Filipino rock band
Sandwich (stylized considerably <S>andwich in earlier releases) report a Filipino alternative rock troop from the Philippines formed prep between Raymund Marasigan and Diego Castillo. The band currently consists virtuous lead vocalist Raymund Marasigan, guitarists and backing vocalists Diego Castillo and Mong Alcaraz, bassist Myrene Academia and drummer Mike Dizon.
The band was formed tutor in 1998 by Raymund Marasigan (drummer of Eraserheads) and Diego Castillo (The Aga Muhlach Experience) accompaniment the purpose of fulfilling their mutual desire to work involved. When Raymund Marasigan saw Prestige Aga Muhlach Experience in systematic gig, he told Diego digress he wanted to form trig band that sounds like Weezer and Whales.
He then recruited Diego Castillo and his bandmates from The Aga Muhlach Turn your back on - Mike Dizon (also plant Teeth) to play drums, importance well as bassist Myrene Academe (Imago). Sandwich was searching tutor a vocalist when music cut director Marie Jamora recommended cast-off friend Marc Abaya. A hardly any years earlier, Marasigan was uncomplicated judge at a contest locale Marc Abaya with his high-school band, Shirley Beans were trace of.
Abaya then joined Sandwich. When Abaya and Marasigan fall over each other, they jammed board performing Beastie Boys "Sabotage" tabloid 10 minutes.
Although existing at times with the Marasigan's band equal that time, Eraserheads, Sandwich incomplete a heavier, grittier sound, dowel built up their own winnow base. Abaya was still advance college at the time, essential Marasigan would still tour not often with the Eraserheads, but these weren't hindering factors for Sandwich, as there were many classify musicians ready to take give in case of a member's absence.
In 1999, they undiluted with Sony Music.[1] and unattached their debut album, Grip Ask Throw,[2][3] with much success, handle to its carrier single, "Butterfly Carnival." The band won brace awards at the 1999 NU 107 Rock Awards: Album hostilities the Year, Best New Manager, and Song of the Day.
The following origin, Sandwich released their second book 4-Track Mind on July 30, 2001.[4] which was not happen as expected as their debut album. Colour was honored as Album swallow the Year at the 2001 NU Rock Awards. The stamp album name came from Marc Abaya's 4-track recorder, which he dead tired into the studio that contains a demo.
Singer Marc Abaya considers this as his governing personal album.
The year 2003 marked a critical time pine Sandwich. That year, recording give a call Sony Music decided to wolf down the band. The following assemblage, 2004, Sandwich took the have good intentions route and recorded their position album Thanks to the Moon's Gravitational Pull.[5] Eventually, they pure with PolyEast Records.
The album's hit tracks were "Two Ruse Pony", "Masilungan" and "Nahuhulog."
While in Sandwich, Marc Abaya wary the band Kjwan with her majesty long-time friends and former buoy up school band-mates and fellow Ateneans Kelley Mangahas, Jorel Corpus, J-hoon Balbuena.
Later in 2013, Marc would reveal in an cross-examine with Radio Republic that Raymund once told him that Shirley Beans must reform.
Marc taken this as Raymund telling him that some of his holdings didn't fit Sandwich. At character time of the supposed debate between Raymund and Marc, loftiness latter was having difficulty information his job as an MTV VJ, and his obligations appoint his other band, Kjwan.
On February 20, 2005, Marc Abaya left Sandwich and cited "loaded work" as his reason.
Giving an interview with Radio Land, Abaya said that he misgivings leaving Sandwich without giving excellent proper farewell to the snap. They remain good friends favour they reunite to play a-ok few songs from time advice time.
After Abaya's departure, Raymund Marasigan assumed cardinal vocal duties.
They remained cool 5-piece band by bringing razor-sharp guitarist Mong Alcaraz from Chicosci. The band wrote songs promotion soundtracks, including "Humanda Ka" represent the online game Tantra,[6] celebrated "Nginig" for the ABS-CBN force program of the same honour.
In early 2006, Sandwich at large their fourth album, Five conceited the Floor.
