Pulse.ph : MUSIC + CULTURE
September 24th, 2009
Aldus Santos: How has your musical process evolved since Jayson joined? What roles—apart from singing, obviously—does he play in the band now, a couple of years after winning at the televised auditions? For instance, how is he during song arrangement and recording? Mark Escueta: In all “generations” of Rivermaya, arrangement has always been the playground and the happy-war. Arrangement is what turns a song into a Rivermaya song. Ganyan naman sa lahat ng banda, ‘di ba? From day one, Jayson became part the team, in every sense of the word. We all know how to give way, make way or pave the way for each others’ ideas. He sings lead on nine out of ten songs on this album, with Japs singing the last. You’ll definitely see Jays playing more guitar in the live setting. Japs Sergio: He is slowly but surely becoming more comfortable with everything. He is still in the early stages of the learning process in the studio and in the songwriting department, which is good. I mean the guy is twenty yrs old and the vocalist of a band that’s been around for fourteen—fifteen?—years so I guess that’s a shit load of work already trying to adjust to that. Mike Elgar: Yes, he’s part of the arrangement and of course the recording process. He wrote a number of songs which we are saving for the next album.
September 22nd, 2009
KNIVES OUT: MUSIC IN RESTAURANTS AND HOW IT AFFECTS US
Music is tapestry. We all know it. Bad music is like cheap, shoddy wallpaper, or awkward-looking lace curtains. Music is like landscaping, too. Good music is like a pretty-looking garden, a newly-mowed lawn, or a couple of smartly-positioned potted plants. Being subjected to butt-ugly music is like being made to wait in a hospital lobby with walls painted in catastrophic hues. We may unmindfully walk past our neighbor’s unkempt garden, or choose to openly ignore neon-green hospital walls, but music is different: you can’t see it coming. Hailing a cab, for instance, one would have absolutely no hint as to what music, if any, he will be forced to consume. Being bombarded with repugnant music can be comparable to nursing a fresh stab wound—just as being surprised with music one approves of can be like a warm embrace from a loved one. Read more…
September 9th, 2009
PUMA PRESENTS ARCHIVE UNCOVERED
Puma rocks Mag:net Cafe High Street this Friday, September 18, with the performances of Pupil, Taken by Cars, Updharmadown, Drip, Sleepwalk Circus, Camerawalls, and Imago. Don’t miss this awesome act! The mindblowing performances start at 9PM. Read more…
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