Beautiful Machines (2005)

2005 in music

-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...

 is the debut album of the Pinoy rock

Pinoy rock

Pinoy rock, or Filipino rock, is the brand of rock music produced in the Philippines or by Filipinos. It has become as diverse as the rock music genre itself, and bands adopting this style are now further classified under more specific genres or combinations of genres like alternative rock,...

 band, Pupil

Pupil (band)

Pupil is a Filipino rock band composed of Ely Buendia on frontman duties and guitars, Yan Yuzon on lead guitar, Dok Sergio on bass and Wendell Garcia on drums.-Formation:...

. It was released on November 10, 2005 under Sony BMG, the same music company that publishes the Eraserheads'

The Eraserheads

Eraserheads, or E-Heads was a Filipino rock band of the 90s, formed by Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro. The band is one of the most successful, critically acclaimed, and significant bands in the history of OPM...

 music. The band itself describes their music as "dark, loud, and romantic." It is very guitar-driven, stripped down, and the album has a very distinct sound, considering that it is the band's debut album. The album was recorded digitally at Wombworks in Marikina

Marikina City

Marikina, officially the City of Marikina, known as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines, was former capital of the province of Manila during the declaration of Philippine Independence and one of the sixteen cities within the Manila Metropolitan Area. Marikina is part of Eastern Manila District of...

. “We didn’t use amps at all,” says frontman Ely Buendia

Ely Buendía

Eleandre Basiño Buendia, popularly known as Ely Buendia, and also once adopting the stage name, Jesus "Dizzy" Ventura, is a Filipino writer and musician who gained fame as guitarist, songwriter, and lead vocalist in the popular Pinoy rock band The Eraserheads...

. The band had its official Album Launch Party on January 31, 2006 at the Mugen Bar Metrowalk. The band also mentioned in an interview with Animax, that the album was greatly influenced by sci-fi

Science fiction

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Pupil’s initial plan with Beautiful Machines album was to produce it with then-Rivermaya

Rivermaya

Rivermaya is one of the most influential, critically acclaimed and significant Filipino rock band formed in 1993. They are one of the several bands who spearheads the 90s Philippine alternative rock explosion...

 frontman Rico Blanco

Rico Blanco

Rico Blanco is a Filipino singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. As a solo artist and with his former band, Rivermaya, Blanco has so far recorded, written and produced more local and regional number one hits than any other musician since 1994 and has sold over a...

. But due to Blanco’s very hectic schedule, Blanco was not able go in with the project. The production then continued with the help of Patrick Tirano

Patrick Tirano

Patrick Darroles Tirano, best known simply as "Pat Tirano", is a Filipino musician, sound engineer and producer. He plays music with numerous acts in the Philippine music scene, including Monkeyspank, Archipelago, Soaked in Scissors, and TOI...

, who plays guitars for both Rugis and Monkeyspank.

Pupil worked on Beautiful Machines for five months. “Maganda rin na kami-kami kasi nagkakaalaman pa lang kami kung ano magiging tunog namin (It's good that we're just doing it by ourselves because we're still discovering our sound that time)” says Yan in an interview.

The album included four songs written in Filipino, the band members' native language.

Track listing

1. Different Worlds (E. Buendia)

2. Blow Your House Down (E. Buendia)

3. Nasaan Ka? (D. Ventura)

4. She Talks To Trees (E. Buendia)

5. False Alarm (R. Jugo)

6. Gamu-Gamo (E. Buendia)

7. Mary (Y. Yuzon, J Del Rosario)

8. Hypersober (R. Jugo)

9. Dulo Ng Dila (D. Sergio)

10. Beautiful Machines (E. Buendia, D. Ventura, J. Velasco)

11. All This Time (E. Buendia)

12. Dianetic (E. Buendia)

13. Kalawakan (E. Buendia, D. Ventura)

14. Lost Guide (Y. Yuzon, A. Lapus)

Trivia

• The album was mastered at Tweak Merville by Zach Lucero, drummer of the band, Imago
  Imago (band)
  Imago is a Filipino pop rock band composed of Aia De Leon, Myrene "Maps" Academia , Tim Cacho and Zach Lucero known for songs such as Akap, Anino, Ewan, Taralets and Sundo.-History:...
  
   and was recorded digitally at Wombworks in Marikina
  Marikina City
  Marikina, officially the City of Marikina, known as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines, was former capital of the province of Manila during the declaration of Philippine Independence and one of the sixteen cities within the Manila Metropolitan Area. Marikina is part of Eastern Manila District of...
  
  , the studio founded by Louie Talan of Razorback
  Razorback (band)
  Razorback is a Filipino hard rock band formed in 1990. Originally known for being regulars at the now-defunct Kalye, a club in Makati, the band had proven their onstage mettle many times over, via their own club gigs to full-scale concerts as well as for having opened for Rage Against the Machine...
  
   and Kapatid
  Kapatid (band)
  -History:Kapatid is fronted by the iconic Karl Roy , he is also brother of Kevin Roy of Razorback. The band was originally made up of some of the industry's heavyweights: Nathan Azarcon on bass, J-Hoon Balbuena on drums, Ira Cruz on rhythm guitars and the late Chico Molina on lead guitars...
  
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• The group's manager and Ely Buendia's wife, Diane Ventura, did the vocals for the title track "Beautiful Machines"
• "Mary" is inspired by The Beatles
  The Beatles
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  ' "Let It Be
  Let It Be (song)
  "Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and as the title track of their album Let It Be. It was written by Paul McCartney, but credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was their final single before McCartney announced his departure from the band...
  
  " while "Lost Guide" is inspired by My Bloody Valentine's "Sometimes."
• There are rumors that the song "Blow Your House Down" has been inspired by The Three Little Pigs, a fairytale / childhood story, but this hasn't been confirmed by the band.
• Jerome "J. Astro the boy who fell on earth" Velasco from The Mongols, The Teeth and Daydream Cycle, played additional Guitar and Keyboards for the song "Beautiful Machines". He also jammed with the band during the Beautiful Machines album launch.
• Pupil’s first single, “Nasaan Ka?” is the 3rd track of the Beautiful Machines album. “Dianetic”, their second single is track no. 12 and track no. 9 is “Dulo Ng Dila”, which happens to be their third single. Their 4th single, “Gamu-Gamo” is track no.6. All of the said singles have track numbers that are divisible by 3.
• The music video of “Nasaan Ka?” was filmed entirely on location in an old resort called “Tropical Palace” in BF Parañaque.
• Pupil's carrier single, "Nasaan Ka?" was titled "Wala Ka Na" during the period when The Mongols was about to produce their "second" album.
• The album also featured photography by Ryan Agoncillo
  Ryan Agoncillo
  Kristoffer Lou Ryan Agoncillo , popularly known as Ryan Agoncillo, is a Filipino Film and Television actor, model, singer, photographer, and TV host.-Early life:Agoncillo was born on April 10, 1978...
  
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