Phish: The Siket Disc

"There are nine jams, totaling just over 35 minutes altogether, culled from a period many fans recognize as the band's prime. If The Siket Disc simply offered the best of those jams-distinguished as "Type I" when they're following a song's general chord progression or "Type II" when they veer into spacier territory-it would likely still have something worth recommending. But something strange happened during these sessions in Woodstock. Distinct even from The Story of the Ghost, The Siket Disc is unlike anything in Phish's catalog."

"Most of the material wound up on The Story of the Ghost, a funky, brittle album released just before Halloween the next year. But there was still some good stuff left over, so keyboardist Page McConnell took it upon himself to edit and compile it into a brief instrumental companion. They called it The Siket Disc, named after recording engineer John Siket, and released it directly to fans on their website in June 1999."

In 1997, Phish improvised for hours in a Woodstock studio to generate material for their next album. Page McConnell later edited leftover studio jams into The Siket Disc, a brief instrumental companion named for engineer John Siket. The collection was first released to fans online in June 1999 and saw an official Elektra release in November 2000. The disc contains nine jams totaling just over 35 minutes, showcasing moody, twilit, and experimental fragments that contrast with the band's typical buoyant approach. Only one track became regular in live sets, while the music later soundtracked late-night van drives on tour.

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