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By Angelique P. Manalad, Contributor
With the mission of transporting
you off your physical being, Out of Body Special promises to get you
out of yourself when they play, as they transport you to some
distant memory, dream or fantasy, giving you an experience
distinctly their own.
Composed of Carlos Magno on
vocals, Diego Beltran on percussion, Inky de Dios on keyboards. Patrick
Co and Martin Veerayah strumming the guitars, Garon Honasan on
saxophone, Ted Mark Cruz on drums and Niño Avenido, the man on
bass, completes the set. In 2004, Magno got together with Co,
Beltran, Avenido, Diaz and Cruz, they jammed one song, after
recording it, they were offered a gig which resulted in them finally
wanting to be a band. Soon, Honasan and Viraya joined as the final
piece of the eight-man band.
Their music
They usually mix their flavor
with old funk bands of the 1970s like Earth, Wind and Fire; Sly and
the Family Stone; Parliament Funkadelic and the like. “Its a mix
of everything, punk, soul, metal, hip-hop and jazz,” Cruz
explained.
“We want to reach people who
can understand what our songs talk about. We all write our songs
wanting our listeners to be able to experience something new with
our music,” Magno intones.
For a band having eight members
is, of course, extraordinary but keeping it tight and organized made
it possible for them. Seeing it even as an advantage as they were
able to give more flavor to their sound from different influences
which each of them has. “Next album, maybe we’ll become 20,”
Diaz laughed.
The man behind
The Out of Body Special wowed
manager Raymond Fabul with their unique fusion of music and
compelled him to add them to the bands under his belt. He wanted to
push them further. Five of the band members were his batchmates in
college. Even before the group was formed, he was supportive of
their individual endeavors.
“I can’t do what this guys
can do. And their talents are really to be admired, there’s
certain happiness when I see them doing it well and making other
people happy,” says Fabul.
What’s next?
Definitely, there’s a lot more
to watch out for as Out of Body Special starts a new journey in
creating their second album. They would find new ways to make us all
lose our senses for a new special out of body experience.
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