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Playlist Live welcomes Route xYz, a cinematic pop-rock trio led by former Callalily (now LILY) drummer and songwriter Lemuel "Lem" Belaro. Joined by vocalist Ivo Gatela and Japanese guitarist Hiro Ozaki, the band talks about how Route xYz came together and the story behind their debut single, "Madama."

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00:01Whoo!
00:03Hi, Playlist fam!
00:05Magandang tanghali po.
00:06And kami ang Route XYZ.
00:10And I'm Ivo, the vocalist.
00:13And he is Hiro.
00:16Sige, pure Japanese.
00:21Magandang hapon.
00:22San you lahat.
00:25And then, Sheila on our violin.
00:29On our other guitar, Nico.
00:34Hello.
00:35Afternoon.
00:36Afternoon.
00:38On our bass, Jot.
00:40Jonathan.
00:42Hello po.
00:44And then on our keyboard, Daniel.
00:48Hi guys.
00:49And syempre ang aming mentor.
00:51Walang iba kundi si Sir Len. Hi Sir Len.
00:53Hello guys. Hello Playlist.
00:55Nice to see you again.
00:56Yeah.
00:58Okay.
00:59Yung unang song namin is entitled, Maduma.
01:03Tungkol siya sa pag-ibig na maraming hadlang.
01:06Aray.
01:06Yung tipong gusto mong matuloy.
01:08Pero maybe distance, maybe ayaw ng parents mo, ayaw ng friends mo.
01:13Hindi kayo magkita sa gitna.
01:15At, alam mo yung gusto mo na lang siyang mahalin ng palayo.
01:21Because it's our first time here, may question ang playlist for us.
01:25And first nanong, what is the story behind our band?
01:30Or our quantity.
01:32Yeah, yeah.
01:32Story behind our band.
01:34After akong inalist dun sa band ko, former band.
01:38Chinek ko yung Spotify.
01:41Nakita ko, kala Lily.
01:43May 2 million listeners pa.
01:44Sabi ko sa sarili ko, ba't ako susuko kung mayroong 2 million na taong nakikinig pa rin ang song namin?
01:51Sobrang down ako nun.
01:53Pero, dapat magpapa-audition talaga ako eh.
01:56Pero sabi ko, parang ayaw ko na lang audition.
01:59Medyo nadala ako dun.
02:00May mga tinuturoan ako ng mga bata.
02:03Ayan, mga 22 years old, 18 years old.
02:05Sabi ko, why not?
02:06Sila na lang yung maging band ako.
02:08And, yeah.
02:09Sobrang hirap talaga ng struggle.
02:10Struggle talaga kasi mga bago.
02:12Medyo bago lang sa industry.
02:14We're just 3 months pa lang halos yung band.
02:17Sabi ko, hindi.
02:17Kakayanin namin.
02:18Kahit araw-araw kami mag-rehearse.
02:19Kahit mapuyat kami.
02:20Kahit gumising kami madaling araw.
02:22So that's the story of our band.
02:24And the name, Route XYZ.
02:27Originate siya from our first album sa Kalalili.
02:29Which is, Destination XYZ.
02:33So, ang ibig sabihin ng Route is, gusto ko lang bumalik sa pinakaunang mahal ko.
02:40Which is yung music.
02:40Kasi sobrang dami nang nangyayari sa buhay ko.
02:43Ilang bands na yung nawala ko.
02:4420 years.
02:46Parang sabi ko, let's go back to the basic.
02:48Na pure music.
02:50Mahal mo lang yung music.
02:51Mahal mo lang yung mga tao nagmamahal sa music.
02:53That's it.
02:54Our next question.
02:57Process namin for creating your song.
03:01Process namin sa pag-create ng song na to.
03:03Actually, most of the songs is medyo ako muna gumagawa since bago talaga yung banda.
03:09So, mga 3AM, 5AM.
03:11Punta ko studio.
03:13Then, binubuo ko na lang muna yung songs.
03:15Pero, marami talaga struggle.
03:17Like si Ivo.
03:18Sobrang bago na lang.
03:19As in, medyo nangangatog pasa sa recording dati.
03:22I almost quit music.
03:24Because of me.
03:26Three times na kami nag-record.
03:28Sabi ko, Ivo, bakit hindi mo makuha?
03:30Sabi ko, sabi ko sa RM namin, I want to quit music.
03:34Pero, tinuloy pa din nila.
03:36As in, nirecord nila yung song.
03:39Kinabukasan, yes.
03:40Naging okay naman.
03:41That's madama.
03:43Describe yung music ng Rot XYZ in one word.
03:46Yeah.
03:47Describe our music.
03:48Actually, it's experimental.
03:51Yes.
03:52Top 3 song in your current playlist or why do you listen to them?
03:58Syempre, ang top sa akin, madama.
04:01Syempre, yung una naming single.
04:02And yung kaka-launch lang.
04:03Bye.
04:04Pangatlo, magbalik.
04:05Ikaw, bro.
04:09Actually, ano ba?
04:11Same naman eh.
04:12Same, same, same.
04:13Same, same, same.
04:14How about you, Sheila?
04:15Actually, same po.
04:16Same.
04:17Bro.
04:22Syempre, yung bye.
04:23Kasi kaalabas na lang.
04:24Napakaganda niya.
04:26Yung madama, yun.
04:26Lita o nun, sir.
04:28Napakaganda naman tayo.
04:29Then, syempre,
04:30the legendary magbalik.
04:33Legendary.
04:34Bro.
04:36Sa akin, ano,
04:38magbalik, syempre.
04:39Legendary.
04:40Tapos, madama.
04:42Yan, kasi relate na relate.
04:43Tapos, yung kakalabas lang din,
04:45yung bye.
04:48Syempre, same lang.
04:50Yung magbalik.
04:51The classic, di ba?
04:53Then, yung madama.
04:54And yung bye.
04:56Yung pare-pare-pare sa siya.
04:57Sa akin, iba talaga.
04:59Kasi, syempre, si Sir Lem.
05:01Sir Lem.
05:01I don't know.
05:02Number one.
05:02Seryoso to, ha.
05:03Carino Brutal.
05:04Favorite ko talaga ngayon.
05:06As in.
05:07Carino Brutal.
05:08Tapos, one okay rock.
05:10Renegade.
05:11Then, eto.
05:12Syempre, madama.
05:13Kasi, etong ulangan natin eh.
05:15Yay.
05:17Maraming salamat, playlist fam,
05:19for having us here.
05:20Follow us on our social,
05:22at RouteXYZ.
05:23Sa Facebook, IG,
05:25TikTok,
05:26sa X,
05:27at sa...
05:29Sa...
05:29Thread.
05:30Meron kaming Thread.
05:32Mahili kami mag-content.
05:34So, makikita niya lahat ng contents namin doon.
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