(1995 – PRESENT)
Member: RAIMUND MARASIGAN, MARC
ABAYA, DIEGO CASTILLO, MIKE DIZON, MYRENE ACADEMIA
90’S HITS: BUTTERFLY CARNIVAL, DI
SINASADYA, CHEESE FACTOR SET TO 9
A Filipino alternative rock band from
the Philippines. The band released 8 albums Grip Stand Throw (1999), 4-Track
Mind (2000), Thanks To The Moon's Gravitational Pull (2003), Five on the Floor
(2006), S Marks the Spot (2008), Contra Tiempo (2010), Fat Salt & Flame
(2013), and Debris (2015) The band formed in 1998 by Raimund Marasigan (former
drummer of Eraserheads) and Diego Castillo (The Aga Mulach Experience) for the
purpose of fulfilling their mutual desire to work together. When Raimund Marasigan
saw The Aga Muhlach Experience in a gig, He told to diego that he want to form
a band that sounds like Weezer and Whales recruiting Diego Castillo and his
band mates from The Aga Muhlach Experience consist of Mike Dizon (Teeth &
Pedicab) to play drums and Myrene Academia (Imago & Duster) to handle bass
duties. Sandwich was searching for a vocalist when music video director Marie
Jamora recommended her friend Marc Abaya (Kjwan). After a few years, they met
the most awesome band in Taft. Kombo! Kombo!, consists of members such as
Patrick Baleros (Guitar), Miguel Pablo (Vocalist), Luis Hidalgo (Bass), Allen
Gulmatico (Drummer), Popoy Relano (Hype man).
A few years earlier, Marasigan was a
judge at a contest where Marc Abaya jammed to a Beastie Boys song with his high-school
band, Shirley Beans. Abaya then joined Sandwich. When Abaya and Marasigan met
each other, they jammed together performing Beastie Boys "Sabotage"
for 8 hours. Although existing simultaneously with the Marasigan's foremost
band at that time, Eraserheads, Sandwich provided a heavier, grittier sound,
and built up their own fan base. Abaya was still in college at the time, and
Marasigan would still tour occasionally with the Eraserheads, but these weren’t
hindering factors for Sandwich, as there were many session musicians ready to
take over in case of a member's absence.
Marc Abaya eventually left the band
in 2005 and was replaced by Chicosci’s Mong Alcaraz. Raimund has resumed vocal
duties
