Phil Whyman : The Musician

Phil Whyman also has had a passion for music for a long time., with this passion came a remarkable talent...

"I have been a huge fan of Jean-Michel Jarre (Oxygene, Rendezvous, Zoolook…) since the age of about 15, and he is the entire reason I started messing around with synthesizers in the first place.

His music can be exhilarating, complex and even moving (listen to “Souvenir de Chine” from The Concerts in China album, and you’ll see what I’m talking about).

I’ve always pictured myself stood in front of a bank of keyboards and synths on a huge stage whilst the skies above explode in a multitude of colours from the complex pyrotechnics, all dancing in time to the music."

In 1999 Phil composed, performed and produced his 'Within the Matrix' album which earned excellent reviews:

"Within the Matrix' opens with an up tempo electro-melody called 'Prophet', not hugely dissimilar to the works of Garrison or Jarre, whilst holding its own sense of uniqueness at the same time!

The entire album is made up of electro melodies, with styles similar to those of artists Jean Michel Jarre , Michael Garrison, Robert Miles & Gary Numan. The tracks themselves cover a wide range of musical variety, most evidently dance, trance & electro.

The album is full of surprises, and a must have for any electro, trance or dance fan.

The 16 tracks keep an amazingly high quality and the approach varied. With 16 tracks on offer it’s often difficult not to feel an air of deja-vu now and again, but Phil Whymans 'Within the Matrix' album respectably manages to surprise the listener and avoids being too repetitive.

This album is without a doubt an accomplished selection of modern EM pieces. Sequencer fans in the mode of Jarre and Garrison especially will find this hugely appealing.

An unashamedly commercial album full of cracking good tunes and infectious rhythms. Any of the classic UK synthesists come to mind such as Ian Boddy, Mark Shreeve and John Dyson. There is also a hint of Jarre." SMD, 1999

and the following,

"Energetic and melodic, sometimes like Mark Shreeve" EEM, 2000