Taken By Cars - The Beatmeister Mixtape - MEGAMIX BY THE BEATMEISTER

Taken by Cars, usually referred to as TbC, is a Filipino indie rock band composed of Sarah Marco on vocals, Bryce Zialcita on lead guitar, Derek "Siopao" Chua on rhythm guitar, Isa Garcia on bass guitar, and Bryan Kong on drums and sampler. They describe their sound as a mixture of electro, shoegaze, and new wave. Here's 5 of my fave tracks from their debut album "Endings of A New Kind" all mixed up by yours truly... CHECK IT...!!!

Taken By Cars - The Beatmeister Mixtape by The Beatmeister on Mixcloud

Rivermaya - It's Not Easy Being Green... Mixed Up...!!!! - THE BEATMEISTER

songs from their 1999 album minus Bamboo.... 

Rivermaya - It's Not Easy Being Green... Mixed Up...!!! by The Beatmeister on Mixcloud

Pedicab - Tugish Damix - The Beatmeister Mixtape

Pinoy dance-punk/indie electro band composed of Daddy Maps (Diego Mapa of Monsterbot and Cambio) is the band’s lead vocalist. Sugar Raims (Raimund Marasigan) is on synths and back-up vocals. The master of drums is Masterbeat (Mike Dizon of Sandwich and Teeth). J.Sonic (Jason Caballa of Twisted Halo and Blast Ople) is the guitarist and back-up vocalist. Just Toni (RA Rivera) is responsible for the band’s visuals and multimedia.... mixed up some of their hits... CHECK IT...! 

Pedicab - The Beatmeister Mixtape by The Beatmeister on Mixcloud

True Faith - The PERFECT Mixtape - MegaMIx By THE BEATMEISTER

formed in 1992, they have become one of the Philippines' most popular and accomplished bands. Their music is best described as a blend of jazz, folk, pop and rock music. In 1993, a demo tape of the band's song "Perfect", a romantic ballad with jangling guitars and longing vocals à la the Railway Children and the Lotus Eaters, hit number one on the Manila Top 40 radio station 99.5 RT FM. Here's a collection of their best tunes over the years... ENJOY..!!!

True Faith - The Perfect Mixtape by The Beatmeister on Mixcloud

Drip - The Morning After Mixtape - The Beatmeister Megamix

Drip is a trip hop/drum&bass band from Manila, Philippines. Currently, Drip is signed to Terno Recordings. On March 15, 2008, the band released their second album entitled Identity Theft. The album is the first full-length Filipino album to be released under a Creative Commons license. Here's a few of their hits, all in the mix... CHECK IT...!!!

Drip - The Beatmeister Megamix by The Beatmeister on Mixcloud

Best Of Alternative Women 6 - OPM 90s Edition - A DJ Mix By THE BEATMEISTER

best of Original Pinoy Music with rocker chicks from the 90s alternative scene.... ENJOY..!!!

Best Of Alternative Women 6 - OPM 90s Edition by The Beatmeister on Mixcloud

Moonpools & Catterpillars - The Beatmeister Mixtape - A MegaMix By THE BEATMEISTER

a Filipino American rock band based in California, the band was most popular in the 1990s... composed of lead singer Kimi Ward Encarnacion, Jay Jay Encarnacion for their distinct guitar sounds, bassist Tim DePala and drummer Gugut Salgado... check out some of their best and mostly my faves, all in the mix... heard FIRST & EXCLUSIVE only on The Vault on Live 365... TUNE IN...!!

Moonpools & Catterpillars - The Beatmeister Mixtape by The Beatmeister on Mixcloud

Kulay - The Vibestation Mix - A MegaMix By THE BEATMEISTER

a mix of their best tracks from The Vibestation and Remixed albums... CHECK IT...!!!

Kulay - The Vibestation Mix by The Beatmeister on Mixcloud

P.O.T. - A Piece Of This Mixtape - A MegaMix By THE BEATMEISTER

a mixtape tribute to the late great Karl Roy with some of the best tracks from the band's self-titled album.... check out their unique brand of Pinoy funk.... ENJOY..!!!

P.O.T. - A Piece Of This Mixtape by The Beatmeister on Mixcloud

Sandwich Minimix - Two Trick Procrastinator - A MegaMix By THE BEATMEISTER

4 best tracks from the 2006 album "Five On The Floor" mixed by yours truly.... one of a few talented OPM band acts from Manila, The Philippines... CHECK IT...!!!

Sandwich Minimix - Two Trick Procrastinator by The Beatmeister on Mixcloud

OPM Mash-Up : Sama Na (The Beatmeister's Praise The Beats Mash-Up Mix) - Fatboy Slim vs. The Chillitees

Here's another local Pinoy band I kinda like also because of their unique sound, which they term "alterna-soul." They like to describe it as a cool fusion of all their major influences from The Beatles to Nirvana to Mariah Carey to Eraserheads to APO Hiking Society to Bread and to anything and everything in between.

What I find unique about the band is that most of their songs are in Tagalog (the Philippines native language), but the instrumentation and arrangement of their songs have a Western vibe in it. Some Pinoy bands try so hard mimicking foreign artists by trying to sound too American or too British, which makes it sound corny for me (IMHO). The Chillitees, on the other hand, doesn't need to do that and in fact, proudly incorporates their roots through their music.

Their members include Dan Gil on vintage keys/vocals, Uela Basco on lead vocals, Ryan Ventura on bass, Dex Aguila on drums and Jon Padilla on guitars.

Their debut album released independently called "Extra Rice Please" (hehe cool name for an album) includes this song, "Sama Na" (meaning "Come With Me/Us" in English), which I've decided to mix and mash with one of my fave Fatboy Slim tunes called "Praise You," and here's the result...

Sama Na (Come With Us) (The Beatmeister's Praise The Beats Mash-Up Mix) - The Chillitees vs. Fatboy Slim

You can check them out via their multiply account @ http://thechillitees.multiply.com/ for more info.

This band is another proof of genuine, superb Pinoy talent. Kudos to you guys!!

OPM Retro + Classic New Wave = Is It Tym To Get Close To Me (The Beatmeister's Superb Mash-Up Mix) - The Cure vs. Mastaplann

I'm jumpstarting the week with a combination of the best of both worlds, old school OPM hip/hop and classic new wave. Here's a nice mash-up between Pinoy hip-hop pioneers, MastaPlann and the original gothic rockers, The Cure.

Mastaplann is an all-Filipino Hip Hop group that was formed in 1992 in the Philippines, with original group members Butch Velez aka Tracer One, Johnny Luna aka Type Slickk, Disco Mix Competition DJs Sonny Abad, Noel Macanaya aka DJ MOD, Lopi Guzman aka DJ Lopi, and managed by Jesse Gonzales. Butch and Johnny were balikbayans from the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles, CA, Sonny a balikbayan from Hercules, CA, near the San Francisco Bay Area and Noel and Lopi native Filipinos.

On the other hand, The Cure is an English rock band that formed in Crawley, Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, guitarist and main songwriter Robert Smith—known for his iconic wild hair, pale complexion, smudged lipstick and frequently gloomy and introspective lyrics—being the only constant member.

Now, here's what I got when I decided to mash-up two classic tunes from exactly different genres.

Is It Tym To Get Close To Me (The Beatmeister's Superb Mash-Up Mix) - The Cure vs. Mastaplann

Opposites really do attract, don't they??? Enjoy mates! :)