Rebolusyon Rekords Pilipinas

DAHON band members are Philip Albia on electric guitars and back-up vocals , Kent Torres on drums, Bola Morallo on lead vocals and JM Ursua on bass guitar and back-up vocals .

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Why the name DAHON? Dahon?? hahaha What do you think?! Obviously it’s marijuana, herb, weed, grass, hemp, wolbs or whatever you may all it. Guess it was a night of drinking a lot of booze back then in Bicol at the Ateneo campus when we came up with the name DAHON.

How did DAHON members get together? By reviving the swirling, sounds of late-’60s early 70’s psychedelia Dahon was formed by Swidbert “bola” Morallo(vocals), Philip Albia(guitars) Jm Ursua(bass) Kent Torres(drums). We became one of the most experimental bands in the metro, although the original members which include bola, philip, jm was formed in bicol they had express thier musical intensions more in manila after Kent entered the Dahon scenario in early 2000.

We never intended to form a band but during our high school in Ateneo de Naga in Bicol Philip and bola had jammed on a couple of drug related stuff joke! school programs, We’ve never imagine ourselves being in a rock band. We’re definitely not just the frontman and the guitar player but are “brothers”.

Who are DAHON’s music and artistic influences? DAHON’s music is influenced by the aural art of our favorite bands Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Cream, The Doors, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Blind Melon and many more. We don’t even know what the DAHON sound is like… grab a copy of Blueskrieg CD and listen… and you’ll find out what DAHON music is all about.

watch DAHON live music video on Youtube

Why is DAHON into the blues? Basically the BLUES is all about what we do everyday. The blues has been an important component of rock and roll… actually we don’t consider ourselves as a blues band although we incorporate some bluesy riffs in our music and that’s what keeps our music interesting… always experimenting for something new. We really love blues music, think its one of our foundation in the band.

What are your thoughts on the local blues scene in the Philippines?

Pretty much happy now that Blueskrieg is Alive! Although I had a little frustration of not having a fair radio airplay with other genre’sof music. PLUG, FIREBOTTLE, SNAKECHARMER, KULUKATI RULES!!!!! - Bola

The local blues scene right now is all good. and thank God we’re a part of it. Our gratitude to Gerry, the man behind the Blueskrieg movement. To bands who never quit on playing their music, hats off to you man! Oragon kamo! - Philip

Where can fans catch DAHON play? As of now, we just play on Blueskrieg album promo club tour… more often on weekends. We find it hard to perform on weekdays due to our busy schedules… eat, drink, smoke, sleep and learn… thats what keeps us busy.

Is blues really the music of the Devil?

I’ve always been bored with the idea that blues is a devil thing, because whether it’s true or not I’m gonna find a way to listen and feel the Blues. - Bola

I don’t think so. I’ve tried to sell my soul last night to the devil but unfortunately it didnt work. - Philip

tags: DAHON, Pinoy Rock, Pinoy Blues

I would consider the BLUESKRIEG CD launch party last night (Saturday, November 25, 2006) a smashing blues music and Pinoy rock affair - great music, great bands, great vibes. Here we are with a CD of Pinoy blues songs and music - 11 years after the first and only BLUESKRIEG concert at Club Dredd in 1995 - this is a Pinoy blues music revolution - the soldiers are the brave Pinoy blues bands featured in the Blueskrieg CD - the battle is for the Filipinos hearts and minds - that the music will be appreciated and understood. At the launch party last night - it seems we won a handful of hearts and minds!

SNAKECHARMER at the Blueskrieg CD Launch Party, Nov. 25, 2006

Thanks a lot to the following for making the evening a truly enjoyable blues night to remember
- the bands for a wonderful show; DAHON, SNAKECHARMER, KULUKATI, FIREBOTTLE and PLUG
- The BLUE RATS band for a great sounding, hard grooving set of classic blues songs
- all the people who came to support their bands/friends
- all the 22 people who bought their own copy of the BLUESKRIEG CD, maraming salamat po!

Click here for some photos of the Blueskrieg launch party.

We also have video footage of selected numbers - coming soon to a YouTube near you.

We truly had a reason to celebrate last night - there was just so much time and work that went into the making of the BLUESKRIEG CD - from the recording sessions, harmonizing all the schedules of five different bands to the mixing sessions, to the mastering sessions, to the CD packaging and art design - a LOT OF WORK. Thanks to May Diwa for her all out support for this project. Thanks to all the guys at Sound Weavers who helped make it happen; Mon Reynera, Doff Sandigan, CJ Salonga. Thanks to Joric Maglanque for facilitating this project into such a quickstart from idea to reality.

Come the first week of December, the Blueskrieg CDs should be available in most major record stores like Odyssey, Tower Records and MusicOne. Tell your friends, tell your parents - they will surely find a lot of songs to like in the CD. And tell the kids - this is music for the soul.
Long live Pinoy blues music. Hats off to DAHON, FIREBOTTLE, KULUKATI, PLUG and SNAKECHARMER! You guys rock!

Rebolusyon Rekords proudly presents the Blueskrieg CD Launch Party on Nov. 25 at 6Underground featuring all the BLUESKRIEG bands

• Dahon
• Plug
• Kulukati
• Snakecharmer and
• Firebottle

with special performance from guest band The Blue Rats - the Philippines longest running active blues band.

Tickets P100 each. FREE ENTRANCE with a purchase of BLUESKRIEG CD available at the gate.

Pinoy blues music is back on the road people and hits the 6 Underground bar in Makati. This is where everything and everyone meets, a night of blues and music from the Philippines foremost blues-based and blues-influenced bands and artists.

OPEN MIC BLUES JAM after the regular set - bring your stick, dobro, tele, tube amps, tube socks, harp, and even a Hammond B2 organ. It’s going to be a blast of a jam. Did anyone request CROSSROADS already?

6UNDERGROUND Bar is located at Palanca St, Legaspi Village, Makati City (former Kalye bar). Show starts 10pm.

The second record release of Rebolusyon Rekords is entitled BLUESKRIEG. It is now in the final mixing stage.

The CD cover design and packaging is also being finalized. The target in store release date is first week of December.
BLUESKRIEG is a compilation CD featuring five (5) Philippine bands playing blues-influenced/blues-based music, Original Pilipino Blues Music. The featured bands are (in alphabetical order) :

• DAHON
• FIREBOTTLE
• KULUKATI
• PLUG and
• SNAKECHARMER

BLUESKRIEG contains fifteen (15) original songs that arguably cover the wide gamut of blues music varieties, from standard 12-bar blues, to soul/rnb tinged blues, to classic rock, southern rock, country rock style blues to modern heavy blues based rock…

There was an advanced listening party cum blues night gig at Conspiracy Bar last Nov. 4 - overall the reaction to the songs and mixes were quite positive - just a few enhancements, very few rough edges. Click here for commentary on the  performances that bluesy Saturday night in Quezon City.
The BLUESKRIEG term was coined by Gerry Diwa in 1995 for a blues night feature concert in Club Dredd, the hotspot for original music back in those days.

Watch out for the BLUESKRIEG CD and related activities. The launch party is on November 25, 2006 at 6Underground in Makati. All five (5) BLUESKRIEG bands will be there with special guests THE BLUE RATS. Watch out.