all about new wave

watch wrote:

Jo2 wrote:

Nice bits of info Watch! kaka-adik talaga new wave. Once you got hooked mahirap na mawala sa system.
Sa kawalan ko ng kakayahan bumili ng records nuon, nag re-record nalang ako sa cassette tape ng songs so I can listen to it over and over.. lagi ko inaabangan yung 'Electronic Sunday' saka yung mellow side ng New Wave every weekdays @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM ng Power 105 DZBM..pag nakaipon ng konting baon, bili agad ako ng blank tape tapos papa-record sa Raon (P 3.00) per song..solve na solve na!
Haayy..sarap magbalik tanaw..

Jo2,sa present day,meron ka pa bang hinahanap na new wave song?Ano palang first new wave song na nagustuhan mo?Ako Everything counts by DM(1983) elementary days hehe.

Sa ngayon, halos lahat ng gusto kong New Wave song e meron na ako, although mp3s lang, ok na rin atleast napapakinggan ko wherever and whenever I want to..Halos sabay-sabay ang songs na nagustuhan ko e..every song na i-release nuon e superb ang dating para sakin..Pero ang namukod nun na new wave song that time e yung "The Promise" by When in Rome..Lagi ko inaabangan yung part ng program sa BM pag hapon when they play 'The Promise' for 30 minutes! Lahat ng versions ng The Promise (Vatican Mix, Roman Dub..etc)...Yun pala (naalala ko bigla) ang wala pa ako..yung version ng The Promise na ang intro e explosion tapos followed by synthesized na 'ngo-ngong' voice ngok-ngok-ngok! (ala akong maisip na closest description e..hehe)..Yun na lang ang wala ko sa version nun, baka meron ka natabi..

Pinaka huli kong nahanap na New wave song e yung 'Last Supper' by Howard Jones..Lagi yun pine-play pag weekdays 12 - 1 pm sa BM na ang laging finale e yung song ng EBTG 'Cross my Heart'..

New Wave albums worth mentioning in this topic.

Derf, you did remind me of the romantic days. I attended some of those parties you mentioned. My get-up then was turn-up slack, checkered long sleeve and deck shoes (sperry) or penny loafers....hehe.

Some of my personal favorites (aside from their hits):

Lloyd Cole & The Commotion - Rich
The Clash - Career Opportunities (kids' version)
New Order - Leave Me Alone, Love Less, Regret
The Railway Children - In The Meantime, Brighter
Pale Fountains - Thank You, These Are The Things
Jimmy Jimmy - Lady
The Smiths - Work Is A Four-Letter Word
April Showers - Abandon Ship
The Lotus Eaters - Love Still Flows
Figures On A Beach - No Stars
Echo & The Bunnymen - Blue Blue Ocean
The Go Betweens - Right Here
The Bible - Honey Be Good (acoustic version)
Care - Whatever Possessed You
The Chamelions UK - Tears
China Crisis - Some People I Know To Lead Fantastic Lives, Highest High
Tones On Tail - Lions
A Flock Of Seagulls - Transfer Of Affection
The The - The Sinking Feeling
Soft Cell - Kitchen Sink Drama
Marc Almond - Bittersweet
Ocean Blue - Drifting, Falling
Midge Ure - If I Was
The Colourfield - Confession
Depeche Mode - But Not Tonight

... and a lot more

brush-up hairstyles...

