Contra Tiempo

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Contra Tiempo
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 2011
RecordedSound Creation Studio
Genre
Length43:21
Label PolyEast Records
Producer Buddy Zabala
Sandwich chronology
<S> Marks the Spot
(2008)
Contra Tiempo
(2011)
Fat Salt & Flame
(2013)

Contra Tiempo is the sixth studio album released by Filipino alternative rock band Sandwich in 2011. [1] The album contains the singles "Putik", which is inspired by Typhoon Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) and its effects, and "Lakad". The album name, which roughly translates to against the beat, comes from a line in the song "Sulputin". This is their first album with no English songs. There was an error in printing, listing "Dispalinghado" as track number 4 instead of "Stranded". [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Lapit! Lapit! Lapit!"4:40
2."Lakad"3:59
3."Takbo"2:14
4."Stranded"4:21
5."Pera Pera"3:40
6."Sugatan"3:33
7."Putik"4:43
8."Sulputin"2:53
9."Bisikleta"2:57
10."Downhill"2:51
11."Dispalinghado"4:08
12."Siesta"3:22
Total length:43:21

Personnel

Album Credits

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References

  1. "Sandwich releases contra tiempo under Polyeast records". philstar.com. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
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  3. "Sandwich launches Contra Tiempo at Eastwood Plaza". philstar.com. Retrieved 4 March 2011.