Phaser was a Washington, D.C. band that wrote, performed and recorded from 1998 to 2005. They released four records including ''Silverscreen Daydream'' (
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
), ''Skydive'' (
2000
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), ''Sway'' (
2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
) and ''Sleeper'' (
2005
File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...
). Their record ''Sway'' was re-released in
2003
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on
Emperor Norton Records
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. Their last EP, ''Sleeper'' was released in 2005. Former Phaser singer, bassist, and keyboardist
Boris Skalsky founded his own band
Dead Heart Bloom in 2005. Dead Heart Bloom has since released three records and a series of EPs. Boris Skalsky has also released two solo records, ''First Songs'' and ''Forever and a Day.'' A classically trained musician, Skalsky has also released music focused on his instrumental work. Phaser guitarist Paul Wood joined
Dead Heart Bloom in 2008. Phaser keyboardist and singer
Mike Reina has started a band with
Jimmy Chamberlin
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of
The Smashing Pumpkins
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named Skysaw. Paul Wood and Boris Skalsky are also members of Skysaw.
Siayko Skalsky guitar, keyboard and vocalist went on to create a new band Gun, which consisted of members of Canyon and Tone. He also worked on TV music projects with Greg Clark of Harmonia Studios and the band Pull, which was the original title track for
Duck Commander
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.
Critical acclaim
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NPR
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named Phaser's release, ''Sway'' in the ''Best CDs of 2003''.
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Rolling Stone
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'' magazine praised the band's release ''Sway'' in a 2003 review.
Discography
Studio albums
* Silverscreen Daydream (1998)
* Sway (2003)
Singles and EPs
* Skydive EP (2000)
* Sleeper EP (2005)
Compilations
* DCide: The 40 (1999) - Contributed ''One Trip Away''
References
Indie rock musical groups from Washington, D.C.
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