Fave Artist of The Month: Up Dharma Down

The band got the name from the word Dharma, meaning the laws of life. In whatever case, it is a law that connects everything in existence no matter how diverse they are. This is how the band explains their music, having rather dissimilar musical influences that results into a dynamic sound that still meets halfway as it appeals to a certain group of listeners almost everywhere.

The four combine their love for Rock, Neo-soul, Acid Jazz and Electronic music ranging from Jill Scott, Robert Plant, Janis Joplin, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, The Doors, The Cure, Incognito, Spyro Gyra, Zero 7 , Photek, Portishead and even John Williams to name only a few of the band's list of musical heroes and geniuses.

Being members of different groups for some time they say, their preferences have been very much compromised since only having an either-or-approach on bands would be acceptable to a lot of people. When they have finally decided on taking separate ways from their now-defunct groups, they've made a subconscious merge of a tangled-up, smacked-down groove not anyone has been able to give a name yet since Fusion as a collective genre came out.

Up Dharma Down is:
Armi Millare [keyboards, vocals, rhythm guitars]
Carlos Tanada [lead guitars]
Ean Mayor [drums, human turntables]
Paul Yap [bass]

This particular song, "Oo" is now currently stuck in my head. No reason at all to relate to me. Maybe in my past life or just the bossa sound of it sounds pretty tantalizing to my ears.

here's the Lyrics, I know, I know... some people can relate on it... as in sapul, I got a couple of people pissed out with this song... (Ahem, Ahem!)

Di mo lang alam... naiisip kita
Baka sakali lang maisip mo ako...
Di mo lang alam... hanggang sa gabi
Inaasam makita kang muli

Nagtapos ang lahat sa di inaasahang
Panahon at ngayon... ako'y iyong iniwan...
luhaang sugatan di mapakinabangang
sanay nagtanong ka lang kung di mo lang alam...
sanay nagtanong ka lang kung di mo lang alam...

Ako'y iyong nasaktan... baka sakali lang maisip mo namang...
Hindi mo lang alam... kay tagal nang panahon..
Ako'y nandirito pa rin hanggang ngayon para sayo...

Lumipas mga araw na ubod ng saya...
Di pa rin nagbabago ang aking pag sinta...
Kung ako'y nagkasala, patawad na sana...
Puso kong pagal ng ngayon lang nag mahal...

Di mo lang alam ako'y iyong nasaktan
Na baka sakali lang maisip mo namang
Puro sya na lang... at sana'y ako naman!
Di mo lang alam ika'y minamasdan...
Sana'y iyong mamalayang hinde mo lang pala alam....

Di mo lang alam...

Kahit na tayo'y magkaibigan lang...
Bumabalik ang lahat sa tuwing nagkukulitan...
Baka sakali lang maisip mo namang...
Ako'y nandito lang hindi mo lang alam...

Matalino ka naman...

Kung ikaw... at ako ay tunay na bigo...
Sa laro na ito... ay dapat bang sumuko...
Sana'y di ka na lang pala aking nakilala
Kung alam mo lang ako'y iyong masasaktan ng ganito...
Sana'y nakinig na lang ako sa nanay ko...

Di mo lang alam akoy iyong nasaktan...
Na baka sakali lang maisip mo namang
Puro sya nalang... at sana'y ako naman...
isang kindat man lang...
Di mo lang alam ika'y minamasdan
Sana'y iyong mamalayang hindi mo lang pala alam...

ohh ohh ohh...

Malas mo... ikaw ang natipuhan ko...

di mo lang alam akoy iyong nasaktan...