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Hibiskus

"so listen to the sound..."

About Me


Hibiskus started mid summer of 2005, with Buddy Ong,Richard Castrodes and Vince Maglasang...The three later decided to get serious and make their very own songs to set free the many ideas locked in their heads.By adding Jcarl Villacarlos and Sedfrey Batad to the group,they have began to dig deeper and try to make a more complex sound.With their different influences,they have created songs that mix genres like Screamo,Rock,Metal,Hardcore,Disco,Experimental and Rap...a fusion of distortion,delays,screams,guitar swings and a whole lot of dancing is what you will find with these young musicians.Starting anew with a new frontman,Buddy Ong, Hibiskus is starting to make a name for themselves... For Bookings, Pls Contact: 0917.913.8345
-The song "Closer" can be found in the SAU "downsouth" Compilation EP along with other Cebu rising bands...
"Heights" -@ Cebu Beach Club
"This Chase -@ Cebu Beach Club

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/10/2006
Band Website: Your looking at it....
Band Members: Hibiskus is: Buddy Ong - Voice/throat

Jcarl Villacarlos - Left Guitar/2nd vox

Sedfrey Batad - Right Guitar

Vince Maglasang - Bass/screams

Richard Castrodes - Drums and dance moves

JL Chavez - Synths,beats,fills (live electronica)

Influences: All the bands who keep on rawkin!!!
Sounds Like: Melts in your mouth not in your hand....
Record Label: Suksibih,G'Underground Productions,Snap* Clothing
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Hbsks now on the tube!

We have finally uploaded some videos on Youtube and hopefully you guys check it out.hehe.This was during our gig @ Cebu Beach Club"Heights" -New Songhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHFO2ifIZG8"This Cha...
Posted by Hibiskus on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:40:00 PST

new member!

Hibiskus has a new member to add to the family. The addition of JL Chavez just might electrify the sound of the band. Electrify in a metaphorical and literal way. With his ingress to the group adds a ...
Posted by Hibiskus on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:41:00 PST

out for n month/s

All our July gigs have been canceled due to various reasons(refer to past blogs).We are very sorry for the organizers at Red Horse,USC-TC,CDU and UP who were expecting us to play for their respective ...
Posted by Hibiskus on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:03:00 PST

rest

When we thought it was already pretty rough.....it gets rougher.Already troubled w/ health problems,hectic schedules,tough deadlines,school,jobs...a new enemy enters d Hibiskus world...family problem....
Posted by Hibiskus on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:34:00 PST

rough part2

Over stressed vocal chords.no talking for 2 days.regular "NO AIR!" attacks.sever pain in the throat.and gigs to think about.not to mention school work and a side job.This are what have been bothering ...
Posted by Hibiskus on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:06:00 PST

rough

Did you guys know that people who are exposed to cigarette smoke (for non smokers) increase their risk of lung cancer to 16% - 17%. Yeah that sucks for us non-smokers(reprezentzzzz hehe) who are regul...
Posted by Hibiskus on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:46:00 PST

Turning on the battle lights...

Its finally May and Chardy ,our drummer,will be back tomorrow from a looooong vacation in Singapore(lucky bastard). We'll get back to practicing our set and finalizing new songs we made during our bre...
Posted by Hibiskus on Fri, 09 May 2008 05:55:00 PST

finally...rest

After long stress from school work and recording a weeks old song(w/c means double time the practice...whoooo) finally we’ll get our rest this April because our drummer,Richard, will be leaving ...
Posted by Hibiskus on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:17:00 PST

April = Hibiskus’ month of rest...

Yo! it’s been a while since i logged on to this account and this is the first time i’m writing a blog!hahaha (clap3x...) anyway... like most people, we are going to be taking a break this ...
Posted by Hibiskus on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:16:00 PST

Hibiskus update...

Its been a looooooong time since my last post and its been a hell of time. Final exams are finally coming to an end and we were finally able to regroup and practice last saturday.hehe.We’ll fina...
Posted by Hibiskus on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:51:00 PST