Phase (band)
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Phase is the leading act from Larissa Greece and was the first to have worldwide distribution in retailers such as iTunes
from that particular region; they also made a digital single ("Perdition") for Microsoft
’s Playlist Seven program in Feb 2010 and they’ve shared the stage with Danny Cavanagh, Anneke van Giersbergen
, Jeff Martin
and many more others while on their debut In Consequence album Duncan Patterson
is featuring with some supplementary key-work on "Ibidem". The second gig on their 2011 “In Tour Sequence” tour was their first abroad and a really baptizing one and had a significant symbolic meaning to them as they played in Damascus
a really religious place to be as they state on their tour book.
Phase as a really active live band are performing really successful gigs that are receiving rave notices from music press often sticking out on their nights‘sacred air of mystery and the band’s genuine rock attitude
The world wide web helped their music break into the international music market as well to touch and engage tenths of thousands of music lovers worldwide they find the web such a useful tool and they are advocates of its proper use.
A glimpse before they stopped pushing on finding a proper name they came up with Phase and they loved its Greek origin and how it described everything that had to do with anything. Phase as a stage of progress within Phase's organism of the Phase coincidence that has to occur so everything would go smoothly between the members for the most beautiful music be encouraged to gush out.
.
The album featured 10 tracks having Duncan Patterson
contributing with some additional key-work in what they consider to be as their most spiritual so far; “Ibidem”.
In Consequence gained the critics and distracted fair reviews from the music press both mainstream and underground and consecrated in music-lovers' consciences like a mysterious intriguing rock album. Characteristically Alan Clayson
one of Mojo Magazine's contributors stated:
Also Uplaya's team declared “In Consequence” masterpiece cover art done by Aris Liapis as the most interesting one of that year.
Phase is described by themselves as a company of friends who share and stream ideas and also as an index of what they consider as good influences. They claim that through them one can find books, movies, sounds and philosophies worth the time spending. Further more they see the band as one more reason so they can hang out more often with each other, to travel, share experiences and discuss together while they are trying to put into sound and text the extract of this process.
In an old interview Thanos stated:
Their confidence on blending classic rock like Led Zeppelin
's with more contemporary alternative rock like the Placebo
's along with folk and eastern traditional music grew and strengthened finding allies when in 2004 Chris Gioldasis, guitarist at the time had stuck with Ubisoft
's video game Prince of Persia
and instantly fell for the soundtrack and was motivated to record some Indian percussion for Perdition which was left out from the final album recording. Later on he found out responsible for the soundtrack was Stuart Chatwood
and discovered and introduced his band The Tea Party
to the rest of the guys while even later they had the chance to meet and share the stage with Jeff Martin
one of the three cornerstones of that act.
while he is enthused from David Bowie
's theatricality and his “Beatlish” approach in songwriting. Other major or minor influences of the band are Nine Inch Nails
, Massive Attack
, Nirvana
, Black Sabbath
, Ozric Tentacles
, Greek Rebetiko
and more...
Former members
Additional live members
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
from that particular region; they also made a digital single ("Perdition") for Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
’s Playlist Seven program in Feb 2010 and they’ve shared the stage with Danny Cavanagh, Anneke van Giersbergen
Anneke van Giersbergen
Anneke van Giersbergen is the former lead singer of the Dutch progressive/alternative rock band The Gathering which she departed in August 2007. Since then, she has been involved in a solo project called Agua de Annique which also included her husband & drummer of the band, Rob Snijders...
, Jeff Martin
Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)
Jeffrey Scott Martin is a Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for fronting the rock band The Tea Party. Martin began his career as a solo artist in October 2005, when The Tea Party disbanded....
and many more others while on their debut In Consequence album Duncan Patterson
Duncan Patterson
Duncan Patterson is a Liverpool born musician, best known for his work as a member of Anathema and Antimatter .-Career:...
is featuring with some supplementary key-work on "Ibidem". The second gig on their 2011 “In Tour Sequence” tour was their first abroad and a really baptizing one and had a significant symbolic meaning to them as they played in Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
a really religious place to be as they state on their tour book.
Phase as a really active live band are performing really successful gigs that are receiving rave notices from music press often sticking out on their nights‘sacred air of mystery and the band’s genuine rock attitude
The world wide web helped their music break into the international music market as well to touch and engage tenths of thousands of music lovers worldwide they find the web such a useful tool and they are advocates of its proper use.
Formation (2003;2008)
There is contradictory information on the internet concerning Phase 's formation published even from the band itself. This is due to several reasons. The basic idea was created back in 2003 with several fruitless attempts of forming a full band and a promo that can be found literally nowhere. While the kept the original idea and the name building a high-flown web presence because there where so many covets of the name something to be secured with some major movements like partnering with Microsoft and being distributed under major music retailers. Musical disagreements within the circles of Phase were approaching to an end when Thanos met Alex in 2006 in a class they had picked commonly along with their first drummer Dimitris as they were studying in the same department of Technological Educational Institute of Larissa not having the chance to meet before, eventhough they were already there for years. The band was put fully in function recording and giving shows in 2008. So both dates are somehow valid.A glimpse before they stopped pushing on finding a proper name they came up with Phase and they loved its Greek origin and how it described everything that had to do with anything. Phase as a stage of progress within Phase's organism of the Phase coincidence that has to occur so everything would go smoothly between the members for the most beautiful music be encouraged to gush out.
