Performed at the Manchester Jazz Festival for BBC Introducing on radio3. 

Vocals - Ray Jones
Guitar - Tal Janes
Drums - Marco Quarantotto
Electric Tuba - Christopher Barrett

I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.

When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire a-flame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And someone called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.

Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.
W.B Yeats

Music Composed by Christopher Barrett 

Recording taken from the BBC programme “Jazz on 3”. “Jazz on 3” is a Somethin’ Else Production for BBC Radio 3
Directions In Music: Christopher Barrett 
Producer: Christopher Barrett and Chris Elcombe 
Engineer: Paul Nickson
Produced by Somethin’ Else and Christopher Barrett

Live at the BBC, "Song of the Wandering Aengus"

Phaze Theory performs Christopher Barrett's composition 'The Angel' based on the poem by William Blake. This track is from Phaze Theory's debut album available here at phazetheory.com.

I dreamt a dream! What can it mean?
And that I was a maiden Queen
Guarded by an Angel mild:
Witless woe was ne'er beguiled!

And I wept both night and day,
And he wiped my tears away;
And I wept both day and night,
And hid from him my heart's delight.

So he took his wings, and fled;
Then the morn blushed rosy red.
I dried my tears, and armed my fears
With ten-thousand shields and spears.

Soon my Angel came again;
I was armed, he came in vain;
For the time of youth was fled,
And grey hairs were on my head. 

Acantha Lang – Vocals 
Tal Janes – Electric Guitar
Marco Quarantotto – Drums
Barnaby Taylor – Backing Vocals 
Christopher Barrett – Electric Tuba

Mixing engineer – Oliver Taylor
Live Engineer – Oliver Thomas

Artwork - Chris Janzen

This track was recorded at Nest Studios in South London in 2015.

All tracks are live or recorded in one take. Our thanks to Oliver Taylor at Studio A, Wirral, for his masterful mixing. 

Produced by Christopher Barrett and the Phaze Theory Collective

The Angel

A Dialogue of Self and Soul 
Lyrics by W.B. Yeats 

First Section entitled 'Explorations' by 
Tal Janes

Song By 
Christopher Barrett 

Painting - Improvisation
by Chris Janzen 


Irini Arabatzi - Vocals
Tal Janes - Guitar 
Marco Quarantotto - Drums
Christopher Barrett - Tuba 

Produced by Christopher Barrett and the PTC Record Label



Audio Mixing Engineer 
and Video Production
- Christopher Barrett


 Live sound captured by Viktor Volaric-Horvat (Undular Production)

Live Video Captured by David Harvey 

Our thanks to Balabam for their support.

Thanks also to the following people:

For their thoughts on the mix

- Sasha Koushk-Jalali
- Joe Foster 
- David Clewlow
- Charles Barrett 
- Nick Sholl 
- Will Roberts 


For his advice on all things Blake - Jason Whittaker, Head of the School of English and Journalism at University of Lincoln.

The Blake Society, whose events we regularly attended whilst conducting research for this project.

Neil Mann for the material published online through yeatsvision.com

And to the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, for the Blake images.





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A PTC Record Label Production 2019

phazetheory.com

Phaze Theory Live at Balabam

A Dialogue of Self and Soul

A Dialogue Of Self And Soul, Live at Balabam

Lyrics by William Blake 

Song By 
Christopher Barrett 

Painting - 
Improvisation 
by Chris Janzen


Irini Arabatzi - Vocals
Tal Janes - Guitar 
Marco Quarantotto - Drums
Christopher Barrett - Tuba 

Produced by Christopher Barrett and the PTC Record Label



Audio Mixing Engineer 
and Video Production
- Christopher Barrett


 Live sound captured by Viktor Volaric-Horvat (Undular Production)

Live Video Captured by David Harvey 

Our thanks to Balabam for their support.

Thanks also to the following people:

For their thoughts on the mix

- Sasha Koushk-Jalali
- Joe Foster 
- David Clewlow
- Charles Barrett 
- Nick Sholl 
- Will Roberts 


For his advice on all things Blake - Jason Whittaker, Head of the School of English and Journalism at University of Lincoln.

The Blake Society, whose events we regularly attended whilst conducting research for this project.

Neil Mann for the material published online through yeatsvision.com

And to the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, for the Blake images.





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A PTC Record Label Production 2019

phazetheory.com

How Sweet I Roam'd From Field To Field, Live at Balabam

Phaze Theory is a London based art-rock band focused exploring the occult traditions of Britain through the poetry of Yeats and Blake particularly.  Founded in 2014 by tuba player Christopher Barrett, guitarist Tal Janes, and drummer Marco Quarantotto, all professional freelance musicians and graduates of London or Austria’s leading conservatoires; the ensemble has performed at venues worldwide including the Spice of Life, The Finsbury, Bird's Nest, The London Jazz Festival, Servant Jazz Quarters, Silver Bullet; Band on the Wall for BBC Radio 3 as part of the Manchester Jazz Festival and toured the West Coast of the United States in 2016.

Their members have toured almost every country in the world playing with ensembles as diverse as the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sons of Kemet, Maria Chiara Argirò group, and David Gray as well as performing at Secret Garden Party's Main Stage, The Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall New York, The Berlin Philharmonie, Pizza Express London, A Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw and many other distinguished festivals and venues.

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