Live Phish Japan Relief

Japan Relief is an archival live album release by the American rock band Phish. The show was recorded on July 31, 1999 during one of Phish's performances at that year's Fuji Rock Festival at the Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. All proceeds from this show were sent to the Peace Winds America and their Japanese relief program, Peace Winds Japan, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The show was later made available through Phish's LivePhish website in limited CD format as well as through MP3 and lossless download format.[1]

Japan Relief
Live album by
Phish
ReleasedApril 15, 2011
RecordedJuly 31, 1999
VenueFuji Rock Festival, Japan
GenreProgressive rock, jam, jazz-rock
LabelJEMP

The Fuji Rock Festival marked the first time Phish would play in Japan. Phish archivist said about the show "The July 31st show crackled with energy, intermingling classic and new material with an exploratory vibe that meshed with the atmosphere of respect and beauty."[2] The show features tibetan musician, Nawang Khechog, who spoke about Tibetan human rights before performing on Universal Horn/Vacuum Jam and Brian And Robert playing tibetan horn and wood flute.

Track listing

Set One
  1. My Friend, My Friend (Anastasio/Marshall)
  2. Golgi Apparatus (Anastasio/Marshall/Szuter/Woolf)
  3. Back On The Train (Anastasio/Marshall)
  4. Limb By Limb (Anastasio/Marshall/Herman)
  5. Free (Anastasio/Marshall)
  6. Roggae (Anastasio/Fishman/Gordon/McConnell/Marshall)
  7. Sparkle (Anastasio/Marshall)
  8. Character Zero (Anastasio/Marshall)

Set Two
  1. 2001 (Deodato)
  2. David Bowie (Anastasio)
  3. Wading In The Velvet Sea (Anastasio/Marshall)
  4. Prince Caspian (Anastasio/Marshall)
  5. Fluffhead (Anastasio/Pollak)
  6. The Squirming Coil (Anastasio/Marshall)

Encore
  1. Nawang Khechog Speech
  2. Universal Horn/Vacuum Jam (Khechog/Fishman)
  3. Brian And Robert (Anastasio/Marshall)
  4. Simple (Gordon)

Filler
  1. What's The Use? - from 7/29/99 Soundcheck (Anastasio/Fishman/Gordon/McConnell)

Reference List
  1. Phish - 7/31/99 "Japan Relief": Field of Heaven, Fuji Rock Festival, Japan, retrieved 2016-08-08
  2. "PHISH: "Japan Relief" - 7/31/99, Field of Heaven, Fuji Rock Festival, Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata, JAPAN - Live Phish". hood.nugs.net. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
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