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Track 03
It'll Be Alright EP (2013)

Produced by Ean Aguila and Ourselves the Elves
Lyrics and melody by Alyana Cabral
Ean Aguila on bass

Outer Speys

Track 04
It'll Be Alright EP (2013)

Produced by Ean Aguila and Ourselves the Elves
Lyrics and melody by Alyana Cabral
Christelle Delvo on bass and back-up vocals

I Wouldn't Mind

Roll Martinez - vocals, guitars, keys, programming
Kaka Quisumbing - percussion
Katherine Sheehan - vocals

Recorded at East 1st Studios - Circa 2011

Sea Of Trees

lyrics:
'di na maitatanggi
na masakit in whole repeat
tumitig sa larawan mo
at mag-isip ng kung ano-ano
na pwede magkatotoo
kung 'di lang ako ganito

alam ko nang
wala ka na
but i insist 
na pwede pa
mabulag sa 
sinabi mo
na you regret
lahat ng 'to
at naisip mo na rin
ang tayo kung naging

ang tayo kung naging

will i still love you in the spring?
cause my heart's got lots to give
or will you let it wilt away?
color my world, then leave it grey

will your picture stop my heart again
so bad i light a cigarette
then i summon my ancestors
who shame me for how down bad i am

will you be aching for my presence
the way you crane your neck for a kiss
from the summer sun to your skin

sorry for all this talk of seasons
i just fear for a future where you wont be familiar with my name

will you still like me in the spring?
does your heart have room to spare?
if/when you thirst for tenderness
know that my spring's for you to rest in
dive in

will you feel so unreal to me
i reach out for your hand
when you hold it back
feels like i'm finally running my fingers thru some grass

and it won't feel like the first time
ever again, but i'm fine with that
just as long as you want me for the next

cause you can bet that i'll still want you
but if my spring of love's a bit too big
for you to swim in

you can tell me, like we practiced
better to quit while we're ahead

but if i still love you in the spring
when my heart's got more to give
please don't let it wilt away
please don't let it wilt away

lovespring - Japanese Surplus

o mahal, kay tagal na ako'y bumubulong sa hangin
na wag sayangin ang paghihintay at pagiipon ng aking bibig
na balang araw ay maisisigaw ko ang aking pagmamahal

at mamaos man ay hindi problema
kung ang dulo ng tinig ko 
ay mahahanap ang bisig mo

ikaw na ba ang pinagiipunan ng boses ko?
sana nga, sana nga, sana nga

o mahal, kay tagal
nang lumilibot ang aking mga mata
nang huminto sila sa'yo
natagpuan ang tunay na pahinga at hindi na lumingon pa

kahit ang araw ay pabor sa'yo
gayang-gaya nya ang pagkintab ng iyong pagkatao

sa iyong paningin ba ako maliligaw mula ngayon?
sana nga, sana nga, sana nga

o mahal, kay tagal ng puso ko na iyong tangan
ugat nito'y naka ukit na sa mga linya ng iyong palad
at dito'y nakaangkop

noon pa ay nandiyan lang
naghahanda lamang na kumapit
sa puso na saktong magkakasya

akin na ba, akin na ba ang pusong iyon?
sana nga, sana nga, sana nga

huwag na mag tataka
kung hindi na ako titikom pa

at ikalma na ang iyong kaba
ikaw ang paboritong tanawin ng aking mga mata

at kung may mag tatanong man kung nasaan ang aking puso
ang nais kong laging sabihin ay nasa iyong palad

bagama’t hindi ko napansin
aking katawan may mithiin
noong una pang tingin
layunin ng mata ko’y ika’y kilalanin

ang puso ko, sa palad mo
buong tiwala na aalagaan mo
sana ay wag mong bitawan
o ibalik sa akin
sayong sayo na ang puso ko

