John Lennon, Oasis, Blur, Ben Folds, Hartley Goldstein, Dashboard Confessional, Weezer, Adam Sandler, Sugarfree, Eggboy, Prank Sinatra, Ciudad, Eraserheads.
Sounds Like
A Sound Relief: In Aid of the Victims of Typhoon Ondoy Vol. 1 Compilation by Under Standing Sound Recordings 2009 Track 15: Tahan Na (Other artists: D-Coy, Gorgoro, Wolfgang, Spazzkid, Cerumentric, Justin De Guzman, Never Forget The Cause, and more.) **click image for download**
Lo-Fi Encounters Old Demos by Oblong and Death To Puberty 2008 **click image for FREE download**
Tastemakers Feast (Disc 1) Compilation by Nokia IAC 2008 Track 7: Lullabye (Other artists: Black Gulaman, FoodShelter&Clothing, Emorej, Krizzie Cruz, and more)
STILL AVAILABLE!!!
Sarah, sing me to sleep EP 2007
OBLONG
is an independent solo-outfit from the Philippines that plays a fusion of melodic lo-fi indie sound and pop music. Raw, whiny, and melancholic. Sometimes off-tuned but sweet guitars, flashed with occassional beats and cheap, bitter-sweet words.
On July, 2007, OBLONG released its debut EP, "Sarah, sing me to sleep" under its own independent label, Doll Moment Productions. The EP includes early singles like "Monday" and Tahan Na".
OBLONG then recorded a new single last December, 2007 entitled "Lullabye". It was eventually released by Nokia Corporation and Independent Artists Club (IAC) on March of 2008 through an independent compilation promo CD called "Tastemakers Feast", along with other kick-ass songs from other well-respected indie artists like Food Shelter And Clothing, Skies of Ember, Emorej, Black Gulaman, and more.
After a few months of hiatus, OBLONG, together with another indie act, Death To Puberty, released a Split EP on-line for free download last July, 2008. It was called "Lo-Fi Encounters". The EP features primitive efforts from the two artists. It includes OBLONG's unexperienced demos from years 1998 upto 2000. Tracks featured in here like "What U Really Mean", "All We Need is", and "French Kiss" project an exciting history of OBLONG's beginnings.
OBLONG is Mark dela Cruz. Currently writing and recording new materials for its next album and shows to come.
Hey bro, sige-sige... padala ako copy sayo. sama ko na rin yung mga questions for you... Still can't organize myself to sked a chat with you... If you want to help in anyway with the 5th issue, you can always just send it in...
hi mark, sweet new song has the warmth of lo-fi music of Billy Bragg =) if you're interested NFTC has just put up a remix of Food Shelter & Clothing's song The Manifest its on the profile. I also just got back to work recently since I got hospitalized for dengue last week. Hope all is well with you =) cheers
hahaha i will i will. give me a week or two, iniipon ko pa yung mga recent work ko since wala kong sariling scanner i have to scan them at my tito's by then pwede na i'll e-mail it to you :]
ito naman sir been gone and now "is back" haha. i remember last convo natin i was telling you i did an artwork inspired by one of your songs, di ko pa ata naipapakita yun. ito ngayon i'm exploring my "options".
nice song,ang gnda! kso ung pangako mo d mo d mo na tnupad ;( d2 n me sa manila d ko 2loy n dala CD mo.. pag uwi mo bigay mo n ah.. ng ttxt me sau d nman kw ng rrepy eh.. geh take care and god bless your family ^_^
