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Phil and the Osophers (or just Philosophers for short) is the musical moniker of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Philip Radiotes. The project has released work ranging from deeply personal, Dylan-esque bedroom folk to rhythmic, Talking Heads inspired, garage-influenced indie rock. As one would expect from such a band name, philosophical ideas are the lyrical focus. Radiotes’ lyrics encompass revelatory, visionary, and transformative themes, built upon a foundation of novel musical ideas.

Originally from San Francisco, Phil (and original bandmates Kevin Estrada and Gus Iversen) contacted a lady on Craigslist who needed her Volvo station wagon driven across the country. Fresh off a blown head gasket, with no A/C and 200,000+ miles into its life, the Volvo looked perfect for adventure. The three hopped in, and spurred that old wagon across this great country, eventually settled in New York City to pursue their artistic endeavors. Phil eventually taught his two pals how to play music in the hopes of broadening his live sound. Together, the band naturally discovered a sound all their own, combining California’s sunshine-laden surf-rock with just a touch of New York swag.

Live, the band now features Ben Uniacke on guitar, Jihee Jane on keyboard and violin, Steve Remp on drums, James Denatale on bass, with Phil on guitar and vocals. The band has shared the stage with the likes of Passion Pit, Art Brut, Miike Snow, Les Savy Fav, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Dodos and many more. View Music And Lyrics.

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Phil and the Osophers is the musical moniker of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Philip Radiotes. Originally from San Francisco, Phil (and original bandmates Kevin Estrada and Gus Iversen) contacted a lady on Craigslist who needed her Volvo station wagon driven across the country. Fresh off a blown head gasket, with no A/C and 200,000+ miles into its life, the Volvo looked perfect for adventure. The three hopped in, and spurred that old wagon across this great country, eventually settled in Brooklyn to pursue their artistic endeavors.

Originally performing solo, Phil taught his two friends/traveling companions/housemates how to play music in the hopes of broadening his live sound. Piece by second-hand piece, Estrada quickly developed a unique drumming style. It wasn’t long before Iversen formed a unique, punk-inflected understanding of the bass. Together, the band naturally discovered a sound all their own, combining California’s sunshine-laden surf-rock with the force and swagger of New York City.

Phil and the Osophers have released work ranging from deeply personal, Dylan-esque bedroom folk to rhythmic, African-inspired, garage-influenced indie rock with Talking Heads quirk. As one would expect from such a band name, philosophical ideas are the lyrical focus. Radiotes’ powerful lyrics encompass revelatory, visionary, and transformative themes, built upon a foundation of novel musical ideas.

Live, the band now features Ben Uniacke on bass, Jihee Jane on keyboard and violin, with Phil on guitar and Kevin on drums. Phil and the Osophers have shared the stage with the likes of Passion Pit, Art Brut, Miike Snow, Les Savy Fav, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Dodos and many more. View Music And Lyrics.

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Check out our satellite Grateful Dead project! In addition to our originals, we are now also touring as Near Dead Experience. NDE brings a fresh and dynamic energy to the Grateful Dead catalog. Guitarist Ben Uniacke, singer / guitarist Phil Radiotes and drummer Steve Remp met online, discussing the Dead on the band’s Reddit page. Realizing they were all NYC locals, they started playing together and fusing their musical talents through the Grateful Dead canon. Also on the bus are Osophers bassist (and mega Deadhead) James Denatale and singer / keyboardist / violinist Jane Choi, plus keyboardist / saxophonist Ben Pinnola and vocalist Coco Salaza to round out the sound. They began recording covers for Dead Covers Project, which landed them on the front page of Dead.net and got them a rare follow from the official Grateful Dead instagram.

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Doux Si Doux

We’ve recorded a five song EP in French and are released it as Doux Si Doux (pronounced dough-si-dough… like the dance and the girl scout cookies). We’ve teamed up with Julie Bernouis, a doyenne of indie music who, though she’s made music in English, has never recorded in her native French language. It began when I got a licensing request for French song. I have always wanted to record music in other languages! So I asked Julie if she wanted to collaborate, and then wrote the music for a song, mumbling a melody into Google Translate on the French setting until a word or two popped up. Then I had something to build lyrics off, drafted a song idea in English and we worked them back and forth into French. Once that song (Je Navigue) was done, I wanted to make some more – so we did the same basic process four more times, et voila!

Je Navigue will be featured in the upcoming film “Stowaway.”

The EP is out now, stream it on Spotify! View lyrics and more info here.

Stay tuned for new Phil and the Osophers music (in English) soon!

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