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FALLEN, Drip's 2nd music video, launches on 7th June@Vintage Pop, Cubao-X (Fri, 23 May.)
Drip launches its 2nd music video, FALLEN, an animation-festival-bound creation by Juan Alcazaren on June 7, 2008, 8pm at Vintage Pop, Cubao-X, Araneta Centre, Cubao, Quezon City
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How is your new album (targe release, Sept. 2007) going to be different from your last one?
BENG: This is a more confident merging of sounds based on each member's musical background. If before it was somehow feeling each other, this time it's more sure and solidly grounded
Does your new album already have a name?
BENG: None yet, but we're open to suggestion from the fans! (leave a PM at dripmanila.multiply.com or www.myspace.com/dripmanila)
How would you describe some of the songs on your new album, IDENTITY THEFT?
BENG: fallen: a hard-pumping sound that subtly creeps in your system. it is about claiming victory even before the fight has begun.
kindergarten romance: is somewhat romantic and innocent. it talks of love in the purest sense, willing to endure pain and mistakes for the beloved.
run to follow: is a woman's desperate search for her man who has
lost all interest in favor of another woman.
in between remix: is a laid back sound that you can listen to as
you lounge around and think of nonchalant thoughts
www.pulse.ph: For those who are unaware or may have only heard about the group, can you describe your music?
Ian Morse: We just really call it electronic music. Electronic music in itself is an umbrella term; sobrang daming pinaghugutan nun. Under electronic music, there’s house, techno, etc. All our songs, kapag hinimay-himay mo, maririnig mo yung little bits and pieces of influences from other genres. It’s electronic music - yung production namin, how we play it. During our gigs, (may) dalawang laptop, turntables, yung vocalist, and synthesizer. We don’t call it strictly rock or hip-hop. Although hip-hop also shares that medium.
Caliph8: Pero yung tunog kasi namin, hindi lang hip-hop eh - it’s a dash of hip-hop with something else na nagsama-sama, so parang yung electronic ang pinaka-term for being eclectic, for being diverse.
www.pulse.ph: How was the reaction of your audiences been so far?
Ian Morse: I think okay naman. It’s commercially viable but it’s not that accepted by the mainstream (yet). But for us it’s okay na rin. Kasi parang we enjoy na rin na walang pressure mag-perform araw-araw sa paiba-ibang venue.
www.pulse.ph : So is it safe to say that your band is unique in more ways than one?
Ian Morse: Unique for now; siguro for the mean time. Although we champion the electronic music and we’re one of the people at the forefront of it (the electronic music), it’ll only be unique for the mean time because it’s gonna catch up din. There are other bands that are doing the same. That’s good for the music. Baby pa kasi – (still) at its infancy stage. Believe it or not, it’s been here since early 90’s. Underground lang talaga. Kami lang ang medyo sumilip above the carpet eh.
www.pulse.ph: And it’s fine with you not to go mainstream?
Caliph8: I think we’re doing this naman, not for money or fame. Gusto lang talaga namin yung ginagawa namin. Pero at the same time, we have a manager who helps us in our exposure. But we’re not stuck to the idea that we have to market (the band or the music to everyone). We don’t have to go out of our way just to be famous or to be in the mainstream. If it will come, then it will come. But as of now, nag-eenjoy lang kami.
Ian Morse: We actually have the idea that we don’t have to push it (our music) to the people. Personally, I like it when we play in places like saGuijo because there, we get exposed to people who may not understand what we’re doing but are there because they know they will get something different (from us) and they end up appreciating it. Mas okay sa akin yung process na yun eh kasi at least, kung hindi niyo kami kilala at nagustuhan mo (yung narinig mo), alam kong gusto mo talaga at di kita/ka namin pinilit.
www.pulse.ph : Any long term goals for the group?
Ian Morse: Honestly hindi kami conscious (about the goals).
Caliph8: Mas concerned kami dun sa longevity nung ginagawa namin. Parang di kami concerned like, “Ah dapat next year meron na tayong tour,” or “Dapat malaki na tayo.” It’s not our thing. (Ang iniisip namin), for the next 20 years, yung makitang ganun pa rin kami ka-passionate sa ginagawa namin; gawa lang kami nang gawa and be creative with it.
www.pulse.ph: Now let’s get to the album. Can you tell us more about Identity Theft? How is it compared to your debut CD?