(sana nga, sana nga, sana nga)
sayong sayo ang puso ko

~
cover art by @unardent <3
co-written with jo <3

puso, palad (sana nga)

puso, palad (sana nga) - Japanese Surplus

“may multo ka mang dinadala
sa iyong mga bulsa
wala akong pakialam,
ako’y kakalabit sa bawat sulok nila
sasamahan kita sa pagbuhat
ng bigat sa ‘yong balikat

hindi ako takot na mahalin ka”

pang ilang buhay ko na ba ito?
‘di ko na mabilang 
ang mga taong dumaan
at piniling hindi ako tignan

ngunit ika’y sakin lumapit
dahan-dahang hinaplos
ang tela kong kupas
at nagiwan ng bulong: 

“may multo ka mang dinadala
sa iyong mga bulsa
wala akong pakialam,
ako’y kakalabit sa bawat sulok nila 
sasamahan kita sa pagbuhat
ng bigat sa ‘yong balikat

hindi ako takot na mahalin ka”

ilan na ba ang pinatay nito?
(nakaka sindak na pag-ibig)
walang kapalit na presyo
madugo’ng aking pinagdaanan
(sa ilalim ng manggas)
may libo-libong galos

at sa lalim ng gabi
may hiling na may makatabi
na hindi tatakbo, ‘di magtatago
‘di pipikit sa kaluluwa na dala ko

at sa isang iglap ika’y dumating
dala ang iyong kasilakan
iyong panata, “di pakikinggan ang
mga husga mula sa kanino man”

“may multo ka mang dinadala
sa iyong mga bulsa
wala akong pakialam,
ako’y kakalabit sa bawat sulok nila 
sasamahan kita sa pagbuhat
ng bigat sa ‘yong balikat

hindi ako takot na mahalin ka”

~

cover art by @/heavenlyfebruary love u faye my babe
co-written with jo <3

multo sa bulsa - Japanese Surplus

Composed by Iego Tan
Produced by Emmanuel Aguila @eanaguila of Eelectric Eel Studios @eelectric-eel-studio
Art by Ches Gatpayat http://chesgatpayat.tumblr.com

Waltz Of Four Left Feet

It could be said that Up Dharma Down’s “Indak” had the distinct pleasure of humanizing misguided affection or infidelity the same way the late Bodgie Dasig ached his heart on the drunken karaoke staple “Sana Dalawa Ang Puso Ko”, evoking resigned melancholy that isn’t driven by guilt, but by the inability to let go of both persons of interest. It’s a hauntingly beautiful ballad that anchors us towards moments of reverence and isolation, flowering into something fragile and bleak, yet hopeful in its insistence to find the answers in a slow dance, in the hush-hush glimpses shared in the most intimate of spaces.

Peryodiko’s “Tayo Lang Ang May Alam” was written by Vin Dancel as a response to Up Dharma Down’s “Indak.” While both bands have shown mastery in tackling the woes of broken hearts, Peryodiko’s portrait of a relationship undergoing terminal decay, feels more like a slow-motion punch to the chest. “Tayo Lang Ang May Alam” is in fact, light in execution and relaxed in feel; but its pain, like Dassig’s “Dalawa Ang Puso Ko” and Dharma”s “Indak” is the type that is too strong to be easily washed away. When Dancel sings, “Tayo lang ang may alam / nandoon sa pagitan ng paalam at pahiram”, you can feel the world crumbling into pieces as the Peryodiko ringleader tries to mask his feelings in smoke; in denial that he might have been taken for a ride. It hurts hearing it from Dancel, especially from someone whose vocal affectations come from a very sincere place. Add this to your #laslas playlist and join the pity party. Listen:  


Peryodiko - Tayo Lang Ang May Alam

You can view the "Unstable" music video here: http://bit.ly/1ISis1v

Where the Light Settles is a short feature that uses movement, music, and the language of film to tell a story about people learning to come to terms with a difficult truth.

Where the Light Settles is a Ballet Philippines and Sindikato presentation of an Alter the Native and Smashed Pumpkin Projects film directed by AJ Orlina, featuring Denise Parungao and Timothy Cabrera of Ballet Philippines.

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Unstable

How long will you keep it inside
You run away and find a place to hide
You can always hide under the sheets
Lay it down, it's all we need

We are unstable
But we are inseparable
We are unstable
But we are, we are

How long will you keep me outside
You don't even know what's on my mind
I could be yours, you could be mine
Together we'll find our time

Let's work it out
We're gonna work it out

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from the self-titled album, released 27 September 2014  
Written by Josh Villena. 
Arranged and produced by Autotelic.

