Artistic Echoes Recently had the pleasure of interviewing Phase

Could you tell us a bit about the story behind Phase how did you get started?

Phase was based on an idea I had back in 2004, when I started gathering sonic and lyrical ideas which evolved into songs that were put on shows and record only 4 years later, when the first fully functional instance of Phase (Mk 2) was put together. Line-up changed for good in 2011 when real old friends joined, rather than people that hung out with me seasonally and made the band their own.

Who influences you, who inspired you to get up on stage and perform?

Ghosts of rock-stars past are a good platform to model our trojan horse to the audience’s consciousness. We are influenced by beautiful conversations, drama, philosophy, and our own genuine way of thinking. It was 80’s metal bands that inspired us to pick up instruments and perform, but we’re keeping on being influenced, and influencing artists we encounter with. We feel it’s a real blessing, we wouldn’t be able to predict that we’d be in such a pleasant position when we were teenagers.

What is the most interesting venue that you have played at?

Every single one has a significance to us, but I’ll say Zodiac in the old city of Damascus can be seen as the most important for obvious reasons. It’s closed down indefinitely, and I don’t even know if the building is still standing these days with the on going war there.

What has been your most memorable moment as a performer so far?

Each and every moment we have felt a genuine connection with the audience is etched upon our memory. It’s really an honour when you feel embraced by people’s appreciation and/or love after some particularly intense sets.

Your videos have quite distinct imagery, who creates them?