Sonnet LVIII

Sonnet 58

Inspired by Ride, Chapterhouse, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Adorable and My Bloody Valentine, childhood friends Dale, Rhon and Elmer formed Sonnet LVIII (or Sonnet 58) in 1992. Rhon's brother Romel and his friend Gonzalo joined in a couple of months later. They hung out in Rhon's living room and wrote songs incessantly, most of which were about their daydreams and reveries. In the following years, Sonnet LVIII played numerous clubs around Metro Manila including Club Dredd, Mayric's, Café Romeo and Music Museum and was an integral part of the famed Awakenings and No Zone scenes. In 1996, Sonnet LVIII went into the studio to record a handful of songs which they hoped would be released soonafter. But this wasn't meant to be. So the band continued to trudge along as they tried to look for a record label who would release their music. In 2000, Sonnet LVIII got tired looking for a label and decided to release a 200-copy, sticker-labeled, self-produced four-song CD-EP called "Treasure Heaven". The song, and the EP, created quite a buzz in the Manila music scene. "Treasure Heaven" got decent airplay from local radio station NU107, the CD-EP was sold out, and the band won the Best Unsigned Artist award from the NU107 Rock Awards. That same year, a live version of "A Perfect Day" was included in the Documento Records compilation "Uno Documento Compilo". 2003 saw the inclusion of "A Perfect Day" in the compilation Dashboard Teddy version 1.0 from Manila's Dorothy Records.


Band Members:
Gonz Alfonso, Rhon Cajayon, Dale Marquez, Romel Cajayon, Elmer Macaraig
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