July 2009
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LIST: 2009 Mid-Year Round-Up, Part 2
Most awaited Filipino releases for the second half of the year. As usual, this is completely and entirely personal!
» The full length album by Us-2 Evil-0. Still no working title, as of yet. It ought to be released after singer Mich Dulce gets back from an extended stay in Europe, for her “day job” as fashion designer.
» Tubby Trousers’ Strangers With Candy compilation. I nearly...
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LINK: Zigazig-ah!
Do you have a well-established fondness for personalized mixes? If so, you’ll most likely be interested in joining the Zigazig-ah! mix challenge. “Say what now?!” I’ll leave it up to gals in charge to explain:
Because not all of us are blessed with a plucky Austrian fraulein to remind us that music is sublime & is best enjoyed with friends, we at zigazig-ah! aim to...
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REVIEW: The Camerawalls : Pocket Guide to the...
The Camerawalls Pocket Guide to the Otherworld
Lilystars Records originally released July 2008; reissued May 2009 w/ new sleeve design
The Camerawalls’ first album is arguably a break-up record – just not in the usual romantic sense. It’s more like a kiss-off to the career of Orange and Lemons (OnL), whose less-than-friendly split in 2007 lead directly to the forming of this...
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LIST: 2009 Mid-Year Round-Up, Part 1
A brief and totally subjective recap of notable Filipino albums for the first half of the year. Most of these releases are sold at The Junkie Shop (Cubao X), Route 196 (Katipunan Ext.), or Fully Booked (Bonifacio High Street).
Zach Lucero (a/k/a Action Pact) - Fall Crash Infect Easily my favorite local release of the year, to date. Catchy, straightforward power pop, with a generous amount of...
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