Typecast (band)
Encyclopedia
Typecast is a post-hardcore
/alternative rock
band from the Philippines
. Originally an underground act, they have surfaced on the mainstream Philippine music scene, while managing to hold on to their underground roots.
bands since the early 90's. Brought up in a DIY community, the band came together in 1999, initially doing cover versions, after that they started doing their own songs. In 2004, they released their debut studio album, The Infatuation Is Always There
, which paved their way to become one of the most influential rock bands in Southeast Asia
. With the release of their second studio album, Every Moss and Cobweb
, in 2007, the band broke into the local mainstream with the single, "Will You Ever Learn", which won Best Song of the Year at the 2007 NU Rock Awards
. This success eventually led to the opportunity to open for other popular bands such as Thursday
, Shadows Fall
, Darkest Hour, Good Charlotte
, Saosin
, Anberlin
, and just recently, All Time Low
.
of the band Thursday
said that the band reminds him of the post-rock
band Explosions in the Sky
.
They've been reviewed as one of the Most Influential Rock Bands in Southeast Asia according to Magmug.com, an online magazine based in Singapore
and Malaysia.
2007 NU Rock Awards
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
/alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. Originally an underground act, they have surfaced on the mainstream Philippine music scene, while managing to hold on to their underground roots.
Career
Santa Rosa, Laguna was home to New York-style hardcore punkHardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
bands since the early 90's. Brought up in a DIY community, the band came together in 1999, initially doing cover versions, after that they started doing their own songs. In 2004, they released their debut studio album, The Infatuation Is Always There
The Infatuation Is Always There
The Infatuation Is Always There is the second album of the Filipino band Typecast. It was released August 2004 under EMI Philippines in audio CD format, and was produced by Raimund Marasigan and Diego Castillo.-Track listing:# Another Minute Until Ten...
, which paved their way to become one of the most influential rock bands in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
. With the release of their second studio album, Every Moss and Cobweb
Every Moss and Cobweb
Every Moss and Cobweb is the third album of the Filipino band Typecast. It was released September 2006 under Warner Music Philippines in Audio CD format, and was produced by Typecast.-Track listing:# You Don't Need Eyes to See # In Blindness...
, in 2007, the band broke into the local mainstream with the single, "Will You Ever Learn", which won Best Song of the Year at the 2007 NU Rock Awards
NU Rock Awards
The NU Rock Awards was an annual recognition program sponsored from 1994 to 2010 by the defunct Metro Manila based radio station NU 107.1. 1994 saw the birth of what is to become the biggest annual gathering of the finest rock musicians in the country—the NU 107 Rock Awards! The very first NU 107...
. This success eventually led to the opportunity to open for other popular bands such as Thursday
Thursday (band)
Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...
, Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. They are one of the few contemporary metal bands who take their lyrical influence from Eastern philosophy and some references to the Rastafari culture...
, Darkest Hour, Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Since 1998, the band's constant members have been lead vocalist Joel Madden, lead guitarist and back-up vocalist Benji Madden, bass guitarist Paul Thomas and rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Billy Martin...
, Saosin
Saosin
Saosin is an American rock band originally hailing from Newport Beach, California. The band was formed in 2003 and recorded its first EP, Translating the Name, that same year with original singer Anthony Green. Green left Saosin following the band's decision to sign with a commercial label,...
, Anberlin
Anberlin
Anberlin is an American rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 2002. Since the beginning of 2007, the band has consisted of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, and drummer Nathan Young.Members of Anberlin originally formed...
, and just recently, All Time Low
All Time Low
All Time Low is an American pop punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2003.The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alexander Gaskarth, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and backing vocalist Zachary Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson...
.
Critical reception
Being the No. 1 Top Artist in MySpace all over Southeast Asia, Typecast pioneered the social networking website as a venue for independent music in Southeast Asia and holds the most number of friends and fans in the area. Having often been mistaken as an American band, even Geoff RicklyGeoff Rickly
Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly (born March 8, 1979 is the lead singer and songwriter of Thursday, an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. They have released six studio albums. Rickly grew up in Dumont, New Jersey...
of the band Thursday
Thursday (band)
Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...
said that the band reminds him of the post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky is an American post-rock band from Texas. The band has garnered popularity beyond the post-rock scene for their elaborately developed guitar work, narratively styled instrumentals, what they refer to as "cathartic mini-symphonies," and their enthusiastic and emotional live shows...
.
They've been reviewed as one of the Most Influential Rock Bands in Southeast Asia according to Magmug.com, an online magazine based in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Malaysia.
Discography
- How Your Influence Betrays You (2011)
- Every Moss and CobwebEvery Moss and CobwebEvery Moss and Cobweb is the third album of the Filipino band Typecast. It was released September 2006 under Warner Music Philippines in Audio CD format, and was produced by Typecast.-Track listing:# You Don't Need Eyes to See # In Blindness...
(Warner MusicWarner Music GroupWarner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
, 2006) - The Infatuation Is Always ThereThe Infatuation Is Always ThereThe Infatuation Is Always There is the second album of the Filipino band Typecast. It was released August 2004 under EMI Philippines in audio CD format, and was produced by Raimund Marasigan and Diego Castillo.-Track listing:# Another Minute Until Ten...
(EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, 2004) - Last Time (Independent release, 2001)
Awards and nominations
2008 MYX Music AwardsMyx Music Awards
The MYX Music Awards honor the biggest hitmakers in the Philippines. They debuted on MYX at Onstage Greenbelt on June 6, 2006.MYX viewers from all over the Philippines decide the winners in 17 major categories via sms text messaging....
- Nominated: Favorite Rock Video - "Will You Ever Learn"
2007 NU Rock Awards
NU Rock Awards
The NU Rock Awards was an annual recognition program sponsored from 1994 to 2010 by the defunct Metro Manila based radio station NU 107.1. 1994 saw the birth of what is to become the biggest annual gathering of the finest rock musicians in the country—the NU 107 Rock Awards! The very first NU 107...
- Won: Song of the Year - "Will You Ever Learn"
- Nominated: Vocalist of the Year - Steve Badiola
- Nominated: Guitarist of the Year - Steve Badiola
- Nominated: Drummer of the Year - Melvin Macatiag
- Nominated: Best Live Act
- Nominated: Artist of the Year
- Nominated: Album of the Year - "Every Moss and Cobweb"
- Nominated: Producer of the Year - "Every Moss and Cobweb"
- Nominated: Best Music Video - "Will You Ever Learn" (Directed by Pedring Lopez)