QUEZON City, Philippines (February 27) – Of course, our personalities influence our music preference. Also, we listen to music that reflects our mood. If you are one for exploring new auditory treats, why not try indie music?
Indie music is a very hard genre to define – which is why it does not get that much of a coverage from FM Radio stations and recording companies that like music that are easily labelled and marketed accordingly.
The Philippine music scene is actually alive with indie music, with many OPM bands and singers to choose from.
You may give a listen to these folks:
Autotelic
“Gising” and “Misteryoso” are hit songs from their album “Papunta Pabalik” (2016) under MCA Music Ent. They started in 2012 under Nemesis Music group. Autotelic is Josh Villena on vocals, Kai Honasan on keyboard and vocals , Neil Tin on guitars,Timothy Vargas on bass, EJ Edralin on synth, and Gep Macadaeg on drums.
Reese Lansangan
This woman is not just about music – she’s also into art, design and fashion. And Reese excels on all of her chosen fields. Her songs are idiosyncratically titled: “Exploration No. 5”, “ Grammar Nazi” and “You Stole My Laptop”. Most of her lyrics portray things that are rather unusual – like good grammar, creepy stalkers, the solar system – you get the idea. Her debut album was released in 2015 entitled “ Arigato, Internet”
CHEATS
With Jim Bacarro, Saab Magalona, Candy Gamos, Ernest Aguila, Mau Torralba, Manny Tanglao, Enzo Hermosa,Jason Caballa as members, the band debuted in 2013. They released a self-titled album in 2015 featuring singles like “Accidents” and “Again, Professor Manny?”.
Ourselves the Elves
An Indie-folk/ rock band composed of Aly Cabral on vocals/guitar, Aki Medina on guitar/vocals, Paula Castillo on bass, and Ponch Salvador on drums. . Their album “Geography Lessons” (2015) features songs like “I Wouldn’t Mind” and “Wounds”.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/autotelicmusic/about/?ref=page_internal
http://reeselansangan.com/music/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/cheatsph/about/?ref=page_internal
https://splintr.com/2015/09/23/album-review-cheats-cheats-2015/
http://ourselvestheelves.tumblr.com/about
(written by Job Catama, edited by Jay Paul Carlos, additional research by Vince Alvin Villarin)