“…I wish that I could turn back the clock, bring the wheels of time to a stop, back to the days when life was so much better…” -- from the lyrics of Johnny Hates Jazz. For me, new wave music always brings back the time of the DWXB 102.7 (or just WXB 102) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DWXB-FM. Respected XB dj’s would play the songs almost like the ones mentioned by Jo2 in his list (a few of my favorites were “The Waterboys – The Pan Within, Joy Division’s Love will tear us apart, Seona Dancing’s More To Lose, New Order’s Thieves Like Us, Lotus Eater’s It Hurts and a lot more). With my dabarkad’s obsession to new wave music, we started hanging out in a house (no drugs, chicks lang) and each one would bring their own contribution of good audio equipments to satisfy our listening pleasure. This is how we started to form a small group (sounds and light mobile) although walang magaling mag-dj/spin (“bagsakan” or “teka teka lang” ang term namin noon) at katuwaan lang yun. Our friends from US & Australia provided the original vinyls kaya first time ko rin noon makapag-play ng mga plaka like The Waterboys, Gene Loves Jezebel, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Cure, The Fall, EBTG, Propaganda, etc., Nahaluan na rin ng contemporary dance and jazz music ang vinyl collections just to cater different parties/occasions at iba binili sa Raon at nakalagay lahat ang vinyls sa plastic crate parang yung lagayan yata ng “Magnolia” Chicken (naks advertisement pa, I should get paid here hehe). Also during those times, a friend would take us sa XB station (kakilala nya yung isang dj) and have our records played during his stint, kaya naman nakapasok rin kami ng ilang beses doon sa small booth ng XB radio station sa Pasay and personally met the djs’ (The Ghost and Cool Carla), yung ibang djs naman ay na-meet na lang sa mga XB parties kadalasan sa Makati Ave. gaya ng sa isang club (Time Square yata) at doon sa Atrium (Sneak Attack). Meron din ginawa sa Makati Sports Club at Rock O’la (I think heto yun near XB across Sheraton hotel sa Vito Cruz/DLSU?). Maraming mobiles rin noon that play new wave music sa mga parties like Harmonic Trend, Social Distortion, Eyeball Dub, Audio Network, to name a few. If you know Noel Macanaya aka DJ M.O.D. (Master of Disaster) of Game Ka Na Ba, as i recall, dj rin dati sya ng Audio Network at naging vocalist rin ng The Sake. I saw him sing before and played/mixed the “slide-slide-slide” version of “Fire in Cairo by the Cure”. Until now sa gknb, I still watch/hear him play some nw tunes on certain times.

I agree with Watch on his statement here: “Personally my crave for new wave never ends.For a time,I would not listen to it,then the urge keeps on coming back.It has always been there ”

It’s really addictive and just sticks in the brain, blood and balunbalunan.

New wave rules!!! (Sabay patugtog ng Circle Jerk’s Red Tape with the intro…”There is no such thing as new wave…) hahaha…

Some more brilliant hits..

Red Rockers - China
Scarlet and Black - You don't know
Pursuit Of Happiness - She's So Young
Michael Penn - This And That
The Colourfield - Windmills of your mind
Kraftwerk - The Model
Flock Of Seagulls - Telecommunication
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
When In Rome - Everything
10,000 Maniacs - Like the Weather
Died Pretty - True Blue Falls
Flesh For Lulu - Time and Space
Gang of Four - Damaged Good
Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
Marc Almond - Bittersweet
Miss Kimberly - My boyfriend is a communist
Positive Noise - When lightning strike
Proclaimers - I Would Walk 500 Miles
The Alarm - Rescue me
The Chameleons - Tears
The Go-betweens - Right here
The Sound - Total recall
The Translators - Gravity
Sam I am - Here Comes Your Man
Martin L. Gore - Compulsion

evidently, new wave music has no boundaries. in other words, this genre of music could not be defined. observing, closely, at this form of music, it could be said that it could be a "typical" love song, e.g., fra lippo lippi, or a party danceable tracks of new order, more so, the rockabilly and/or punk rock kind of sex pistols music. in addition, we have the most debated part, which is goth music.

however, if we are to dissect deeply the roots of new wave music in philippines' shore. i could say, there was only one and there will be one radio station that pioneered new wave music here in the philippines and that is "...the station that dared to be different..." no other than but WXB 102.

long before we heard 24k friday a radio program of 99.5 RT which played "commercial" new wave. when i say commercial new wave, these are siouxsie and the banshess, x'mal deutchsland, ocean blue. in other words, these are commercially and commonly played artists we hear played on the radio over and over. by radio stations i.e. klite, dzbm, dwnu 107 and wave 180 hosted by the defunct 89 dmz.