Engineered by Aaron Gonzales, Dru Ubaldo, and Daniel Garcia. 
Recorded and mixed at Pointbee Multimedia. 
Mastered by Nicholas Lazaro at La Balls Studio.

Unstable

BUY GEOGRAPHY LESSONS NOW ON:

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/geography-lessons-ep/id1050472810
Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/0OSZwZGyLCT5Pysf4vkg33
Bandcamp: http://ourselvestheelves.bandcamp.com/album/geography-lessons

For physical copies of the EP/DVD, email us at:
ourselvestheelves@gmail.com

Longing For

sunlight used to be in my eyes
until they brought me down 
and started raining, raining
raining on me
everything used to be
so simple and true
it was always about 
always, always
always about me and you

so tell me how do i forget
all the stories we have shared
to each other
why do they bother

cause loving you
is just a dream 
i wouldn't want to wake up from
cause loving you
is the greatest risk I've ever taken
cause loving you
is something they would never understand

yes i do believe 
i do believe in wishing upon a star
i talk to them at night and say
please lead me, lead me
lead me to where things used to be

Slight

Here's a track from our debut album, CELL-O-PHANE, which we're launching on April 16, 2016 at Mow's! Pre-order the PHYSICAL album now for P400 and get a free sticker, an instant free download of "Different Shades of Blue," and free admission to the Album Launch: https://www.facebook.com/events/1669477039998444/. Email us at thebuildingsph@gmail.com to place pre-orders.

Buy the DIGITAL album on our Bandcamp: https://thebuildingsph.bandcamp.com/album/cell-o-phane

Watch out for updates and new songs by following us on Twitter (twitter.com/thebuildingsph) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/thebuildingsph).

Recorded and Produced by The Buildings in association with Idioterne, Inc.

You’re not the only one I’ve been absent from

And you go on about how what I figured out was wrong
Because it wasn’t part of your plan all along

Why do you make me feel so bad
If you want me to come back

All I know I wouldn’t ask of you what you wouldn’t do for me

So many streets and only one of me
We're drowning in a big city and there's only one of me

Manila's a Trap

Ilang Ylang-Ylang? is a pop collaboration and a way for Mariah Reodica and Jazz Nicolas to fulfill their dreams of being in a Manila Sound band in the 70's. 

Click here for the official music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L00eGClsXPw

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Ilang-Ylang-Ylang

Arranged, composed, and performed by Mariah Reodica & Jazz Nicolas
Recorded at Watusi Studios, Manila (2015-2016)

Hey baby baby, it's been so long
For a second, I thought you had gone
But I always had something on my mind
If I asked you, would you say that you tried?

It's too soon to say that I'm sure
And you're not easily swayed by words anyway

Don't you know? 
I can't keep waiting without knowing what's the deal
So it goes,
And people keep talking without saying what they feel

Just let me know when it's real

Hey baby baby, when you called
I assumed that you knew it all
Thought I spelled it out as clear as day
For me to get to you, what should I say?

Maybe my intentions seem blurred,
And you're not easily swayed by words anymore

(Stop overthinking)
Just let me know when it's real
(You can't change the feeling)
Just let me know when it's real

And my heart's got to decide
I can't keep it inside
And you can't change my mind no more

And people keep on talking without ever saying whatever they truly feel

Let Me Know When It's Real - Ilang Ylang-Ylang?

Self is Universe

"Pakinggan ang sarili mong duwende" - Kidlat Tahimik

BUY GEOGRAPHY LESSONS NOW ON:

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/geography-lessons-ep/id1050472810
Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/0OSZwZGyLCT5Pysf4vkg33
Bandcamp: http://ourselvestheelves.bandcamp.com/album/geography-lessons

For physical copies of the EP/DVD, email us at:
ourselvestheelves@gmail.com

Aly Cabral - vocals & guitar
Aki Medina - guitar & vocals
Paula Castillo - bass
Ponch Salvador - drums


I Wouldn't Mind

Ourselves the Elves

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