WONGGOYS’ PINK SONG FOR A CAUSE NOW AVAILABLE!

“Life to Live” the Wonggoys’ latest single is finally available for download via the 22 Tango Records Digital Music Distribution.  The song was written for the ICANSERVE Foundation, a non-stock and non-profit organization that advocates on Breast Cancer Awareness.  They also provide assistance to women with breast cancer.  

Song is available for download at $2.  All the proceeds of “Life to Live” from October 21, 2011 until October 21, 2012 will be given to ICANSERVE Foundation. 

The single was composed and written by Wonggoys and produced by Cattski Espina. Recorded at Zzubu Recording Studios. Mixed and mastered by Paul Cañada.

Download the song here: "LIFE TO LIVE" - Wonggoys 

LUI DEBUT EP NOW ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD!

Singer-Songwriter Lui Castillo’s debut EP is now part of the 22 Tango Records Digital Music roster. The album dubbed LUI STORIES is composed of 4 tracks that showcase her different musical styles.

The first track, Live for Today, is a fun reggae track that you can take to the beach. It talks about living in the moment and enjoying life. A perfect summer song! The second song, Kakaibang Saya, is a jazzy track with catchy guitar lines and fun lyrics. The third track, I Write You Letters, written singer/songwriter Mark Cortez, is an emotional duet that tells a story through the lyrical dialouge. The song is part of the Soundtrack for Jerrold Tarog’s well-acclaimed indie film “Senior Year” (2011). The last track, Katok, shows the alt-rock flavor of Lui’s musicality.

This fresh release is worthy of a presence in your mp3 players!

Click here to download!

SOUND MINDS SPEAK VOLUMES ( A New Review!)

ALBUM REVIEW
ARTIST: Cattski
ALBUM: Sound Minds Speak Volumes
RELEASED: 2009
PRODUCER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Cattski Espina
LABEL MANAGEMENT: 22 TANGO RECORDS

RIGHT from the first track, ‘100’ down to ‘Genius’, the album is all at once vintage Cattski. And yet this band, so rooted in Cebu’s music scene and pop culture, has indeed grown up. The band tries out some new stuff and yet it’s familiar enough to be comforting.

Not making light of all the artistry poured into the album, but this is how I think it came about: It’s like Cattski was looking at the blinking red button and said, ‘Ooohh I wonder what will happen if we push that?’ And she does. And it’s a big explosion of snippets of shiny musical inspiration that make its way into each track, one way or other.

The boys, bassist, Brian Sacro and guitarist, Junell Codilla, have stayed true to their craft. Guitarist and band mate, Anne Muntuerto, Cattski’s unfailing girl Friday, delivers the goods. Not easy when they all have day jobs. They’re the reasons why Cattski’s distinct enthralling voice has been given the platform it deserves.

A string of guest artists gives the album a different but welcome feel to it. A special mention of B’dict Climaco’s vocals in ‘Temporary’ has to be put out here. The man can sing me to sleep every night.

Music has always been subjective but it would take a tone-deaf, musically bankrupt llama not to appreciate how easily ‘Sound Minds Speak Volumes’ slips into your playlist. The album makes us glad that the band has stayed true to their passion, both living in and respecting music. And the fact that it needs to be shared.

Is this the band’s best effort yet? Yes and no. Each album has its own story and it’s never fair to compare each offering. Cattski Espina feeds off her emotions and sings them all out. Frustration, seeming apathy, condescension, longing, desires and anger. She sends them out to the world and we sit up and listen. We listen because we understand where she’s coming from. Musicians are luckier than most because they have found a way to release the clamouring of the soul into the wild with few casualties.

A recurring theme in ‘Sound Minds Speak Volumes’ is a longing for something. What is she looking for? Will we ever find out? And will we get to listen in? We expect great things.

