PHIL SOUSSAN connects his new music video, ‘The More You Take,’ with the London glam-rock songwriting he grew up hearing in the 1970s. The song is the second single from Cosmo Fighter Part One, due November 13th through BraveWords Records.
Its subject is exploitation in personal and working relationships, with the consequences falling back on those responsible. Explaining that theme, PHIL SOUSSAN said: ‘The message is that those that take advantage of us end up only hurting themselves in the process; I wanted to write a song about an experience to which just about all of us could relate!’
He described the musical starting point as ‘very much inspired in form and songwriting style by the music that I grew up with in London during the glam-rock era of the ’70’s.’ The video is available now.
Cosmo Fighter Part One opens a planned trilogy of EPs under the Cosmo Fighter title, with Parts Two and Three to follow. Digital pre-orders are available on Bandcamp and include an immediate download of the first single, ‘Fading Out.’ That song and its official video are already available.
The announcement describes ‘Fading Out’ as combining a sequencer-style bass line, a guitar riff and a time change in the chorus. Its lyrical message concerns oppressors eventually becoming ‘faded out’ themselves. More broadly, the press material presents Cosmo Fighter as questioning contemporary society and making room for reflection.
The project took shape during a hiatus from touring. PHIL SOUSSAN wrote, recorded and produced the material, and mixed and mastered it at Blue Cat Studios in Las Vegas. He performs all instruments and vocals, with Richie Kotzen contributing the guitar solos on ‘Please Don’t Make Me Wait.’
- Fading Out
- The More You Take
- Fallen From Grace
- Please Don’t Make Me Wait
An EP trailer accompanies the release campaign, and a free Bandcamp listening party is also announced, with an RSVP link supplied.
Currently a member of LAST IN LINE, PHIL SOUSSAN brings more than forty years of work as a bassist, songwriter and producer to the project. British-born, he studied classical violin and composition during his school years in London and recalls performing at a private classical concert for Queen Elizabeth II.
His performing background includes work alongside Ozzy Osbourne, Jimmy Page, Billy Idol, Vince Neil, Johnny Hallyday, Steve Lukather, Edgar Winter and John Waite. His historical songwriting credits include Osbourne’s ‘Shot in the Dark,’ co-writing Neil’s first solo album Exposed and Lukather’s LUKE, and writing and arranging ‘After You’re Gone,’ the opening track on Toto’s Grammy-nominated Mindfields.
Recalling the route to Osbourne’s band, PHIL SOUSSAN explained that membership in Simon Kirke’s band on Swan Song Records, managed by Peter Grant, led to an invitation to play with Page as The Firm was taking shape. An unrelated live television appearance subsequently brought a call from Osbourne inviting him to audition.
‘Shot in the Dark’ was submitted as a late addition to The Ultimate Sin. The supplied biography credits the historical single with a Top-Ten Rock Charts run, six months at number two on the MTV music charts and 150 million Spotify streams; it also identifies The Ultimate Sin as a double-platinum album and recalls worldwide arena performances during that period.