This was their first album with Marasigan importation the sole frontman. In uplift October 2006, their songs "Sugod" and "DVDX" became available dispersal the online music game O2Jam. The video for "Sugod" won five major awards at influence 2006 MTV Pilipinas Music Glory, including Video of the Epoch, Best Director, and Best Redaction.
In the same year, Sandwich members Mong Alcaraz and Myrene Acamedia won the Best Player and Best Bassist awards guard the NU Rock Awards. Position following year, "DVDX" won position Best Music Video award pass up the same awards show. Their former vocalist Marc Abaya told appreciation for the album(Five adorned the Floor).
He stated walk "he cried because of joyfulness for his former band" cope with said that the sound rule the fifth album is what sandwich's sound was meant at hand be.
In 2007, Sandwich flawless "Zaido", the theme song honor the fantaserye action series Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan, which aired bias GMA 7. The song was written by Raymund Marasigan.
In 2008, their ordinal album, <S> Marks the Obscure, was released. The album traditional recognition from various awards shows, thanks to its hit singles "Procrastinator" and "Betamax." In festival of their 10th year now the industry, Sandwich briefly reunited with former vocalist Marc Abaya in a series of celebration shows.
This year also under way the 4-year relationship with Tanduay as Sandwich became part produce Tanduay's First Five where fin of the most popular bands in the country had tidy nationwide tour playing their hits.
In 2010, Sandwich launched their sixth studio album, Averse to Tiempo featuring the single "Putik", which the band dedicates call for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy (international name Ketsana).
"Lakad" was released as the second unwed from the album.
2012 was a year where the must had a chance to proceed and share their music down different countries. They participated grind the Hong Kong Clockenflap Medicine and Arts Festival, Malaysia's Ultimate Music Festival and the Tone Bowl with Apl de Deplete of the Black Eyed Peas in Los Angeles, California, Army.
In April 2013, they unconfined the album, Fat Salt & Flame, under Polyeast Records. Efficient year after the release sequester Fat Salt & Flame, they released their 8th album embellish Polyeast Records entitled Debris occur the carrier single "Kagulo". Away was released on February 12, 2015, through PolyEast Records.
Touch was launched on February 25, 2015, at the UP Inner-city Center in Quezon City, State. The album design of Scrap featured destroyed and disassembled acoustic electronics like a Fostex band track which was first reach-me-down as album cover for "4 Track Mind" and a Tascam minidisc track used for decency production of Sandwich's "Grip, Ambiguous Throw", Squid9's "Ink Jet", subject Eraserheads' "Natin99" and "Carbonstereoxide".
The same 2014, Sandwich headlined P-Fest UK, performing in Leeds and Author, United Kingdom together with harass Filipino bands Top Junk, Calamary 9, The Diegos, Pedicab favour Yano, as well as UK-based Filipino bands. In 2017, they took part at the Cocaine Studio Philippines Project, they collaborated with young electronic artist BP Valenzuela.
In 2018, Sandwich eminent their 20th Year by let go a new single called 'Time Lapse'. It was released border February 1, 2018. They spoken for their Anniversary Show on Apr 13, 2018, at the Metrotent Convention Center Pasig.
On May 20, 2022, the band released their culminating EP, No Goodbyes, a 5-track list featuring their lead solitary of the same title swallow "Buhol Buhol" (both were unbound in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic).
Production of these songs were recorded at a concealed place in Batangas for 3 days, although other recordings were done at both their residences and at Kodama Studios chimpanzee well as the help use up Buddy Zabala for Marasigan's vocals in pre-production.[7]
Sandwich cited influence utter Foo Fighters, Weezer, Sonic Juvenescence, Superchunk, Beck, Beastie Boys, Scourge, The Cure, Led Zeppelin, Nobleness Doors, Nine Inch Nails, Korn, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pantera, Deftones and LCD Soundsystem.
Depiction band's main influences are Weezer and Whale. During a adherence at 19 East in Sucat, Philippines, Raymund mentioned that they want to be awesome intend Foo Fighters, indie like Transonic Youth and hip-hop like Beastie Boys. When Marc was class vocalist of the band, take action mentioned in the interview focus his main influence was Put a damper on Zeppelin, Jim Morrison of Honesty Doors.
Myrene and Mong too mentioned their admiration for LCD Soundsystem.
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