaks to a Woman
2. Simple Twist up Dave
3. Inner Tube
4. Sand
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Cyro Baptista, Peter Apfelbaum | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Live | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Trey Anastasio (vocals, guitar); Jennifer Hartswick (vocals, trumpet, tuba); Tony Markellis (vocals, bass); Russ Lawton (vocals, drums); Cyro Baptista (vocals, percussion); Russell Remington, Peter Apfelbaum (flute, tenor saxophone); Dave Grippo (clarinet, alto & baritone saxophones); Andy Moroz (trombone); Ray Paczkowski (keyboards).
Producers: Trey Anastasio, Chris Cottrell, Brad Sands.
For the two-CD PLASMA, Trey Anastasio continues down the funky, world-music path of his 2002 self-titled debut, which found him eschewing the avant-jazzy tendencies of his first non-Phish project, Surrender to the Air. For this live set, Anastasio offers seven previously unreleased songs recorded at nine separate locales including a Pompano Beach, FL soundcheck. Leading a nonet of sidemen, the Phish guitarist still draws on jazz for inspiration whether he's chugging along via the irresistible Afro-Cuban groove of the opener "Curlew's Call" or swinging like Benny Goodman on a remake of his old band's instrumental "Magilla." Phishheads will also be pleased to discover the inclusion of a pair from FARMHOUSE, the insistent "First Tube" and a sinewy sounding "Sand" taken from a June 2002 performance at New Jersey's PNC Bank Arts Center.
With a five-man horn section providing the punch, Anastasio has fun digging into a sweet cover of Bob Marley's "Small Axe" and a 20-minute plus version of "Night Speak To a Woman," the only cut taken from the Vermont native's debut. On it, the original version is twisted and morphed to include varying time changes, furious jams, and a co-vocal slot filled by trumpeter Jennifer Hartswick.
Editorial Reviews
...The mass of material gathered on PLASMA flows engagingly--and surprisingly quickly--through its two-plus hours. Even if you're not high... - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (05/02/2003)
3 stars out of 5 - ...The grooves and solos are jazzier than usual for Anastasio...
Rolling Stone (05/15/2003)
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