...is what I yell whenever I get a hold of unused cards, and it's all because of this baby right here
Thank you, Cine! :) Thanks for the photos, too. I'm glad you know I can't do photography. Mehehe.
You're the best [insert word to describe what you are to me] ever.
So apart from the album (which will hopefully be done around May or something), I've been lucky enough to collaborate with other musicians and form new bands. It's time that I step out of my comfort zone (a.k.a. beside or hiding behind my sister), explore the rest of the world and take on musical endeavors alongside other musicians.
So far, I have two new bands...
YOUR FACE
Your Face was conceptualized when Vince (full-time drummer of Vinnie and the Hello Kitties, part-time lesbian wannabe) and I drank too much coffee. We thought it'd be cool to have a band called Your Face and hear people talk about us.
"Your Face sucks"
"Your Face could've done better"
"I love Your Face"
"Your Face makes me cry"
"I want to see Your Face tonight"
"Is Your Face DTF (down to funk)?"
"What can Your Face do?"
"Your Face lights up my day"
etc.
That's... that's basically how we came to be. Because we were high on caffeine. #TrueStory
HOUSE OF HAMSTERS
Reese (1/2 of Reese & Vica; ) and I have been meaning to start something together for the longest time now. When we finally got around to it, we sat our bums down and agreed that we would make the most out of our ukuleles (in other words, we can't wield our other axes during gigs). And then we decided to name ourselves "House of Hamsters" because, well, it was the name we liked the most when we consulted this one band name generator online. This band serves as the outlet for all the songs we can't sing with our other bands.
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Apart from doing covers, both Your Face and House of Hamsters will be working on writing original material... In the future. Not necessarily in the near future because we don't exactly know what the future has in store for us. So for now, we'll be focusing on finding our sound. And we plan on doing so by covering a buttload of songs.
I'm really glad I got to collaborate with other musicians. After almost 3 years of being exposed to the music scene here in Manila, it finally happened. And I'll be sure not to limit myself to these bands. If an opportunity comes up, I'll do my best to take it and conquer it. God knows I've had enough of wasted opportunities, fearing the unknown, not trying hard enough, and giving up faster than I can scarf down chocolate. Have you ever seen a vacuum cleaner suck up cookie crumbs from the carpet? Imagine a monster vacuum cleaner gobbling up, not only the crumbs, but the entire carpet and flooring as well. Imagine all of that happening as soon as you switch it on. Yep, that's equivalent to how quickly I give up and the intensity of my discouragement when I do.
This year will be full of musical badassery. I'll be sure of it.
SO THESE ARE THE THREE SONGS FROM THE ALBUM THAT I'VE RELEASED HERE ON ZE WONDERFUL WORLD WIDE WEB. YOU WON'T BE HEARING THE REST OF THE SONGS UNTIL THE ALBUM COMES OUT.
Excuse me while I express my gratitude for the existence of this man right here
Carlos Castaño a.k.a. Keyeh Kehrlehs
He bugged me about recording with him. He bugged me a lot until I finally gave in. I don't know if he used the whole "help me with a song" thing to lure me into his studio, but I'm glad he did it.
He just had his 3rd album launch last night! And it was livestreamed on Youtube aaand captured and uploaded for those who weren't able to watch it/for those who want to watch it again. Here it is:
