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Halik Ni Gringo are always at their finest when they test the limits of classic goof-rock template with a healthy balance of adult silliness and exaggerated drama. It’s impossible not to crack up and lose it when you hear this bunch of oddballs deface cultural pretensions and machismo while enjoying every bit of the act. They’re sadomasochists, circus jugglers, sex therapists, comic book crusaders, Judd Apatow fellows— you name it. All in the spirit of fun, they thrive and bring on the rock n’ roll fag.

On their new single “NASA, I Have A Problem”, they take on the role of space troubadours spinning tales of sci-fi romance through a superfluous mesh of progressive rock, post-punk, and glam. It’s a refreshingly undemanding listen, a more introspective diversion from the stoner humor that boxed them into the more sophisticated brew of GIniling Festival and Tenacious D. Still, this tendency towards sentimental earnestness proves that while they may be funnier than ever, it’s worth every risk to hear Halik Ni Gringo churn out a different flavor once in a while. 


Halik Ni Gringo - NASA, I Have A Problem

New Day is the 1st Single off our upcoming release. Special Thanks to Angee Rozul for the mixing.  This track is available for download on Spinnr PH and Amplify.ph

Enjoy!

New Day

"Porter" and "Ruin" by I Belong To The Zoo

Mixed and mastered by Dru Ubaldo

Ruin

co-produced with nick lazaro of moonwlk/twin lobster! a new single off my upcoming album, details soon. 
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i breathe the static scene
without the grain or noise
toss me a livewire lifeline
right into the void

i want something that leaves me breathless, need a night that leaves me floored
if you can give me something different, then that's all that I've been looking for

so bring your pretty face
and being your pretty car
tell me the kind of things you've never said out loud before
but I don't need your love
i mean i’ve had enough
so take me out, take me up, take me on 

same routine
staring at the screen
well there’s the black and white
and I’m stuck in between
i breathe the static scene
without the grain or noise
toss me a livewire lifeline
right into the void

so bring your pretty face
and being your pretty car
tell me the kind of things you've never said out loud before
but I don't need your love
i mean i’ve had enough
so take me out, take me up, take me on 

Pretty Car

Musical O: 'Quatro Quatro.' Standalone single from their yet-unnamed sophomore record due out in early 2015 from Terno Recordings. Released June 2014.

Musical O - Quatro Quatro

Just a Smile by Up Dharma Down

Don't Argue

Available for free download at https://devicesph.bandcamp.com

Also available on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/artist/7i8c8k34b4z2I2K7SaynBx

Recorded and mixed by Abby Austria
Drums recorded by Karl Kopio

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Austin Tan - Vocals
Arik Gatchalian - Guitar
Andrea Ramos - Synths
Enzo Alampay - Drums
Jacob Ferrer - Bass

midday

verse
hostile, i see
in every fantasy
she waits for me
perfect when i dream
yeah only she
brings about the change
that comes from my beliefs

again we go again 
something more intense 
but with less pretense
im on my knees
i beg i plead
she knows the weakness in me
is to go

anywhere she goes

tell me where she goes

anywhere she goes she knew id follow
she tells me

chorus
i could take u right home 
and in the middle of the day 
have a drink and a smoke 
and send u right along your way

verse
hey its me again
call me just a friend and
i fall for it
a wink i sink 
i stop to think
she knows the weakness in me is to go

anywhere she goes
 
tell me where she goes

tell me where she goes she knew id follow

[she tells me]

chorus
i could take u right home 
and in the middle of the day 
have a drink and a smoke 
and send u right along your way

i wanted i waited i craved it
i wasted my time running stop signs

she wanted she waited she faded
she wasted her time mumbling white lies

chorus
i could take u right home 
and in the middle of the day 
have a drink and a smoke 
and send u right along your way

outro
a way home
a way home
a way a way a way home

Midday - Single

Midday

LANGIT LUPA IMPYERNO

Lyrics:
Why do you run away from me
when in different galaxies
we're still together
Sat beside you
and now I'm looking across the diamond table
It was all just a dream
just a dream

Why do I feel like
we're the children of a fantasy
If god really loves me why
do I drown in misery

Wet season
Wet season

Why do you drink Coca-Cola from a can
Do you know the man
he's gonna take your money away
Well he can take it everything
Sat beside you
only I took too long and now my star is gone
Don't let your heart get carried away
She's upstairs oh may I on my way

Life is made to paint
It's never too late to change
Only I feel just like you
painting grapes and in the rain

Wet Season
Wet Season
I hate wet season baby
I hate wet season baby

You can take the sun away from me oh (I hate wet season baby)
It's the reason why I stay indoors

Don't wanna stay indoors tonight
Don't wanna see no ghosts tonight
and if I do I have the might
and if it's you it's a sight

02 WET SEASON

vox: glaiza // bass: allan // keys: jeff // guitar: eddie

PNP4

Lyrics:

An exception in a quiet station 
Tears in my eyes and I start to worry 
Try to find what's the ending story 
Yeah, try to find 

Looking back, lookin' back in the night 
We were sad but our cards were playing 
So surreal when we started burning 
Cardiac arrested 

Always there to calm you down 
Always there to mess around 
You know I can't turn you down 
When the white light hits your eyes 

What's the meaning of this bliss? 
Was she leaning for a kiss? 
I was hitting for a miss 
Why did you have to be sober? 

Out of time, running outta here 
I've been too close, hold me tight, my dear 
We started getting down on our knees 
I had to let go 

Always there to calm you down 
Always there to mess around 
You know I can't turn you down 
When the white light hits your eyes 

What's the meaning of this bliss? 
Was she leaning for a kiss? 
I was hitting for a miss 
Why did you have to be sober?

Playing Cards

"According to an Aztec legend, Quetzalcoatl, then living on Earth as a human, started on a journey and, after walking for a long time, became hungry and tired. With no food or water around, he thought he would die. Then a rabbit grazing nearby offered itself as food to save his life. Quetzalcoatl, moved by its noble offering, elevated the rabbit to the Moon, then lowered it back to Earth and said, "You may be just a rabbit, but everyone will remember you; there is your image in light, for all people and for all times."
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skymarines - dear moon (prod. by similarobjects)

vocals, piano, synths - skymarines
synths, beats - similarobjects

performed by skymarines
written by skymarines
produced by similarobjects
mixed and mastered by similarobjects

cover art by aira yoshida
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remember when we first met?
a broken song was all i had
now you're asking me to say goodnight
did you forget?

i've been swimming in your seas 
for years like the distant stars
i've been walking on your path 
for years to the distant shore

is this how we lose it all?

remember when we first danced?
you cradled me through the darkness
oh my lonely light in the clear black sky
is this the end?

oh it was lost on me that healing meant leaving you behind
was i only dreaming you were mine?
when you knew you were leading me to this sunrise
goodnight, goodnight, goodnight

remember when we first met?
did you forget?

Dear Moon

dear moon (prod. similarobjects)

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