long before these stations played new wave. WXB was already playing 24/7 new wave. when i say 24/7 they would play music which we never heard and even played by ordinary radio station. artists like jimmy jimmy, jesus and mary chain, velvet underground, immaculate fools, to name a few of the artists they introduced. proud to say, WXB's music library is so huge. hence every week, they would have new music releases.

regarding their music preference, i could say its unreachable. because they would not play a certain music due to its popularity. they would play music because they want it. thereby classifying their music as an "elite" status. notwithstanding the weak frequency they were generating. only a few would persevere listen to their music. one would attach an "alambre" to the antenna of their radio. so one could listen to this one of a kind radio station.

unfortunately, in 1987, this radio station wass sequestered by the aquino administration claiming the owner was a marcos crony.

inspite its closure, still new wave music has not subsided. many of new wave tracks that originated from WXB, like, i melt with you has been covered or revived tremendously.

this i think has placed new wave music in the most humiliating, disgraceful and shameful state. in my opinion, these artist who have been covering 80s, particularly new wave music, they are running out of ideas. i dont believe they're promoting new wave music. for me, they dont have to promote new wave music. primarily, because new wave music could make an identity of its own.

since new wave music has no boundaries. may be we can put new wave music in a nutshell. new wave music is not only music. new wave music is more than a lifestyle. new wave music is an attitude. if one wants to understand the meaning of new wave music. one needs to soak oneself into the depths of new wave music. because there's more than new wave music.

and that is the spirit and legacy of new wave music will live forever and ever.

derf wrote:

bangis wrote:

Corinthians Garden organized their own new wave parties also to promote mobile disco. Dito nauso ang mga ext 12" LPs. NW addicts mostly teeners witnessed the latest NW dance craze which they called “Sayaw Corinthians”. Remember Roland Orzabal's move in Mad World and punk rock NW (Boys Don't Cry, Dancing With Myself, etc) for slam dancing?

those Co-re and Valle verde parties were sosyal coz you need wheels to enter the gates of those exclusive subdivisions and reach their clubhouses - unless you go there via taxi ako walang chikot kaya yung highschool mate ko pinilit kong hiramin nya yung isang kotse ng erpats nya para di kami magtaxi - nagdrive sya ng walang atrasan kse di sya marunong umatras nagpark pa sa malayo baka daw sya ipitin ng ibang kotse di kme makalabas

Derf, nakapunta kami sa isang party sa Valle verde. Nung pumunta kami ay parang ang set-up ng venue ay 2 or 3 mobiles (parang Social Distortion yung isa dun) na magkatapat then alternate ang tugtugan nila (2 or 3 songs each). One of the highlights ay yung intro ng The Pan Within na binibitin.

Jo2 wrote:

Sa ngayon, halos lahat ng gusto kong New Wave song e meron na ako, although mp3s lang, ok na rin atleast napapakinggan ko wherever and whenever I want to..Halos sabay-sabay ang songs na nagustuhan ko e..every song na i-release nuon e superb ang dating para sakin..Pero ang namukod nun na new wave song that time e yung "The Promise" by When in Rome..Lagi ko inaabangan yung part ng program sa BM pag hapon when they play 'The Promise' for 30 minutes! Lahat ng versions ng The Promise (Vatican Mix, Roman Dub..etc)...Yun pala (naalala ko bigla) ang wala pa ako..yung version ng The Promise na ang intro e explosion tapos followed by synthesized na 'ngo-ngong' voice ngok-ngok-ngok! (ala akong maisip na closest description e..hehe)..Yun na lang ang wala ko sa version nun, baka meron ka natabi..

Pinaka huli kong nahanap na New wave song e yung 'Last Supper' by Howard Jones..Lagi yun pine-play pag weekdays 12 - 1 pm sa BM na ang laging finale e yung song ng EBTG 'Cross my Heart'..

