''The Siket Disc'' is the eighth studio album by the American rock band

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. The album was released in June 1999 through the band's website and mail-order service, and was released commercially by

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on November 7, 2000. Unlike Phish's other records, ''The Siket Disc'' is completely instrumental, and its songs are excerpts from studio jams recorded during the sessions for ''

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''.

Production

''The Siket Disc'' emerged from material developed during the Bearsville Studio sessions for Phish's 1998 album ''

''. Not exactly outtakes or unfinished songs, ''The Siket Discs compositions are actually select excerpts from the long-form

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of the "Ghost Sessions". Phish keyboard player Page McConnell edited and mastered the selections into this compilation, named for engineer

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. The material on ''The Siket Disc'' is defined by an almost

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sound that is a distinct departure from the band's major studio albums. The album is almost completely instrumental, but contains a few instances of vocalization. "Quadrophonic Toppling", for instance, includes a triggered sample of bass guitarist Mike Gordon repeating the song's title. Only the compositions "My Left Toe" and "What's the Use?" have been notably incorporated into the band's live shows on a somewhat regular basis. (However, "Quadrophonic Toppling" and "The Happy Whip and Dung Song" have each made at least one live appearance). Gordon has indicated that ''The Siket Disc'' became a fixture in the band's late night tour bus music rotation in the early 2000s, saying that "It fit the vibe perfectly ... It's one of the only instances I can remember when we regularly played our own music."Cohen, Jonathan
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''Billboard''. December 21, 2002. Online. Accessed: August 31, 2011. In February 2009, this album was made available as a download in

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and MP3 formats at LivePhish.com.

Track listing

Personnel

: Trey Anastasio – guitars : Page McConnell – keyboards : Mike Gordon – bass guitar :

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– drums with :

– engineer

References

External links

Phish's official websitePhish: Official Releases – ''The Siket Disc''
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