Apartel (band)

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Apartel
Origin Metro Manila, Philippines
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Years active2016–present
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Apartel are a Filipino soul and R&B supergroup. They currently consist of vocalist Ely Buendia, guitarist Redge Concepcion, bassist Jun Lazo, drummer Pat Sarabia, percussionist Deej Rodriguez, and a changing lineup of touring members.

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Formed in 2016 by Buendia and Gnash and DRT frontman Jay Ortega, the band released their debut album Inner Play in 2016, followed by Full Flood in 2018.

History

2016–2017: Formation and Inner Play

Buendia and Ortega formed Apartel in early 2016. [1] Buendia had wanted to incorporate a big band sound to his live repertoire, adding a horn section to his recent solo concert to reinterpret Eraserheads songs with the big band sound. “I wanted to put a twist on the old songs,” he explained. “I finally was able to afford these musicians like the horn players. I’m pretty proud of the production because there’s nothing like it in the mainstream. And I’m proud of the arrangements of the old songs.” [2] Many of the band members had listened to soul music at their early age from artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and VST & Company. [3]

The band released their debut album Inner Play through Buendia's record label Offshore Music in July. It featured the lead single “Is It Hip?”, with a music video directed by Marie Jamora that premiered in September. [4] The video was nominated for Best Music Video at the 2017 MYX Music Awards. [5] The album was later released on vinyl in November. [6]

In January 2017, the band announced that Ortega had left the group to focus on his solo career. [7] The band released their second single “Sala sa Init” in April, with a giallo-inspired music video directed by drummer Pat Sarabia and Buendia's partner Audry Dionisio. [8] They also directed the music video for the third single “Guijo St. (Makes You Wonder)”, released in November. [9]

An EP featuring remixes of songs from Inner Play by Tandem 91, Tarsius, BP Valenzuela, Lustbass, and Couchlab was released to streaming services in November 2017. It was previously released as the second disc of the album's deluxe CD version. [10]

2018–present: Full Flood

The band released the first single from their second album Full Flood , “Pateros”, in June 2018. [11]

Offshore Music released Full Flood in October 2018. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, [12] it was later released on limited edition vinyl in June 2020. [13] A music video for the album's second single "Sisid" was premiered the following month. [14]

The band released a live performance video for “Pre-Loved” featuring Zia Quizon in October 2020. [15]

Members

Current members

Additional musicians

Past members

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
Inner Play
Full Flood
  • Released: October 3, 2018
  • Label: Offshore Music
  • Format: LP, CD, download, streaming

Remix albums

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Is It Hip?"2016 Inner Play
"Sala sa Init"2017
"Guijo St. (Makes You Wonder)"
"Better off (Tandems 91 Remix)"2018Inner Play (Remixes)
"Pateros" Full Flood
"Sisid"
"Pre-Loved" (Zia Quizon and Apartel)2020

Other appearances

TitleYearAlbum
"Isa Na Lang"2018Offshore Music Vol. 1
"Can I Be So High?"2019Offshore Music Vol. 2
"Mahiwaga"

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
2016"Is It Hip?" Marie Jamora
2017"Sala sa Init"Audry Dionisio and Pat Sarabia
"Guijo St. (Makes You Wonder)"
2018"Pateros"
"Sisid"
2020"Pre-Loved" (Zia Quizon and Apartel)
2024”Pre-Loved” (Ukay version)KNYA Collective

Awards and nominations

YearAward-giving bodyCategoryNominated workResults
2017 2017 MYX Music Awards Best Music Video"Is It Hip?" Director: Marie Jamora Nominated

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  3. ↑ Magsanoc, Mica. "For Apartel, what we need today is a little more soul". Scout Magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "LOOK: Ely Buendia's New Band, Apartel, Launches First Single". When in Manila. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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