Twenty Eight

MALAPIT NA GIIIIID!

May 28 is the date!

TLJ: Bustin' a Move, and Bustin' a Sweat.

Summer is here and everyone expects us to be out having a great time at beaches, kissing waves and watching babes.

We haven't though.

We've been working.

Working on our music, on our album, on our love life ( applicable only to Paolo, Nescel and Benjo. haha)

But seriously, if you've been wondering where TLJ has been these past few weeks, we've been around, contacting people from Cebu City and working with personalities, organizations and other bands as well.

By the way before anything else, we want to make special shout outs to the people who have helped us out lately and very significantly to add to that:

Sir Ian Zafra for the wisdom and support you have shared to us. We consider you to be a mentor beyond compare.

Roy Sevilla Ho for your wonderful insights and one of a kind perspective.

Nong Natz for making sure that the album output comes out the best way it possibly can.

This afternoon we just finished another mixing session. We really want to make this album work out well, not only for ourselves, but for you guys, so you too can keep enjoying our music as much as we enjoy playing them.

here are some snapshots.

Thank you guys for your undying love and support. Char. Peace!

Holy Rock

At Lanai Bar and Grill

March 30, 2010.

Don't Stop.

March 20, 2010.

At MC's Chicken house. 

Thanks to SAE for the invite. 

kag sa nagpahulam gitara kay Nescel. hehe.

watch out!

TLJ Goodies

We like it when you make The Love Beat a part of your everyday routine. That's why we made tshirts for you to wear.

hope you like em.

Work Hard. Party Harder : This Is How The Liberty Jam Rolls.

by B.Consing

"Having coined the term the “Love Beat”, the group’s passion for music carries on to spread the so-called beat not only to its family and friends, but as well as to its growing number of fans and supporters."

Who would’ve thought that from Iloilo City (Philippines), four young men will have gathered and created something that made a buzz from the local music scene? Fellow gig-goers and musically-inclined individuals gather on most weekends at certain local spots just to have a listen (and some sight as well) on one of Iloilo’s rising bands. While most bands these days usually do covers of their favorite bands, this group prefers to make good compositions and perform them --even better. Now enough of the hulabaloos. Let’s get the ball rolling.


A project band, which was formed last May 2008, each of them came from different bands in the Iloilo music scene such as Driveletter, Pigstomp, Incident Report, & Monsterkill (with different genres as well). At first glance, one may somehow have a slight notion of this group that plays “Pogi Rock” (what is Pogi Rock, anyway?) probably because they look.. good (and yeah, pogi). On a saner note, its music sounds like a mixture of some Jazz, Ambient, Hiphop, Bossanova, Hardcore, Electronica and everything that goes around.

Having decided to finally push through with the making of the album, the group has encountered a lot of challenges. Unsigned, unlabeled, and with Kewpee (on vocals) on leave for a while, these didn’t stop Nescel (on guitars), Stephen (on bass), Paolo (on drums), and Benjo (current vocals) from doing what they love --to create and share music, with love that is. Having coined the term the “Love Beat”, the group’s passion for music carries on to spread the so-called beat not only to its family and friends, but as well as to its growing number of fans and supporters.

Putting the fun into function, this group includes a variey of interests --ranging from skateboards, longboards, football, swimming, pizza trips, barbeque parties, video blogs, skype-ing, facebook-ing, dj jolan, dj nilfert, videoke, flying kites, wall doodles, photography, movie marathons, humanitarian causes, social awareness, soundtrips and other regular hobbies that happy and real young men usually prefer.

Now this is what The Liberty Jam is; with its edgy guitar riffs, pensive (and somehow playful) lyrics, catchy drum beats, and rhythmic melodies, it can make one go dancing such as in Deep City Lights, expressing sensuality in Fernando, or swaying and musing over love in Just Like, and can leave one go on an LSS trip. Just like that.

Have a listen on their latest single, Don’t Stop at http://www.purevolume.com/thelibertyjam. For more information, comments, and/or suggestions you may feel free to e-mail them on thelibertyjam@gmail.com. You may also wanna check out their fan page in Facebook. Just key in The Liberty Jam and feel the Love Beat. =)

Camille Pours Heart Out about TLJ.

"What I like most about their songs is that they are something that I can relate to.

It’s a different feeling when you listen to them, it is somewhat magical."

I just can't get enough of singing liberty jam's songs. Even my mom

knows the lyrics of “Don’t stop.” Their songs gives me a "kilig" effect each time

I listen to them. There are times that their songs just kept ringing in my head.

What I like most about their songs is that they are something that I can relate to.

It’s a different feeling when you listen to them, it is somewhat magical.

Underneath these floaty, idyllic lyrics are the goofy and lovable boys of ofcourse, the liberty jam!

From my point of view as a music fan, TLJ will surely hit the airwaves as soon as they release their album.

The band scene in our country is jam-packed nowadays, many bands come and go but with all the same sound.

So if you want to try to listen to something new with a touch of jazz, ambient and electronica music,

I prefer you to listen to TLJ's songs and feel the LOVE BEAT.

-camille salvie baldoza

Page writer: wikinut.com

camille is one of wvsu's blue quill staff from 2003-20007.

check out camylish.multiply.com for more details.

Makay Robles' Testimonial for TLJ

Today, everyone in the world's in a band. Now, I'm more amazed by male ballet dancers and female pilots than I'm amazed with the modern "musicians"...until I heard The Liberty Jam.

They're probably just another band in the scene...

But really, there's more.

In an era where everyone seems to be in a band, had been in a band, or wants to be in a band, being original is a struggle. The Liberty Jam is lucky to have found their niche. The band's sound is a unique blend of originality and commercial tangibility. Four different individuals of diverse musical prefrences finding a common ground in what the band payfully call "Ilonggocore" living up to the Ilonggo image of being sweet and amiable...PERO ROCK.

The band is so passion-driven that nothing became an issue for the love of playing music. Time constraint and even the temporary absence of their frontman Kewpee did not stop the band from spreading the love beat (Benjo, a very good friend of the band's fills in for Kewpee during local gigs). Another sign of overflowing passion for music is their upcoming, independently produced self-titled album, the bi-product of hardwork and perseverance.

The Liberty Jam is lucky to have found their niche. The band's sound is a unique blend of originality and commercial tangibility.

Nescel, Stepehen, Paolo and Kewpee are ordinary individuals with extraordinary musical prowess. I'm not just saying this because I'm friends with the four (plus one for Benjo), but how they can make a very good number of concert goers and fellow musicians bop/slam/dance/sing along to their songs is something else.

And that, my friends is how I know The Liberty Jam.

See/hear for yourself.

by: Makay Robles

Notes about the author. Makay Robles is from Western Visayas State University, and is currently taking up a BS Political Science degree. Makay was also member of 'The Ripples', the official publication of Ateneo de Iloilo.