"Enveloped Ideas" is the debut single by Filipino rock/new wave band the Dawn, from their 1987 eponymous debut album. The song was written by guitarist

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and C. Fineza, and produced by

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. It was engineered by Oscar Mallari, and mixed by Joseph Roxas and Bob Guzman.

Background

"Enveloped Ideas" is the band's signature song along with "Salamat" and "Iisang Bangka Tayo". The lyrics in the first verse are: "''Trying pointlessly to understand, having nothing to say, just shadows, what remained boxed inside, this is what i call my enveloped ideas''". The independently released single was initially played as a

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at the

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-based radio station

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. Listener reaction to the single was so positive, that the Dawn became a byword in

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music. The song has been certified

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by OctoArts International. This song won over a large and loyal following for the band in 1986 when the demo version was played on the seminal radio station DWXB 102.7, and on the strength of that, they managed to snag a recording contract with OctoArts International. It seemed like they did not have to suffer too much through the requisite period as starving artists as the band's manager Martin Galan recalls: "There was that year", but all things considered, a year seems inconsequential, given that the band went from small venues and house parties to playing the Metropolitan Theater in about that amount of time. David Gonzales of

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described this song as "enigmatic". The song started with Pablo Molina singing a slow melodic line in an operatic manner, accompanied by funereal organ chords. Peppy, spirited keyboard lines jump in, and the song is kickstarted to a lively, highly melodic tune, with a synthesizer riff. The song also features a guitar solo by Teddy Diaz.

Personnel

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JB Leonor JB Leonor, born Domingo Leonor III is a Filipino drummer and songwriter, best known as the co-founder of the Filipino rock/ new wave band The Dawn. Leonor formed the band along with guitarist Teddy Diaz in 1986. As a songwriter, he wrote "I St ...

— drums *

Jett Pangan Jett Pangan (born Reginald Pangan on June 21, 1968) is a Filipino actor, singer and guitarist best known for fronting the Filipino rock bands the Dawn, and the now defunct Jett Pangan Group. He is also an actor, appearing in several theater pla ...

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* Carlos Balcells — bass * Oscar Mallari — engineer (mixing) * Bob Guzman — engineer (remix)

References

External links

The Dawn official website
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