I have that Jo2 pero nasa plaka,problem wala na akong turntable Tignan ko what version then,hanapin ko sa mp3 format for you.Howard Jones,ok din yan what is Love?Hit niya di ba?

amicus wrote:

New Wave albums worth mentioning in this topic.

Hi Lito,yung Talk Talk galing niyan!

dyeyehm wrote:

brush-up hairstyles...

Hi JM,more of sabog(tignan mo kay Robert Smith),yung flat top kay Dave Gahan of DM(depeche mode),Yung sa ABC(not martin fry yung lead vocals,yung 2 kasama niya).

lowtus123 wrote:

“…I wish that I could turn back the clock, bring the wheels of time to a stop, back to the days when life was so much better…” -- from the lyrics of Johnny Hates Jazz. For me, new wave music always brings back the time of the DWXB 102.7 (or just WXB 102) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DWXB-FM. Respected XB dj’s would play the songs almost like the ones mentioned by Jo2 in his list (a few of my favorites were “The Waterboys – The Pan Within, Joy Division’s Love will tear us apart, Seona Dancing’s More To Lose, New Order’s Thieves Like Us, Lotus Eater’s It Hurts and a lot more). With my dabarkad’s obsession to new wave music, we started hanging out in a house (no drugs, chicks lang) and each one would bring their own contribution of good audio equipments to satisfy our listening pleasure. This is how we started to form a small group (sounds and light mobile) although walang magaling mag-dj/spin (“bagsakan” or “teka teka lang” ang term namin noon) at katuwaan lang yun. Our friends from US & Australia provided the original vinyls kaya first time ko rin noon makapag-play ng mga plaka like The Waterboys, Gene Loves Jezebel, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Cure, The Fall, EBTG, Propaganda, etc., Nahaluan na rin ng contemporary dance and jazz music ang vinyl collections just to cater different parties/occasions at iba binili sa Raon at nakalagay lahat ang vinyls sa plastic crate parang yung lagayan yata ng “Magnolia” Chicken (naks advertisement pa, I should get paid here hehe). Also during those times, a friend would take us sa XB station (kakilala nya yung isang dj) and have our records played during his stint, kaya naman nakapasok rin kami ng ilang beses doon sa small booth ng XB radio station sa Pasay and personally met the djs’ (The Ghost and Cool Carla), yung ibang djs naman ay na-meet na lang sa mga XB parties kadalasan sa Makati Ave. gaya ng sa isang club (Time Square yata) at doon sa Atrium (Sneak Attack). Meron din ginawa sa Makati Sports Club at Rock O’la (I think heto yun near XB across Sheraton hotel sa Vito Cruz/DLSU?). Maraming mobiles rin noon that play new wave music sa mga parties like Harmonic Trend, Social Distortion, Eyeball Dub, Audio Network, to name a few. If you know Noel Macanaya aka DJ M.O.D. (Master of Disaster) of Game Ka Na Ba, as i recall, dj rin dati sya ng Audio Network at naging vocalist rin ng The Sake. I saw him sing before and played/mixed the “slide-slide-slide” version of “Fire in Cairo by the Cure”. Until now sa gknb, I still watch/hear him play some nw tunes on certain times.

I agree with Watch on his statement here: “Personally my crave for new wave never ends.For a time,I would not listen to it,then the urge keeps on coming back.It has always been there ”

It’s really addictive and just sticks in the brain, blood and balunbalunan.

