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On DARWIN, Simon Phillips shines as a drummer and Produzent


01. December 2020

Bei DARWIN glänzt Simon Phillips als Drummer und Produzent


One is a star, the other a virtually blank sheet. Nevertheless Simon Phillips and DarWin found each other. With "DarWin 2: A Frozen War" they released their second album. An unusual partnership. But what quickly becomes clear during the interview: Here two musicians meet at eye level.

eclipsed: Darwin, very little is known about you. We know that you come from Iceland and name the Beatles and Dream Theater as influences. Why are you making such a secret about your person?

DarWin: Honestly, I don't need that to be known or famous. I prefer to let the music do the talking. Six or seven years ago, I decided to realize my own ideas, and it resulted in a collaboration with Simon, with me being the main writer on this project. That's all you need to know

eclipsed: How did you get together?

DarWin: When I heard back then that Simon was leaving Toto, I wrote him an e-mail ...