Phish Tracking (1994)

Tracking 1994 is a documentary about the band Phish and the recording of the album Hoist It is directed by the bands bass player Mike Gordon who wrote for the VHS packaging While in the studio recording the album Hoister sic I sported a video camera Sometimes I pushed the record button Others the stop Alas I edited Using machines small yet sweet I assembled Tracking This isnt about railroad tracks or stuffing things up the tender nostril Its about 48 tracks of sound adjacent on strips of plastic Like mixing lilac petals coriander chunks of butter and fennel into a soup Tracking is the recording of different sounds adjacent on strips of plastic Many of the musicians on the album Alison Krauss Béla Fleck and actor Jonathan Frakes are shown recording tracks that eventually wound up on the album The documentary is approximately 25 minutes long and was produced by Cactus Films