Perdition and In Consequence (2009-present)
Perdition was the very first track to go out of the composition Phase, the first lyric was put down and the very first song to be jammed on a Phase rehearsal so consequentially was the first to be recorded and it corresponded to the Playlist 7 program of MicrosoftMicrosoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
.
The album featured 10 tracks having Duncan Patterson
Duncan Patterson
Duncan Patterson is a Liverpool born musician, best known for his work as a member of Anathema and Antimatter .-Career:...
contributing with some additional key-work in what they consider to be as their most spiritual so far; “Ibidem”.
In Consequence gained the critics and distracted fair reviews from the music press both mainstream and underground and consecrated in music-lovers' consciences like a mysterious intriguing rock album. Characteristically Alan Clayson
Alan Clayson
Alan Clayson is a singer-songwriter, who was popular in the late 1970s as leader of Clayson and the Argonauts...
one of Mojo Magazine's contributors stated:
“In Consequence is a wondrous reconciliation of the instantly familiar and a vista into the unknown...”
Also Uplaya's team declared “In Consequence” masterpiece cover art done by Aris Liapis as the most interesting one of that year.
Style
The music press baptized the band as psychedelic alternative rock while they prefer the humorous psychedelic glam punk for their raw playing and their genuine rock attitude opposed to the fake new wave of reality show rockers.Phase is described by themselves as a company of friends who share and stream ideas and also as an index of what they consider as good influences. They claim that through them one can find books, movies, sounds and philosophies worth the time spending. Further more they see the band as one more reason so they can hang out more often with each other, to travel, share experiences and discuss together while they are trying to put into sound and text the extract of this process.
In an old interview Thanos stated:
“If someone can listen to Depeche ModeDepeche ModeDepeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
, Loreena McKennittLoreena McKennittLoreena Isabel Irene McKennitt, CM, OM, is a Canadian singer, composer, harpist, accordionist and pianist who writes, records and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern themes. McKennitt is known for her refined, clear soprano vocals...
and the BeatlesThe BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
altogether I can't see why it's a crime for a band to attempt to conjoin seemingly unmatchable sounds in their playing”.
Their confidence on blending classic rock like Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
's with more contemporary alternative rock like the Placebo
Placebo
A placebo is a simulated or otherwise medically ineffectual treatment for a disease or other medical condition intended to deceive the recipient...
's along with folk and eastern traditional music grew and strengthened finding allies when in 2004 Chris Gioldasis, guitarist at the time had stuck with Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
's video game Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia is a platform game, originally developed by Jordan Mechner and released in 1989 for the Apple II, that represented a great leap forward in the quality of animation seen in video games....
and instantly fell for the soundtrack and was motivated to record some Indian percussion for Perdition which was left out from the final album recording. Later on he found out responsible for the soundtrack was Stuart Chatwood
Stuart Chatwood
Stuart Chatwood, is a Canadian musician, best known as the bass guitar and keyboard player for the rock band The Tea Party. The Tea Party are known for fusing together musical styles of both the Eastern and Western worlds, in what they call "Moroccan roll"...
and discovered and introduced his band The Tea Party
The Tea Party
The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences, dubbed "Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s up until 2005 when the band broke up, The Tea Party released eight albums on EMI Music Canada, selling 1.6 million records...
to the rest of the guys while even later they had the chance to meet and share the stage with Jeff Martin
Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)
Jeffrey Scott Martin is a Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for fronting the rock band The Tea Party. Martin began his career as a solo artist in October 2005, when The Tea Party disbanded....
one of the three cornerstones of that act.
Influences
Thanos' all time favorite vocalist is David GahanDavid Gahan
Dave Gahan is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the baritone lead singer for the British electronic music band Depeche Mode since their debut in 1980. He is also an accomplished solo artist, releasing albums in 2003 and 2007...
while he is enthused from David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
's theatricality and his “Beatlish” approach in songwriting. Other major or minor influences of the band are Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
, Massive Attack
Massive Attack
Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...
, Nirvana
Nirvana
Nirvāṇa ; ) is a central concept in Indian religions. In sramanic thought, it is the state of being free from suffering. In Hindu philosophy, it is the union with the Supreme being through moksha...
, Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
, Ozric Tentacles
Ozric Tentacles
Ozric Tentacles are an instrumental rock band from Somerset, England, whose music can loosely be described as psychedelic or space rock. Formed in 1983, the band has released 28 albums as of 2011, and become a cottage industry selling over a million albums worldwide despite never having major...
, Greek Rebetiko
Rebetiko
Rebetiko, plural rebetika, , occasionally transliterated as Rembetiko, is a term used today to designate originally disparate kinds of urban Greek folk music which have come to be grouped together since the so-called rebetika revival, which started in the 1960s and developed further from the early...
and more...
Members
Current members- Thanos Grigoriou – spoken poetry, a variety of stringed instruments
- Alex Arnaoutoglou – all claviers, windpipes, a variety of stringed instruments
- Marios Papakostas – drums, percussion
Former members
- Chris Gioldasis – Guitar (2004; 2007–2009); keys and bass occasionally
- Dimitris Lytras – Drums, percussion
- Dimitris Athanaselos – drums
Additional live members
- Thanos Kandylas – Cello (since 2010)
- Damianos Harharidis – Bass, Synths
- Vasilis Liapis – Guitar, Piano