Radioactive Sago Project

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Radioactive Sago Project

Radioactive Sago Project is a Filipino jazz rock band formed in 1999 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The band's sound is a fusion of spoken-word poetry, bebop jazz, and punk. Their main topics are mostly politics, alcoholism, drugs, and any other issues today.
Fronted by award-winning poet Lourd de Veyra, the band has released the following albums

Albums

Radioactive Sago Project Viva Records, 2000
Urban Gulaman Terno Recordings, 2004.
TMANSMFKPR* - Tangina Mo Andaming Nagugutom sa Mundo Fashionista Ka Pa Rin Terno Recordings, 2007

Compilation albums

Supersize Rock (Warner Music Philippines, 2004)
Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music Of The Eraserheads (Sony BMG Music Philippines, 2005)
The Best Of Manila Sound: Hopia Mani Popcorn (Viva Records, 2006)
Environmentally Sound: A Select Anthology of Songs Inspired by the Earth (World Wildlife Fund, Ayala Land, 2006)
Kami nAPO muna ulit (Universal Records, 2007)
Huling Balita: Songs for the Disappeared (Free Jonas Burgos Movement,

Trivia

In 2000 the band released its first single, Gusto Ko Ng Baboy, telling of a young man's fascination with pigs since childhood. As the song progresses, it becomes a political tirade against corruption in society.
In 2004 Radioactive Sago Project released its only single from Urban Gulaman, Astro, depicting a person's addiction to cigarette smoking. The song was also used in the Pinoy/Blonde soundtrack the following year.
In 2004 Radioactive Sago Project released one of their songs in their album Urban Gulaman called "Alaala ni Batman" ("Memories of Batman") it tells the story about a man's idolization of Batman since his childhood. As the song progresses it finally talks about the stupidity of people, actors and politics that continue to lower the country's economy through their corrupt ways. In the end of the song, Batman commits suicide by going on top of the Ayala building and jumps down. Once Batman jumped, that's when the singer remembers that he couldn't fly.
In 2005 Radioactive Sago Project received three nominations at the MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards: Favorite Group, Best Video, and Best Director (R.A. Rivera). They won the Best Video, and Best Director (R.A. Rivera) Category.
Their current album is "Tangina mo! Ang daming Nagugutom sa Mundo Fashonista ka pa rin!" ("You Son of a Bitch! Despite the Number of Starving People in the World, You're Still a Fashionista!") which was released in 2007.