-Krissi Banzon, Uvongo Beach South Africa 19 February 2011

UNDERCOVER GRASSHOPPERS RELEASES NEW SINGLE

Despite the band’s inconsistent presence in the music scene due to extremely unpredictable schedules, they are consistent and persistent on their intention of releasing their debut album this year. So far, they have successfully released one track, Frantic Static, which gained national attention as it was included in the original soundtrack album of Metanoia, a major animated motion picture.

A year after the release of Frantic Static, Undercover Grasshoppers releases new single dubbed Finding Marvin. With this track, the band boasts of their guitar driven sound and profound lyrical writing plus their risky experimental transitions.

Listen to it, you’ll see. Not too many bands are as brave as the Undercover Grasshoppers. Watch out as 22 Tango Records releases their debut album this year!

HERE'S "FINDING MARVIN"

Finding Marvin - Undercover Grasshoppers by 22TANGORECORDS

CATTSKI RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO

Genius, a song from the album Sound Minds Speak Volumes and Cattski Ten, now has an official music video. Shot in the streets of Colon, Magallanes and Juan Luna, deep in downtown Cebu City, the music video is poised to tell you a story and not to impress you with special effects or high quality cinematography.

It was produced and implemented with very limited resources and very simple equipment. Pre-production of the music video was done middle of last year (2010) and only had 1 day shoot sometime in August. Editing was just recently culminated after several revisions.

The music video of Genius features the boys of Red Habagat, a group of young film makers who make short funny films for viral sharing on social media sites. Produced by Cattski Espina and co-produced by a four-man crew of new young film enthusiasts.

Watch the video here:

CREDITS

Crew:
Cattski Espina (Producer)
Manna Alcaraz (Direction)
Gwenmarie Reyes (Assistant Direction)
Bong Aller (Camera 1)
Noel Verula (Camera 2 & Video Editing)
Dominic Roa (Make-up Artist)

Featuring: RED HABAGAT

Philip Bawasanta
Oswald Ouano
Louis Michael Ouano
Chris John Yeto
Thomas Pua
Teodis Buma-at II
Kristoffer Abelita
Earl Jaru Obenza

Special Appearance
Vaughn Reykurt Gaviola

Special Thanks to Ysai Perez

ODYSSEY OUTLETS: WHERE THE CDS ARE!

Here’s the list of the Odyssey Music Outlets where you can find 2 of our products CATTSKI - Sound Minds Speak Volumes and the recently released WONGGOYS debut – I’m Not Sure What To Say But I’ll Say It Anyway.

METRO MANILA

Ayala Alabang 2

Ayala Quad Park Square

Filinvest

Gateway Mall Araneta

Greenbelt 1

Market Market

Mega Mall

Robinson's Ermita

Rockwell

SM Bicutan

SM Centerpoint 2

SM Fairview

SM Mall of Asia

SM Manila

SM Marikina

SM North Annex

SM South Mall

SM Sucat

SM Taytay

Sta. Lucia Mall 1

METRO CEBU

• SM City Cebu
• Ayala Center Cebu

BACOLOD

• SM City Bacolod

Yes you can find the music at your nearest Odyssey Music Stores! :-)

ODYSSEY MUSIC STORES NOW DISTRIBUTES 22TANGO!

We recently signed a distribution deal with Odyssey Next Edge, the company behind Odyssey Music Stores. The agreement entails that Odyssey Next Edge is to distribute all album releases by 22 Tango Records in all Metro Manila branches as well as Metro Cebu and Bacolod.

As of the moment, Odyssey Music Stores are carrying the albums Sound Minds Speak Volumes by CATTSKI and I’m Not Sure What To Say But I’ll Say It Anyway by WONGGOYS.

We’re very happy about this partnership and we appreciate Odyssey’s efforts in assisting independent record labels with its distribution. The agreement is beneficial to the labels and the artists, and it has a proper system in terms of documentation, reporting and delivery.

From our end, we just really want the music to be accessible to the public as we have been getting some feedback on its inaccessibility. For the longest time, we've only been accepting orders and shipping the merchandise out. Now we don’t have to...

Grab the Cattski & Wonggoys CDs in your nearest Odyssey Music Store.