Not the first song written by the band Facedown, but definitely the only song ever finished and demoed. Music by Eric Po (that's me) and Elmer Ramos. Lyrics written by N Ryan Declaro, Elmer Ramos, Eric Po (It is I) and Willy Gonzales. I distinctly remember the dumb-ass smiles on their faces as we were writing down the lyrics. We may have feigned mastering obscure poetry and faked our profundity, but hey, this song is about our big FUCK YOU to mainstream music. Listen closely to the whispered NA NA NA NA. That's it, right there.
On this demo, Eric Po (yours truly) took centerstage and became omniscient. I played drums, recorded the two guitar tracks, redid bass (erstwhile recruit Mayjohn Amilano just couldn't hack it during recording), and fucking sang against my will (Neil just spoke, because he can't sing it).
Several days before the demo recording, the band broke up, citing YOU EN MI, PISSPAYT, KAMON, AWTSIDE as the main reason. But of course, if only we can regroup soon, I'd be the first to announce.
Recorded by Don Alanis at his studio on Jacob St., Naga City for 2200 pesos. Not cheap. But, dude, this was recorded on tape. TAPE GODDAMNIT! Recorded on a December 30, not sure if 2001 or 2002.
I just digitized it with a sorry ass Walkman. I tried to boost the bass on Cool Edit (before Adobe bought it and turned it to something lame) but the 6.5 x 14 steel snare sounded like a brass piccolo. Weird.


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