Ian Morse: Totally different from what we hear on the radio now. And Identity Theft is our first real output as the four of us, and I think lalabas at lalabas yun pag pinagtabi mo yung dalawang album; ang laki ng difference. Even for us as a band, rinig na rinig naming lahat (yung pagkakaiba) because Identity Theft was completed with all our efforts and ideas put together. People who listen to our music can expect a more matured and tighter sound. There are 12 tracks in the album, all originals, and were written by Beng, while the music of each song was a collaboration of everyone.
www.pulse.ph: Any controlling theme or general feel?
Ian Morse: Wala naman. We have diverse tracks here in the album.
www.pulse.ph: Who did you work with on this album?
Caliph8: Armi Millare of UpDharmadown did additional vocals for one track entitled Bloodletting. Junji Lerma of Radioactive Sago Project and Wahijuara did guitars for the song Faultless. Sach Castillo of Sound did guitars, too, for the single Morning After.
www.pulse.ph: Could you give us a description or an idea about the songs in the album?
Ian Morse & Caliph8: 1) Fallen. This is the first song in the album. Mabigat ang bagsak nito. Medyo angst-filled siya.
2) In Between (Remix). This is an original song, and it’s actually part of our first album. After naming i-promote yun, gumawa kami ng alternate versions. Since parang naging bagong kanta na siya and it garnered a life of its own, we decided to include it in our new release.
3) Morning After. It’s the carrier single, and isa sa mga ginawan namin ng music video. Although it’s a drum-and-bass track, light yung melody and pace of the song. It’s a love song, but if you go deeper into the lyrics, somewhere in it (malalaman mong) may ipinaglalaban siya. That’s why yung interpretation din ng music video, may Taekwondo team dun.
4) Bloodletting. This is where we guested Armi. Kapag (pine-perform namin ng live), Beng jokes na emo daw ‘to. Very emotional kasi talaga yung dating ng kanta. I would say na it’s one of the songs that really stands out in the album kasi yung landscape niya, iba talaga.
5) Kindergarden Romance. It has an old-school, hip-hop feel to it – groovy and sensual, too.
6) Run To Follow. It’s quite dark, but melody-wise, there’s hope in it. Umaangat yung kanta when the chorus comes in.
7) Swanker. This is the first song that we wrote after the first album. Ito ang most played sa gig circuit. Medyo mabigat din, since it’s on the rock side.
8) Faultless. A trip-hop song, with guitar work from Junji.
9) Blind. Medyo contrasting ‘to kasi steady lang yung verse, pero pagdating nung chorus, sobrang bigat. It maintains a particular groove, though, na medyo hip-hop. As with most of our songs in the album, it’s either pang-head nod siya or drum and bass. Pag lumalabas yung influences namin nina Caliph na hip-hop and trip-hop, pang-head nod lang siya.
10) Listening. This is actually Caliph8’s least favorite song. Ang tawag namin dyan pag naggi-gig kami, “Kape.” Para raw kasing gusto niya munang mag-kape pag tutugtugin namin eh.
11) Identity Theft. This is one of my personal favorites. Here in the second album, dito ako naging conscious about putting out drum-and-bass songs.
12) Turning Grey. It’s an original song primarily made for World Wildlife Fund’s compilation album. Dun siya unang lumabas, pero here, we kinda tweaked it, tapos in-adjust namin. This track is also reminiscent of the group Cinematic Orchestra. Sila yung inspiration for the music of the song.
Bio
It’s the classic trip hop set-up: three quiet guys in the background to tweak knobs and play instruments, with a hot female vocalist to enthrall the audience with her voice. But Drip goes beyond mere trip-hop band cliches: they are meta-glamorous, a little dark, and seductively experimental. “Capable of giving you simulated bliss,” wrote the Manila Times about the quartet. With an EP independently released in August of 2003 and constant live performances, Drip’s cult status grew with Manila’s musical cognoscenti. Drip’s full-length album called “Far Side of the World” is out now as Terno Recording’s third release. DRIP is: Beng Alcazaren y Calma on Vocals, Malek Lopez on live keyboards, sound design & programming, Caliph8 on Turntables & FX and Ian "Morse" Magbanua on beats, samples & programming
