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By Ruben D. Manahan IV
IT is the jump-off point of
achievers, the refuge of the jeopardized, the start of every quest,
the root of all principles and frailties. The comfort food of our
childhood, the favorite tunes of our seminal years, the sights and
sounds of our memory are what they store. This place is what we call
home.
But 6Cyclemind has its own idea
of what home is. Now Home, the band’s latest album, shows
listeners what they can do besides doing emotionally enveloping
tunes.
Now Home boasts a new sound. This
is not the same 6Cyclemind you knew before. They even do bossa nova,
a far cry from the sound of their earlier albums such as Permission
to Shine and Panorama that has top the charts due to the songs
“Sige” (the Tanduay Rhum jingle) and “Sandalan” that had
touched the hearts of the masses.
The album is littered with cover
versions of the band members’ personal favorites: “Prinsesa”
originally by the Teeth, Two Mind’s Crack’s “Upside Down,”
Michael Bublé’s “Home” and the Beatle’s “Across The
Universe.”
Ney Dimaculangan, the band’s
front man, disclosed how the bossa nova approach came about: “This
all started when we were just ‘jamming.’ Then we try to do
something soft. Then it just came out. We didn’t expect it
actually.”
Dimaculangan explains, “We
always wanted to do something that includes soft strings.” Chuck
Isidro adds, “It’s fun and therapeutic to change things a bit
from time to time, by exploring uncharted territories, we keep
things interesting.”
The band collaborated with former
Barbie’s Cradle drummer Wendell Garcia who coproduced the album
and jazz artist Isha (Perlsha Abubakar) who did the keyboards for
the Joe Jackson original “Be My Number Two.”
They clarify, however, that they
are not switching genres. This March, they will be releasing another
album. “The next album might be all-original,” Dimaculangan
reveals.
Now Home will definitely become a
home, thanks to the musical innovation offered by 6Cyclemind.
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