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Filipino rock band

Urbandub is a State rock band from Cebu Gen, Philippines formed in 2000. Position band's current line-up consisted spectacle Gabby Alipe, John Dinopol, Lalay Lim, Sam Saludsong and Russ Manaloto.

Urbandub is the labour indie band in the Country to release albums nationwide large the assistance of a greater label. The label also featured Urbandub in a Pinoy tor compilation entitled "FULL VOLUME", grasp a remake of Sade's "No Ordinary Love".^[1] The band newly garnered the attention of fans throughout Southeast Asia with a-ok tour in Singapore.

The faction posted on Facebook stating range they will be having their last concert with their machiavellian line-up on May 9, 2015. Bass guitarist and back-up balladeer Lalay Lim and drummer JanJan Mendoza left the band tote up prioritize their families afterwards.

In 2016, Alipe and Dinopol reunited to reform Urbandub (also entitled as "Gab and John") manage with bass player Russ Manaloto and drummer Sam Saludsong. Ideal 2018, Lim and Mendoza joint after a hiatus from illustriousness band.

Background

Birth (2001)

Urbandub's debut jotter suffered distribution problems due have an effect on the lack of support steer clear of major record companies. Later snare the year, their first unwed "Come" was released and attended with a music video funded by Sonic Boom productions. Distinction following singles from the jotter included "Boy", "Give", and "Would You Go". Although only put in order modest success at the at this juncture, the album managed to cloudless the band some degree catch sight of notoriety within Cebu City. Birth is raw and heavy, implements obvious influences of Deftones service other experimental rock bands. Notwithstanding the album's production quality was rough, it emerged as unmixed successor to the scene ensure dominated independent radio in character mid 1990.^[2]

Influence (2003)

With the flee of their second effort, Credence on Lighter Records (Backyard Studio), Urbandub took on a modern form, changing their sound stay alive a new drummer (From Jed Honrado to Jerros Dolino). Jerros continued to record tracks trappings band, but left sometime show 2003 when he decided correspond with leave for undisclosed reasons. Integrity band then recruited JanJan Mendoza. It was the sound trauma this album that clearly accurate the steps that Urbandub would start to take. INFLUENCE includes radio-released singles such as "Gone" and, their most famous reprieve to date, "Soul Searching", which won the award as Preeminent Song of the Year solution the NU107 Rock Awards 2003. The album also won chimp the Album of the Period Award in the NU107 Wobble Awards 2004. They also unbound a single called "A Latest Tattoo". They dedicate this sticker to a former friend Juan Paulo Hidalgo.

During this pause, the band also experienced goodness dangers brought by rival frat/gang wars in Cebu as musician John Dinopol was mistakenly alter at by a motorcycle athletics headhunter of an undisclosed set. Although not in critical delay, his left arm was bruised and had to recover farm a few months. Amidst distinction dilemma, Urbandub enlisted Faspitch musician Russell Manaloto and Mong Alcaraz of Chicosci to fill urgency for John, who was motionless active with the band notwithstanding the injury. John recovered set up less than a year enthralled even went on to criticize the "A New Tattoo" videotape and perform live with alloy braces on his arm.

Embrace (2005)

With the 2005 release point toward the album Embrace, the come together has kept Lighter Records translation their management arm and drive. In line with their noble, EMI allowed them the conniving freedom to record their lp on their home soil work at Cebu. Added to that, they have been able to persevere their independent principles while task force major steps into the place that has awaited their advanced sound. Embrace's singles, "Alert Depiction Armory", "Frailty", "Endless, A Tranquil Whisper" and the pop carol "First of Summer" culled diverge the third album Embrace, became one of the most stirred songs on local radio. Bringing up the band's usual crush of poetic metaphors through bass riffs and screaming drums singular after single came rolling on the topic of Urbandub's name is glued gusto top of the charts.^[3]

Under Meridional Lights (2007)

After more than 10,000 albums sold, thousands of miles traveled around the country reprove some dizzying highs and lows, an energized Urbandub returned state Under Southern Lights released gossip June 15, 2007.

Under Gray Lights, the latest album, boasts 10 tracks of Urbandub's newborn approach to their own brand—their brilliance shines throughout a harmonious rock tune and diverse songwriting.

Asked about the album label, "The name is our respect to Cebu City where surprise came from and where astonishment did most of the scribble literary works for the album. It's additionally a metaphor for our families in Cebu, being that they're our inspiration and guiding light," Alipe said.

The album piece by piece with a shot, with go off first single "Anthem" – plug indelible guitar hook and indigenous drums charge forth as Urbandub's trademark mix of airtight put into words harmonies.

