Slapshock
Rock band Slapshock are excited over their recording in the US for an international album.
Band singer and main songwriter Jamir Garcia told Bulletin Entertainment: “Parang nagsisimula kami ulit e.”
Then again, there’s pressure as well. “Oo, siyempe dahil parang somehow we are representing the country din,” segued band bassist Lee Nadela.
But as eager as the group is to embrace the opportunity, not a few fans are grumbling, deeming the group’s upcoming departure a betrayal of sorts.
Made aware of this, Garcia dispelled the notion. “No, hindi naman namin sila tatalikuran,” he insists. “Walang iwanan sa Slapshock.”
“Babalik kami, tuloy pa rin kami,” Nadela chimed in, explaining that “ang loyalty namin ay nasa fans, sa mga matagal ng sumusuporta sa amin.”
The band explained that their US sojourn will last for only a month or two.
Nadela explained: “We will be busy recording and mixing the album then, siguro we would do a tour pero babalik kami agad soon after.”
The band admitted that going international has been a long-time wish. And they are quite thankful for the break made possible by Black Eyed Peas member apl.de.ap, who insisted that the band has what it takes to make it abroad under his label Jeepney Imprint.
“Sino ba naman ang hindi nangarap na magkaroon ng chance to break abroad ‘di ba? Every band dreams of going international. Kasama kami doon,” Nadela said.
Garcia insisted that the “challenge” is more than timely saying, “After 16 years as a band, we sure paid our dues.”
“Hinog na kami kumbaga,” Nadela added.
Working with apl.de.ap. is a dream, said Garcia.
“The biggest thing that he brings to the table is his connections,” he intimated noting how, for one, the “Bebot” singer was able to tap Damien Lewis, who earned a Grammy nomination for Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” as engineer for their upcoming recording sessions.
“And he had us booked in the historic Paramount Studios, where artists as diverse as JImi Hendrix and Linkin Park had recorded before,” Garcia gushed.
There’s more.
“Apl made it possible for us to collaborate with one of our childhood heroes for the album,” Garcia shared, noting however, “hindi pa namin puwede sabihin kung sino pero ang masasabi ko lang very exciting ito kasi they are one of the reasons we got into music.”
Asked for a hint on how the yet to be titled album would sound, Nadela said, “Mabigat pa rin siyempre. Matutuwa dito lalo na ‘yung mga old school, ‘yung nakikinig sa amin nung panahon pa ng ‘Agent Orange.’”
Garcia added, “We will explore new things, may mga added element sa tunog pero, like Lee said, mabigat pa din over all. We never compromised in our career and we definitely won’t compromise our sound now.”
If anything, it will all be very Pinoy lyric-wise, said Garcia.
“Siyempre Filipino kami eh, and we will be representing the country abroad. We will definitely be highlighting our culture through our sound and lyrics.”
US-bound Slapshock to Pinoy fans: This is not goodbye
Source: Mb.com.ph (October 16, 2013 at 02:54PM)
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