Cluster Flies
A Covers Compilation
Reimagining Phish’s
Farmhouse Album
About Cluster Flies
After over 20 years of encouraging fans to Go See Live Music, JamBase’s message was put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic. While waiting for concerts to safely return, the Cluster Flies concept was conceived last year, both in recognition of the 20th anniversary of Farmhouse and as a way to connect fans with the musicians they love.
The limited-edition 3LP release features custom artwork and a poster designed by Phish collaborator Jim Pollock. Phish covers were recorded by Umphrey’s McGee’s Brendan Bayliss, Club d’Elf, Daniel Donato, Chris Forsyth, Neal Francis, Jennifer Hartswick, Amy Helm, Lindsay Lou, Reed Mathis, White Denim’s James Petralli, Strand Of Oaks, Sylvan Esso, William Tyler, Sadler Vaden, Vetiver, Ryley Walker, and a supergroup led by Tim Palmieri.
A true reimagining of Farmhouse, the songs on Cluster Flies are presented in an entirely new sequence with five bonus tracks alongside the 12 others on the original album, all expertly mastered by engineer Joe Lambert.
Each song on Cluster Flies will premiere through a daily rollout on JamBase and a corresponding episode of The JamBase Podcast that will also feature interviews with each of the participating artists. A select number of Cluster Flies songs will debut on SiriusXM’s Phish Radio on episodes of Crowd Control and Headbands.
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Cluster Flies Track List
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Artists (Listed alphabetically)
Brendan Bayliss
Brendan Bayliss (Umphrey's McGee) / guitar, vocals
Mike Racky / pedal steel
Produced, recorded and mixed by Kevin Browning at Big Room Studios
Club d'Elf
Mike Rivard / bass, sintir
Jen Kearney / vocals
Amy Bellamy / keyboards
Van Martin / guitar
Dean Johnston / drums
Mister Rourke / turntables
Engineered and mixed by Will Holland at Chillhouse Studios
Daniel Donato
Daniel Donato / guitar, vocals
Nick Fry / acoustic guitar, vocals
Jake Bostick / bass guitar, vocals
Jon Radford / drums, vocals
Daniel Pingrey / keys, synthesizers
Engineered and mixed by Zaq Reynolds
Mastering engineer Randy LeRoy
Recorded at Sound Emporium
Chris Forsyth
Chris Forsyth / guitar, vocals
Brent Cordero / farfisa, four-handed piano
Ryan Jewell / drums, percussion, four-handed piano
Peter Kerlin / bass guitar
Jeff Zeiger / background vocals
Recorded and mixed by Jeff Zeiger
Neal Francis
Neal Francis / keyboards, vocals
Mike Novak / guitar
Collin O’Brien / drums
Engineered and mixed by Mike Novak
Jennifer Hartswick
Jennifer Hartswick / vocals, trumpet
Christian McBride / bass
Nick Cassarino / guitar, vocals
Natalie Cressman / trombone
Nikki Glaspie / drums
Rob Marscher / keyboards
Engineered by Greg Magers
Amy Helm
Amy Helm / vocals
Daniel Littleton / acoustic & electric guitars, dulcimer, harmonium
Pete Hanlon / Moog
Recorded and mixed by Pete Hanlon
Lindsay Lou
Lindsay Lou / vocals
Kyle Tuttle / banjo, vocals
Sierra Ferrell / vocals
Engineered by Dewy Boyd at Forty-One Fifteen
Reed Mathis
Reed Mathis / guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
Jay Lane / drums
Engineered by Kevin Frederichson
Tim Palmieri, Reid Genauer, Amar Sastry, Eric DiBerardino, Ben Atkind, and Ryan Dempsey
Reid Genauer (Strangefolk, Assembly of Dust) / vocals
Amar Sastry / guitar
Tim Palmieri (The Breakfast, Kung Fu) / guitar, vocals
Eric DiBerardino (Tea Leaf Green) / bass, vocals
Ben Atkind (Goose) - drums, vocals (!!)
Ryan Dempsey (Twiddle) / keyboards
David Onigman - vocals
Recorded and mixed by Alan Venitosh
James Petralli, Sam Cohen, Eric Slick, Mike St. Clair, and Zero Percent APR
James Petralli (White Denim) / guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocals, fx
Sam Cohen (Apollo Sunshine, Yellowbirds) / bass, vocals
Eric Slick (Dr. Dog) / drums
Mike St. Clair / trombone, trumpet
Zero Percent APR / vocals
Mixed by Sam Cohen
Strand of Oaks
Timothy Showalter / all instruments, vocals
Sylvan Esso
Produced, performed and mixed by Sylvan Esso at Betty's in Chapel Hill, NC
William Tyler
William Tyler / acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass
Recorded and mixed by Jake Davis in Nashville at Huge Planet
Sadler Vaden
Sadler Vaden (Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit) / guitar, vocals
Jimbo Hart (Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit) / bass
Eric Slick (Dr. Dog) / drums
Billy Justineau / keyboards
Engineered and mixed by Jeremy Ferguson in Nashville at Battle Tapes
Vetiver
Andy Cabic / vocals, guitar, percussion
Joel Robinow (Once & Future Band, The Black Crowes) / keyboards, bass, vocals
Ryley Walker
Ryley Walker / guitar
Ryan Jewell / drums
Andrew Scott Young / bass
Engineered and mixed by Ben Greenberg
Artwork by Jim Pollock
Jim Pollock has been creating art for himself, the music industry, and causes near to his heart for over 30 years. He helped the gig poster resurgence in the late 90s & early 2000s with his trademark (and largely, underrepresented) lino-cut style which involves zero electricity and printing each poster by hand. His iconic imagery has become synonymous with the band Phish; for whom he has created art since the 1980s when they attended Goddard college in Vermont. Jim continues to work for Phish and raise money for their charities, The Waterwheel Foundation and Divided Sky Fund. Jim designs for other bands as well as commercial clients such as Ben & Jerry's, Burton, Magic Hat, and Celestial Seasonings.
His current focus in his newly opened Pittsburgh studio involves wood sculpture & signage as well as the more traditional ink on paper.
Mastered by Joe Lambert
A music lover since childhood, a lifelong musician, Joe Lambert has spent his life in the music world. Shaped by the music he loved and the bands he played in throughout his youth, Joe “heard the call” early and has never looked back.
Joe opened JLM in 2008 in DUMBO Brooklyn and solidified his place as one of the most sought after mastering engineers in New York. Now in Jersey City he continues to add to his worldwide client base, working with a wide variety of record labels, producers and artists including Lindsey Sterling, The Black Crowes, Sharon Van Etten, The National, Deerhunter, The B-52’s, Wye Oak, Daughters, Stephen Sondheim, Animal Collective, The Smithereens, Warren Haynes, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Marc Broussard, Black Dice, Angelo Badalamenti, The Juan Maclean, Tall Tall Trees, The Bottle Rockets, Don Byron, R Kelly, Steve Gunn, Alice Cooper, Of Montreal, Mandy Patinkin, Amber, Stephen Lynch, Moby, City And Colour, Nicolas Jaar and many more.