New wave rules!!! (Sabay patugtog ng Circle Jerk’s Red Tape with the intro…”There is no such thing as new wave…) hahaha…

Hi lowtus123,ang tindi pala ng experience mo dati! In fact being able to go to the XB station and personally meet some dj's was already a treat in itself! New wave is definitely the 2nd British invasion.I'm quoting bangis for that.Nice story you've got there lowtus123

lowtus123 wrote:

derf wrote:

bangis wrote:

Corinthians Garden organized their own new wave parties also to promote mobile disco. Dito nauso ang mga ext 12" LPs. NW addicts mostly teeners witnessed the latest NW dance craze which they called “Sayaw Corinthians”. Remember Roland Orzabal's move in Mad World and punk rock NW (Boys Don't Cry, Dancing With Myself, etc) for slam dancing?

those Co-re and Valle verde parties were sosyal coz you need wheels to enter the gates of those exclusive subdivisions and reach their clubhouses - unless you go there via taxi ako walang chikot kaya yung highschool mate ko pinilit kong hiramin nya yung isang kotse ng erpats nya para di kami magtaxi - nagdrive sya ng walang atrasan kse di sya marunong umatras nagpark pa sa malayo baka daw sya ipitin ng ibang kotse di kme makalabas

Derf, nakapunta kami sa isang party sa Valle verde. Nung pumunta kami ay parang ang set-up ng venue ay 2 or 3 mobiles (parang Social Distortion yung isa dun) na magkatapat then alternate ang tugtugan nila (2 or 3 songs each). One of the highlights ay yung intro ng The Pan Within na binibitin.

Wow,we've got four members here na naka attend ng ganoong parties dati,tama ba ako?Derf,Skeptic,Lowtus123 and Romance.Meron pa ba?Swerte ninyo.Ako nasa bahay lang dati lagi,strict kasi sa bahay

bobbyalvarez wrote:

mahilig din, iba kasi dating ng music nila eh. siguro impluwensha to ng mga tape na nahalungkat ko dati sa mga pinsan ko.

Hi bobbyalvarez,ganda talaga ng new wave,kailangan i explore mo pa.It's more than Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran lang

[quote="watch"][quote="derf"]


That Americans being "late" in the new wave thing...I noticed that in the movie 50first dates,though I've noticed Adam Sadler being a new wave fanatic based on his choices of music that he showcases on his films.

[quote]

si adam sandler, hindi lang new wave ang hilig, mostly 80s music ang featured sa movies nya.
kahit wedding singer na 80s ang setting, pati ang big daddy na 80s din ang music.

I Love New Wave...the sounds say it all!

My fave...

and for me...these guys are the best 80s stylish...

i remember one time my elder daughter asked me, "Mama, what's with New Wave ba?" i simply replied, "Angat sa iba! kaya binabalik-balikan at ginagaya kahit na ng mga bagong banda!"

aside from the fact that i like new wave music, my great influence to it was my connection to the band known before as NURSERY RHYMES (i hope some of you guys can recall the band --- they used to do front acts for Identity Crisis). i was the one who handled their gigs & schedules. they normally play some songs of Gene Loves Jezebel, Bolshoi, Simple Minds, ABC, Billy Idol, The Chameleons, and the like. The band consists of all Bosconians: Achi Clavecillas (vocals), Dennis Sarte (bass), Joy Cuenco (lead guitar), Shane Badiola (rhythm guitar), Jong Perez (drums) and Jay Paloma (keyboards) --- who also happens to be the father of my 4 bagets. the first time i get to watch a new wave concert was at PICC, Crisis at Equinox. If i remember it right, it was Nursery Rhymes & Mere Mercy who did the front for Identity Crisis in October 1986. since then, i became present in all their gigs and most of the new wave parties.



few years ago, as i started chatting through YM, i discovered a chatroom where most of the new wave fanatics stay and share their music collections, NewWave101. it revived the spirit of the 80's in me and made me start collecting new wave albums again.

ive got a lot of memories during the new wave era... baka po maging nobela na pag inisa-isa ko pa... basta ang alam ko... masaya yung mga panahon na yun. along with the new wave music are the getups where we can freely express ourselves. one example is a friend who was once featured in GMA's iWitness... si Joseph!

at this moment, if you want to hang out and enjoy new wave music and ambiance, one bar i could recommend is Anthology, located in M. Adriatico near Remedios Circle. that's where we normally hold our Grand EB yearly.

long live New Wave!

