Many of you know Mike Gordon as the remarkably bouncy bassist from superstars Phish, but there's something else you should be aware of: his solo stuff is fcking great. Yes, it's got some of that spontaneous groove-tastic vibe, but it also delves deep into avant rock and jazz territory, with a heavy reggae influence as well. Gordon's new album, Overstep, a collaboration between he and long-time pal, legendary guitarist Scott Murawski, is all of this and more, with some tracks, such as "Yarmouth Road," sounding like dubbed-out alt rock mash ups. We met up with Gordon and Murawski at Gordon's mom's art studio just outside Boston, where they quickly nailed this acoustic rendition of the Flaming Lips' spaced-out psychedelic tune [link href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYKdIukYKc8' target='_blank' link_updater_label='external']"Are You A Hypnotist."

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