Q: “A Void” there to avoid… Tell us about the video and the collaboration with artist Afsoon Shahriari.

The biggest affirmation for us is when we have wonderful people like her appreciating our output so much and proposing to collaborate. It’s like being lost on a country road without fuel and suddenly seeing a road sign to where you are going and services nearby. We have all those beautiful creative people who are supporting us. We are happy to say that we don’t have any creepy super fans, but merely peers who enjoy our output and love to check on us from time to time to see how we are doing! People that we can hang out with, and not people we think we are superior to or who we want to be worshipped by. The video’s main themes are alienation, depression, trust issues, personality disorders, identity crisis, and the human condition in general during the dystopic modern society we live in. It’s really a lot of food for thought to offer in just 4 minutes of playing time. Afsoon explained she fell in love with our output and wanted to be a part of it, so she has gotten involved with us from time to time ever since she encountered our material. And so does the incredible Alexis Marcou. It was such a pleasant surprise to know that he was familiar with the band and loved what we were doing before luck brought us together. Having someone whose work you admire, and admiring you back is a real blessing.

‘It’s like Phase’s Yellow Submarine explores the macabre universe of Tim Burton’

Interviewer: Sissy F.
Publication: Burst
Period: April 2014