The String Quartet Tribute to Phish is a classically themed tribute album to the rock band Phish

Phish

Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...

 led by a rotating lineup of string quartets featuring violin, viola, cello, and bass. It is part of an ongoing series of string quartet tribute albums released by Vitamin Records

Vitamin Records

Vitamin Records is a Los Angeles based record label founded in 1999 as a subsidiary of CMH Records. The label is home to the Vitamin String Quartet, who are best known for performing string quartet tributes to popular rock and metal acts such as Tool, Nine Inch Nails, and Radiohead...

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Ironically, just two months before this album was released, Phish leader Trey Anastasio

Trey Anastasio

Trey Anastasio is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish...

 assembled a string quartet to record the Phish song "All Things Reconsidered" on his solo album Seis de Mayo

Seis De Mayo

Seis De Mayo is an entirely orchestral album by the guitarist and composer Trey Anastasio. It was released on April 6, 2004 by Elektra Records and seems to return to the "musical obscurism" that was evident in his first solo album, One Man's Trash...

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Track listing

1. Cavern 4:26
2. Julius 3:52
3. The Divided Sky 6:21
4. You Enjoy Myself 6:10
5. Farmhouse 3:37
6. Down With Disease 4:09
7. Rift 5:42
8. The Squirming Coil 6:10
9. Billy Breathes 3:23
10. Run Like an Antelope 7:03

Personnel

Yue Deng: violin

Hiro Goto: electric violin

Eric Lea: viola

Josh Aerie: cello

Lyman Medeiros: bass guitar

Karoly Kiss: percussion