Ethnic Faces Explained

Background:band
Genre:Alternative Rock, New Wave
Years Active:1980s-present
Label:
Current Members:
  • Boyet Miguel
  • Jack Sikat
  • Jayvee Torres
  • Rhany Torres

Ethnic Faces is a Filipino alternative rock band from the 1980s that blends New Music and indigenous ethnicity. The band members are Jack Sikat on vocals, Rhany Torres on bass, Boyet Miguel on guitar, and Jayvee Torres on drums.[1] They have 17 songs, including "Love," "Balikbayan," and "Back Home," and two albums, New Wave: 1986-1987 Recordings and Dekada. Their record labels are PolyEast Records and Grey Market Records.

Ethnic Faces gained national attention after winning a punk band contest on a noontime TV show.

Discography

Albums

!Year!Title!Catalog No.!Label
1995Dekada[2] OCD-924 (CD)ORING 11.37 (Cassette)OctoArts International, Inc.
2022New Wave - 1986–1987 RecordingsTGM-005Grey Market Records

Compilations

!Year!Title!Songs!Catalog No.!Label
1985Brave New World Live!• Love• Within TribesTRC-02Twisted Red Cross
1987Subterranean Romance: Rise Of The Martial Law Babies• Golden BoyInstance Records
198910 Of Another Kind• Golden Boy• BalikbayanCDP-94.569 (CD)P-94569 (LP, Vinyl)WEA Records Phils.
1990Dear Cory• A Soldier's Corner• Brutal ScarDYP-86/38 (LP, Vinyl)TC-DYP-86/38(Cassette)Dyna Products Inc.
1995Banda Mania• Ubos OrasOctoArts International, Inc.
1996L.A. Rock 105.9• Parang BowlingIvory Records (Tone Def)
2006Pinoy Jam: 100% Homegrown Pinoy Alternative Rock• Pusong Negro• Within Tribes0094637657225EMI Philippines
2014Planet CD Compilation• Hindi Tao, Hindi HayopWSTCD 001

References

  1. Web site: FACING THE MUSIC Or how Ethnic Faces found their groove. Business Mirror. 13 May 2024.
  2. Book: Manila Standard . Manila Standard . en.