Retrophaze

RETROPHAZE One Critic wrote, "These guys would probably appeal to 40 something New Wavers, turned Network Engineers" . . . the critic was trying to be a smartass - it back fired. What he turned out to be, was correct - Welcome to Digital Folkore.Jim Callahan (aka Solitiare) and Paul Demme began recording together in 2002. The result has been a number of songs, recordings and music videos, spanning a wide range of styles, from Wave and Alternative to Techno. Highlights of their collaboration include: Airplay on UK’s "Pulse unsigned" Satellite Radio, College Radio and the internet's "Radio Indy". The debut effort RETROPHAZE: Digital Folklore, released on the independent SolitaireMusic.Net label, was met with positive reviews. The Music Monthly 2004/2005 Readers Poll voted Retrophaze 1 for Best Regional Video and Best Regional Album. The duo also produced a theme song and were featured on Time Warner/Comcast Cable’s TV show "Rappin’ With Rockstars" (a syndicated music program which has featured artists including Billy Idol, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, Vanilla Ice, Jimmie’s Chicken Shack, Aaron Lewis of Stained, Third Eye Blind and Bowling for Soup - just to name a few). Retrophaze have also had videos featured on Millenium cable's "Positive Rock".The band released a DVD video remix featuring the song "Welcome to the New Millenium" in 2007. In late 2007 early 2008 Jim's ealier work (as Solitaire) was featured on the compilation vinly LP "Echoes From Our Past" released by ANNA LOGUE RECORDS in Germany (See http://www.myspace.com/echoesfromourpast).Jim and Paul are busy recording their next CD. The band has a number of songs in the works. Paul Demme was quoted in a recent interview as saying, "I think fans of minimalist Techno and Synth Pop will be very pleased with our new project. Our first album Digital Folklore was very conceptual; we experimented with a number of styles and genres. Without giving too much away all I can tell you, is we have a catch phrase that we’ve been using quite a lot in the studio – for those about to oscillate – we salute you."