| Buddha's Pest | |
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| Released | October 27, 2003 |
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| Length | 50:05 |
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| Producer | the Genghis Klan |
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Buddha's Pest is the only studio album by the Philippine underground band the Mongols, released on October 27, 2003, by Viva Records. It features Eraserheads vocalist Ely Buendia (credited as Jesus "Dizzy" Ventura), [1] Teeth guitarist Jerome Velasco, bassist Yanni Yuzon and drummer Bogs Jugo. The title is a pun on the city of Budapest, Hungary.
Buendia had left Eraserheads in March 2002. [2] He later organized live shows with his friends, playing covers of his previous band, Teeth, and The Velvet Underground. [3] Meanwhile, Teeth had gone on hiatus in 2003 after their vocalist Glenn Jacinto migrated to the United States. [4] Velasco later met Buendia and got together for informal jam sessions. [5]
The band first performed in Davao in January 2003. [3] They self-produced an EP, A Fraction of a Second, which they sold at their live shows. [5]
The album's influences include the Smashing Pumpkins, [3] [6] [5] Dave Grohl, [3] [6] and R.E.M. [6] Its songs feature distorted electric guitars, [5] guitar feedback, [5] and cryptic lyrics. [6] [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Keeper" |
| 3:39 |
| 2. | "Bulakbol" | Buendia | 5:09 |
| 3. | "Bakit Nga Ba?" |
| 3:58 |
| 4. | "Pony" |
| 4:43 |
| 5. | "Teka Muna" |
| 3:04 |
| 6. | "Candy Flip" | Buendia | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Heroine" |
| 2:24 |
| 8. | "Wigout" | Buendia | 4:12 |
| 9. | "It's Over" | Yuzon | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Irish Spring" | Buendia | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Odd Even" | Buendia | 4:55 |
| 12. | "Your Bushido" | Buendia | 7:07 |
| Total length: | 50:05 | ||
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