... masaya yung mga panahon na yun.

mura kasi bilihin noon......hahaha......sa halagang 100pesos lasheng ka na.......hahaha...dami mo pa mapupuntahan na banlawan.......nyahahahaha

romance wrote:

I Love New Wave...the sounds say it all!

My fave...

and for me...these guys are the best 80s stylish...

Hi Romance,sino yung thirds artist?Yung female ang nasa middle?OMD,Erasure,and Boy George definitely on the top of my new wave artists list!

SueStorm wrote:

i remember one time my elder daughter asked me, "Mama, what's with New Wave ba?" i simply replied, "Angat sa iba! kaya binabalik-balikan at ginagaya kahit na ng mga bagong banda!"

aside from the fact that i like new wave music, my great influence to it was my connection to the band known before as NURSERY RHYMES (i hope some of you guys can recall the band --- they used to do front acts for Identity Crisis). i was the one who handled their gigs & schedules. they normally play some songs of Gene Loves Jezebel, Bolshoi, Simple Minds, ABC, Billy Idol, The Chameleons, and the like. The band consists of all Bosconians: Achi Clavecillas (vocals), Dennis Sarte (bass), Joy Cuenco (lead guitar), Shane Badiola (rhythm guitar), Jong Perez (drums) and Jay Paloma (keyboards) --- who also happens to be the father of my 4 bagets. the first time i get to watch a new wave concert was at PICC, Crisis at Equinox. If i remember it right, it was Nursery Rhymes & Mere Mercy who did the front for Identity Crisis in October 1987. since then, i became present in all their gigs and most of the new wave parties.



few years ago, as i started chatting through YM, i discovered a chatroom where most of the new wave fanatics stay and share their music collections, NewWave101. it revived the spirit of the 80's in me and made me start collecting new wave albums again.

ive got a lot of memories during the new wave era... baka po maging nobela na pag inisa-isa ko pa... basta ang alam ko... masaya yung mga panahon na yun. along with the new wave music are the getups where we can freely express ourselves. one example is a friend who was once featured in GMA's iWitness... si Joseph!

at this moment, if you want to hang out and enjoy new wave music and ambiance, one bar i could recommend is Anthology, located in M. Adriatico near Remedios Circle. that's where we normally hold our Grand EB yearly.

long live New Wave!

Hi SueStorm,nice story you've gor the.Nursury Rhymes?Sounds very familiar to me,ibang pinoy new wave bands na alam ko pa are(aside from the dawn and identity crisis),happy shrimps,animo,song for joan and the sequel.Thanks for the tip on where to go for new wave sounds.BTW saan diyan sa pic si Jay Paloma?

SueStorm wrote:

Hi SueStorm,nice story you've gor the.Nursury Rhymes?Sounds very familiar to me,ibang pinoy new wave bands na alam ko pa are(aside from the dawn and identity crisis),happy shrimps,animo,song for joan and the sequel.Thanks for the tip on where to go for new wave sounds.BTW saan diyan sa pic si Jay Paloma?

Jay Paloma is the one in white shirt wearing eyeglasses (bigger pic)... blue polo w/ black coat wearing eyeglasses in the smaller pic.

SueStorm wrote:

SueStorm wrote:

Hi SueStorm,nice story you've gor the.Nursury Rhymes?Sounds very familiar to me,ibang pinoy new wave bands na alam ko pa are(aside from the dawn and identity crisis),happy shrimps,animo,song for joan and the sequel.Thanks for the tip on where to go for new wave sounds.BTW saan diyan sa pic si Jay Paloma?

Jay Paloma is the one in white shirt wearing eyeglasses (bigger pic)... blue polo w/ black coat wearing eyeglasses in the smaller pic.

Thanks for that info SueStorm.

Hi Romance,sino yung thirds artist?Yung female ang nasa middle?OMD,Erasure,and Boy George definitely on the top of my new wave artists list![/quote]

watch...si Martha Davis yan...The Motels....i love their song too...just tell me if you want...i'll upload it for you...