Posted on December 31, 2011

A great gig for me doesn’t always produce a great photo. But when the moment is there, sometimes it’ll just naturally come across in the pictures. Like my last post of Top 10 Random Music Moments, this post is personal and features just some concerts that I’ve attended which were memorable to me.

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If you don’t know Electrico, you’re missing a lot. I met Dave in 2007 during my tour with Rivermaya in Singapore where we saw The Rapture (I know I can’t get enough of saying that) in Zouk. 

I was in Singapore also to buy this Creative Media Player that doubles as a hard drive where I can upload my CF cards’ contents into it without having to upload it in my computer. I’m not going into details on what it is because it’s very obsolete by now, haha!

Good friend, Singaporean music photographer Aloysius Lim made me borrow this media player so I could try it first, since he had one too. His playlist in the media player became my soundtrack for the whole trip. There was Radiohead among other things and of course, Electrico. 

I’ve heard of Electrico before, because of Rivermaya and how they all hung out with Parokya Ni Edgar during the MTV Asia Awards in 2005 where Rivermaya performed in front of a huge Asian audience. I’ve never really met Electrico or listened to their album until that year. 

When I first heard them that day, I instantly liked them.

While in Zouk, I dared Dave that I would bring their album here in Manila and will pitch them to radio stations to have them played. No one was pushing their music here in Manila despite the numerous commendations they’ve obtained in SouthEast Asia and beyond.

One day while I was hanging out at NU. I think it was stil Andy Banandy on board and she announced the Electrico’s “Love in New Wave” (I can’t find the actual music video but the link is a remix) had been number one for 2 consecutive weeks. I was surprised because I kind of forgot about it. Because of that, Warner Music Philippines helmed by Ricky Ilacad (now the head of MCA Universal) had their album locally printed and distributed. 

In 2008, their next album We Satellites was released. Less than a year later, Jam 88.3 flew in Electrico to perform at their annual music fest. It was such a joy to think how everything came together from touring with a band merely to take photos, and fellow photographer Aloy lending me his music player and the rest became history! 

Last week Dave dropped by Manila very quickly for a short set with different musicians and DJs at Encore.

He performed with Robby Mananquil of Lip Service, who is quite a very good guitar player. I’ve heard their version of The Dawn’s Living Seed for the Tribute Album and surprisingly very much liked it. 

Supermodel Valerie De Los Santos looking on while boyfriend Robby sets up his guitar.  

Chico Cristobal (which you probably don’t know is from a band called Bonehead, which released an album in the 90s and I actually saw that album in the library of NU107, haha) and Mr. Marcus of Tribu Manila on Percussions (how can I forget this guy, he lipsynced to the song I wrote in one of their TV Shows LOL). 

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