Dicta License is a Filipino rock band formed in December 1999, whose music is a fusion of rock, rap, and grunge.[citation needed] The band consists of Pochoy Labog on vocals, Bryan Makasiar on drums, Kelley Mangahas on bass, and Boogie Romero on guitar.
The band's name literally translates as "License to Speak", which can be aptly associated with the philosophical cum socio-political tone evident in their songs. The band's influences include Rage Against the Machine, Lauryn Hill, the Roots, Public Enemy, Incubus among many others, with RATM being their strongest influence of all.
Career
In 2001, Warner Music Philippines included their songs "Duct Tape" and "Criminal" in its compilation album No Seat Affair, together with other bands such as Cog, DTS, Zooom, Six Digit and Euglito's Eye. In the same year, the band was invited to the Busan International Rock Festival in Korea, where they performed in front of a crowd of about 25,000.[citation needed]
In 2003, they released a 5-song EP which consisted of their original songs "Burning Streets of Love and Hate", "Criminal", "Smoke Under the Table", "Falling Earth" and "Undiscarded". Two years later, the band released their first album Paghilom under Warner Music Philippines on September 21, 2005. It consisted of ten tracks with lyrics that explicitly address the Filipino youth with issues of socio-political concern. Their carrier single from this album, "Ang Ating Araw" was the most played song on NU 107 for the year 2005. On April 9, 2021, the band released their second album Pagbigkas as a digital release[1] and a Limited Edition and numbered pressing vinyl of the album was released on May 25, 2022.[2]
Achievements
Band recognitions include nominations at the MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards 2006 for Best Cinematography in a Video and Best Production Design in a Video for their song, "Complex".[3] Vocalist Pochoy Labog was nominated at the NU 107 Rock Awards 2006 for Vocalist of the Year and Best Male, and Boogie for Guitarist of the Year.[4] The band was also nominated for the Rising Sun award.
Dicta License also collaborated with Urbandub to do the theme song for the 2006 MTV Music Summit for HIV/AIDS, which was held December 2006 at The Fort Open Grounds.[5]
Discography
Albums
- Paghilom (2005)
- Pagbigkas (2021)
Compilation appearances
- Kami nAPO Muna Ulit - "Tuloy ang Ikot ng Mundo" (2007), Universal
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award Giving Body | Category | Nominated Work | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NU Rock Awards | Song of the Year | "Ang Ating Araw" | Nominated |
| Best Male Award | (for Pochoy Labog) | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | NU Rock Awards | Vocalist of the Year | (for Pochoy Labog) | Nominated[6] |
| Guitarist of the Year | (for Boogie Romero) | Nominated[6] | ||
| Rising Sun Award | — | Nominated[6] | ||
| Best Male Award | (for Pochoy Labog) | Nominated[6] |
References
- ^ "Dicta License announce new album 'Pagbigkas', their first in over a decade". nme.com. Daniel Peters. 6 April 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ "Dicta License's 'Pagbigkas' a manifesto for real, meaningful change in the Philippines". abs-cbn.com. Rick Olivares. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070517091934/http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200607/07013540.html
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110930092514/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/you/super/view_article.php?article_id=34588
- ^ "Rock bands give all-out support to MTV Music Summit 2006". pep.ph. Wells Avante. Retrieved 8 December 2006.
- ^ a b c d Gil, Baby A. (November 24, 2006). "NU 107 Rock Awards nominees". PhilStar.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- The Intense Rock Band by Aprylle Liabres
- Revolution Rock: Dicta License Lights a Fire by Lawrence Dominguez Casiraya
- Dicta License: Undiscarded by "lunchbox"
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