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Strange Design
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THE
STORY... When Phish called it quits
in 2004 in front of 80,000 people in
Northern Vermont all that was great
about them seemed to be buried
forever on a muddy hill in the
middle of nowhere. Since then bands
have come and gone, all trying to
recreate the music that inspired so
many to pack up and follow Phish
around the country for twenty years.
But these bands have all forgotten
that for Phish it was not just about
the music, it was about the quest
for the unexpected, the thrill of a
surprise at show, about taking
chances and creating a creative
forum not only for the band, but for
the fans as well.
Four young friends who came together
and became musicians through a
shared passion for what was Phish,
look to change that, to create that
forum, that will as the band says,
“get the fans to be involved
creatively. We want it to be for
them the Phans, because we are Phans
as well.” Adam Chase (drums), his
brother Matt Chase (guitar),
Aaron Levy (keys), and Ben Markowitz
(bass), all with diverse musical
backgrounds have come together as
Strange Design to recreate the Live
Phish Experience. Strange Design
will bring the sense of community
that permeated Phish shows to every
stage and venue they play as they
dip deep into the expansive Phish
show catalog and reinterpret a
different show each night. From well
known classics to long forgotten
favorites, Strange Design will
recreate not only the music, stage
set-up and lights from each show,
but also the excitement,
anticipation, and unspeakable good
vibe that surrounded every live
Phish Experience.
For Strange Design they recognize
that the music is what originally
drew people in, “This is about Phish
and the music they wrote.” While the
music drew them in it was the
unknown element at live shows, the
level of unpredictability that kept
people coming back. The band is
quick to point this out, “Phish was
a strange design with their approach
to music.” Strange Design the band
is bringing back that level of
unpredictability. They are following
much of the same approach, “We want
people to know that we are looking
deeply into why we like Phish. We
are doing our own forms of
improvising, we are bringing our own
energy that comes from genuine
improvisation, but we are doing it
on the path they blazed.” Phish
believed that there was more to live
music than a couple of chords and a
drumbeat, they believed that it was
an experience, a full on attack of
the senses. Since 2004 this belief
has been left buried in a muddy
field in Vermont. Strange Design is
bringing this belief back to life.
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