January 2012

hello everyone... i'm back after 2 months of silence... seems like things are looking good again for Soft Pillow Kisses... Both Ralph and (Ex-Pillow and Ex-Candyaudioline Guitarist) Apple Pueblo (Ex-Pillow Singer) are back... We recently played Buzz Night just a few days back and we're looking forward to more gigs and some more new songs... That's that for now...

Prospecting...

It was as if by Chance, just as when me and Rene were about to leave the studio to go our separate ways, Dominic (prospect guitarist for SPK) showed up... he was to suppose to have a practice with his band and luckily for us, their drummer was coming in late... So we wasted no time and tried him out... jammed a few bars of this and that song and after a few minutes, both me and Rene were convinced that he could be a shoe-in for that guitarist spot... Anyways, i don't want to sound cynical but it has always been tiring for us to expect a lot from this prospecting thing but the opportunity just presented itself to us... maybe this is it... Hopefully this is it...

Missed...

Missed a chance at trying out someone for that SPK Guitarist post... I'm not sure whether put the blame on that guy for not replying at the soonest possible time or for me to have turned off my cellphone while watching a movie last night...

Anyways, there will always be another time, but time flies so fast nowadays that in just a few blinks we'll be ending this 2011 and will be welcoming 2012... i just hope that 2012 won't be the last year of our insanely bitter-sweet existence...

Just a thought... 'til the next post...

Hopefully next time i'll be able to post something about us...

After Three Tries..

I feel like posting again so here it goes...

it's been a while since my last post... back then it was Me, Carissa, Mar, Joms and Josh...

Since the time of my last post, Joms left, Rene came back and Mar had to say goodbye... Then we went quiet...

For the last month until the present it's been Me, Carissa, Joms, Rene and Josh... At the start, it did look quite promising but after three gigs, we're still stuck with just being able to play six songs and with each gig turning out to be let-downs specially the last one we had 2 weeks ago prompting me not to play during last Tuesday's Buzz Night...

Now I'm not sure as to what i should do... it's really hard to decide since options are very scarce...

I'm getting really frustrated although i haven't really placed my butt on it... Maybe next week when my personal smoke-stacked life clears, I'll have a go at some options hoping to get better results...

I really miss those days when everything's just...

there...

Hello Everyone!!!Buzz Night @ Sazi's, TONIGHT!!!

Hello Everyone!!!Buzz Night @ Sazi's, TONIGHT!!! July 12 (Tuesday)...

Featuring:

Monochrome
Populardays
Candyaudioline
Phantom Sizemore
Haydeys
Sugarplum Fairy
Soft Pillow Kisses...

Last Night's Gig...

Hello everyone...

i was really happy that i decided to push thru with SPK last night inspite of the fact that it was a last minute thing and Carissa wasn't around to sing for us...

it wasn't the nices of sets, in fact we were really messing up things specially Mar who was really drunk getting me annoyed at first but, the hell with perfection... i just wanted to play a gig with my Soft Pillow Kisses band mates before i leave for the U.S...

It has really been frustrating for me realising that, as of the moment, Soft Pillow Kisses isn't really a complete unit, lacking a permanent bassist and having a guitarist who could anytime leave the band... Just wish things would go back to normal again. I wish i could keep this band intact for a longer period of time... It ain't easy really keeping a band like this alive... People just come and go due to priorities far greater than just being in a group that makes no money at all... only a fraction of the music population get to appreciate you and most of the time, you play infront of empty venues... i just wish i could have like-minded people play in this band again but i do know how like-minded people think (most of them anyway)... that's why i content myself with anyone who just wants to...

Going back to last night's gig... it wasn't buzz night since only Candyaudioline qualifies as the other "indie" band present but it was still quite enjoyable... as always, can't really avoid picking up on other bands short comings interms of my (and Rene's) standards... but there's really more to this than just taste... the feeling of being just another band in the line up is really cool... makes me miss playing infront of people who don't have a clue as to what we are and what we do... aslo i did get to appreciate again other people's music...

Chatting with Rene was really refreshing... It's like getting my batteries charged... in fact, i just realised that none of my bandmates except for Dennis are really into this indie stuff...

Just a few hours to go before we leave for the U.S.. i'll sure miss SPK (and Candyaudioline) for 3 weeks... just hope that when i get back, we get to practice more and finish the new songs and play some gigs even as this present set up or hopefully as a permanent troupe...

'til the next post...

The Present...

Hello Everyone...

just want to write about the present status of Soft Pillow Kisses...

as of late, Soft Pillow Kisses is composed of Me on Guitars and Vocals, Carissa on Vocals, Mar still on Guitars and Josh on Drums... Former Pillow bassist Rene have been sessioning for us every now and then. Rene is now, officially playing bass for one of my favourite local acts Populardays... don't really know if i'll be looking for a new bassist as of the moment, i'm quite content with this present set up...

recently, i've been mixing some of our recent recordings often times coming out a bit disappointed... either an out of tune guitar or wrong drum-fills are to blame... had to stop there and decide what to do some other time...

We do have a gig tonight but i doubt if we can play because Carissa can't make it and Mar's phone has been off since yesterday...

i'll be leaving for the U.S. this thurday... be back in 3 weeks... see what i can do once i get back...

until the next post...