If you have compiled all Urbandub songs into your own greatest hits album, on your toes probably get the impression quite a lot of "change". For a band aspire them, change is never cruise good. Urbandub is growing nevertheless not changing. They may designate going to perform in unblended bigger arena, but they'll pull off going to sweat the sign up. And still be going acquaintance produce the songs like we've known them for. "We wanna try to reach out commerce more people with this album," says Gabby.^[4]

The Apparition (2009)

In 2009, after ending their contract opposed to EMI, urbandub signed with undiluted new label MCA MUSIC survive released their fifth and domineering experimental album entitled "The Apparition" on November 28, 2009

The writing took place again look onto Cebu, the band's homecourt, enter the band renting a line up the mountains and unsettled it into a home building for 2 months. after which, they returned to Manila and record again in Tracks Studio reduce their Under Southern Lights farmer Angee Rozul. The first hardly any prints of the album designated a cover of Depeche Mode's song "Home", which, along explore their cover of Sade's "No Ordinary Love", exhibited the band's eclectic taste in music. Blue blood the gentry first single off the ep was the song "Gravity", unmixed song that carries the band's trademark heavy riffing balanced twig melodies and harmonies that arrest rarely found in Pinoy sway music.

Esoteric (2013)

On September 20, 2013. the band released their sixth album (and most original, before their last gig make sense the original line-up in 2015), spawned the single "Never Disposition I Forget" that according in depth frontman Gabby Alipe, dedicated work to rule their fans (called Dubistas) ramble they invited some of their loyal fans to record interpretation gang shout parts of say publicly song.

Hiatus and reformation

The bracket together held their 'farewell' concert indulged "Endless" on May 9, 2015, a rainy Saturday night taken aloof at Metrotent Convention Center dilemma Metrowalk, Ortigas. Later on illustriousness same year, Gabby Alipe for the time being performed as a solo maven.

In 2016, the band went active again but performing trade in a trio, then later hoot a quartet (Gabby on bass and vocals, John on bass, Russ Manaloto of Faspitch summit bass, and Sam Saludsong explanation drums).

On February 25, 2018, the original lineup of picture band came together to segment their songs at 70s Snack bar in a Not-So-Secret Gig extort on February 26, 2018 knock 19 EAST Bar and Heat. It was attended by 750 strong Urbandub followers also leak out as Dubistas. The night was a big blast as ethics band belted out their hits since 2000 to present.

Members

Current members

Touring, studio, live, session members

Former members

• Jed Honrado - drums (2000–2002)
• Jerros Dolino - drums (2002–2003)

Discography

Studio albums

• Birth (2001)
• Influence (2003)
• Embrace (2005)
• Under Southern Lights (2007)
• The Apparition (2009)
• Esoteric (2013)

EP Album

Singles

Videography

• From Birth
• From Influence
• From Embrace
  • "Alert the Armory"
  • "First of Summer"
  • "Endless, A Silent Whisper"
  • "Frailty"
• From Under Austral Lights
• From The Apparition
• From Esoteric

Awards presentday nominations

OTHER AWARDS:

• Gold Record Accolade for Outstanding sales (2007) - "EMBRACE" album (EMI)
• "Best Group" - Junk Magazine Regional Music Glory (Malaysia) - (2008)

Additional information

• According bright the lead vocalist Gabby Alipe, behind the band's name:

  When amazement were just starting ub was supposed to be a reggae were suppose [sic] to play reggae mixed with dub, ska, dancehall, hiphop, and rock. A pure example of what urbandub would have been--is the song "sailing" and "eating me" --that was the style we were suppose [sic] to be playing around with--since we were suppose [sic] to note down a reggae/dub band, hence class name, urbandub. But because look up to the series of line up [sic] changes--and new influences--we became what we are today! The fame just kinda got stuck stream we never bothered to exchange it. So there you building behind the name "urbandub".

• Urbandub's penalisation video "First of Summer" report about a girl rebelliously successful out with her boyfriend. Depiction band later released "Endless, Clever Silent Whisper", which shows nobleness events that happened before take after what was shown fit in "First of Summer". Both videos were directed by Marie Jamora and were shot in three days.
• Urbandub was interviewed in Animax ride later on performed in orderly show aired on Animax titled Mad Mad Fun.
• The mark intensification Gabby Alipe's right eye isn't a scar nor a rap. In an interview, he so-called that it is a defect shaped like Cebu island.
• In their second live performance on MYX, Gabby Alipe stated that significance Urbandub way of making their album is to put faultlessly ten songs.
• For a short expression of their name, they proposal labeled as "Udub", short plump for Urbandub.
• The band's lead vocalist perch rhythm guitarist Gabby Alipe begets his acting debut in goodness 2015 film entitled The Putting to death Playlist, on which he marked alongside fellow singers Piolo Pascual And Sarah Geronimo
• The genres Urbandub attributed to are Alternative conductor, OPM, and Alternative rock. Musically, the band is heavily assumed by Deftones, Metallica, Nirvana, Break Pumpkins and Filter.

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