Phase? As far as I know, you debuted with a cooperation with Microsoft. What was this cooperation about and what was the result? Microsoft was running this campaign when we were starting off recording as a band and we thought we’d go for it so we secured our name that some acts seemed to covet…
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About the Greek Audience
Q: What about Greek music scene in general. How well are you received by Greek public as a band? It depends on the city, we can either pack places or count the attendants using our fingers. We are known by name in the alternative circles, but Greek audiences have some strange habits and deciding factors…
Phase as the Family of Choice
Q: It seems like your band was created under inconvenient circumstances. Has this contributed in creating a stronger bond between you? If you had to describe your band in one word, would it be more like a group of co-workers or a brotherhood? We are a group of good friends, i.e., the family one chooses….
For Nothing has Changed, Everything’s Changed…
Q: Have you noticed any important changes, which occurred in you within those three years? did they influence the sound of the new album? Well, a lot of things changed. We got more experienced in life and gained a better understanding of ourselves and our surroundings, but then again we’re still the same in many…
In the Beginning there was the Reason…
Q: What was the basic reason for Phase’s Creation? To be having a beautiful time while creating together, to have one more reason to socialise with each other and spend quality time outside bars. To be doing music… This has now become an absolute necessity. Interviewer: George Publication: rockap.gr Period: January 2014
Poetry, Art and the Academic Approach
Q: I was just reading the lyrics to your song, ‘Sowing Scorn’ and I’ve noticed you write traditional poems that some use when it comes to writing in rhyme to help add musical elements to readings. Did you start out as a poet first before a musician? I actually started off writing parodies of songs as…
The Person and the Persona
Q: What’s the difference between the band’s members when on stage and backstage? Backstage after a gig? Definitely sweatier! (laughter) I can’t say that there’s any particular difference. Obviously, there can be a theatrical element on stage but I don’t feel we have any overblown persona that we exhibit on stage or in public and…
on Sharing Within Phase
Q: Do Phase hang out together outside the group’s activities? Of course, we do hang out together! We are foremost friends and then anything else, and we’ve been friends outside the group for years. There wouldn’t be any reason to do all this if things were different. If you wouldn’t be able to share the…
How Phase Moved from Conception to Reality
Q: How did the idea of Phase was born and how did you move forward from that stage to the project’s realisation? The idea of Phase was born from the need for an outlet for musical expression through a journey with good friends as fellow travelers, to explore what on earth is this road we’re…
an Attempt to Analyse “The Tree of Li(f)e”
Q: The idea for the excellent cover of your album is yours and it gives a background for lots of interpretations and meditation. Would you reveal your point of view? I could try, but I really don’t know where to start, as there’s a lot to unpack. A picture is worth a thousand words as…
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