''Time Turns Elastic'' is an album by

Trey Anastasio Ernest Joseph "Trey" Anastasio III (born September 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983. He is credited by name as composer of 152 Phish o ...

consisting mainly of his work by the same name for

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, and

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s. Written with composer and arranger Don Hart, it was recorded in the autumn of 2008 by Anastasio, Hart, and the

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. The album also features a solo demo version performed by Anastasio on

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. Anastasio began writing the piece in 2006 in preparation for a potential

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reunion, which was announced in October 2008. Days before the reunion announcement, Anastasio debuted “Time Turns Elastic” with Don Hart and Orchestra Nashville at the

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on September 28, 2008. Anastasio performed the piece again in May 2009 with

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and the

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. Trey also performed the piece with the

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in September 2009. Phish recorded a version of “Time Turns Elastic” as the first single from their reunion album ''

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'' released in September 2009 and debuted their version in concert on May 31, 2009 at

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. The track, clocking in at 13:30, contains a diverse array of time signatures including 4/4, 5/4 and 11/4.

Track listing

#Time Turns Elastic – 29:05 (Anastasio/Hart) ##Song at Dawn 5:03 ##Ruby Shaded Sea 4:35 ##Submarine 3:23 ##Landslide 3:58 ##Rays of Blue Light 3:01 ##Silver Sound Shower 3:57 ##Hailstorm 1:40 ##Funnels 1:02 ##Carousel 2:26 #Time Turns Elastic (Original Acoustic Demo) – 13:29 (Anastasio)

Credits

* Performed Trey Anastasio, Don Hart, and the Northwest Sinfonia * Recorded and Mixed by Brian Montgomery and John Siket * Engineered by Roy Hendrickson * Mastered by Bob Ludwig * Conducted by Paul Gambill

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Time Turns Elastic 2009 albums Trey Anastasio albums Instrumental albums