Released one track per day between February 14 and 19 this year, Gloc-9’s latest release titled “Poot at Pag-ibig (translation: Hatred and Love) is a Valentine’s anthology to the many facets of love.
Now, a full-fledged independent artist,Gloc-9 aka Aristotle Pollisco. has been releasingsingles via his various digital platforms such as YouTube and Spotify. The love month has inspired the prodigious poet rapper to look at the bright and the dark sides of being in love and in the process, may have gotten the bite of what it means to be indie. Like, let the imagination roam free, unfettered by the tastemakers of a mainstream record label.
“Alitaptap” is a tale of ‘till death do us part’ pact slowly being dashed to pieces by an uncaring, indifferent significant other. The break point: “Kapag ako’y lumalapit, lagi kang lumalayo/Ako na lang ba? Kaya ko pa ba?”
“Di Marunong” tells naysayers that faith in one’s self is a vital key to unlock success. Sock it to ‘em gently: “Buti na lang di ako marunong sumuko/Buti na lang hindi nakinig sa mga tutol/Naniwalang magbubunga ang mga kanta!”
“Payong” suggests the resilient ones outlast loser assholes. Lesson no. 1: “Unahin ang angas walang makukuhang mabuti/ Dapat mo gawin nang tama kung gusto mong pumapel!”
“Oka:” makes a subtle play on self-love in a time of need and sorrow and it’s a kind of selfishness at the crossroads of delusional and psychotic. Crux of the matter: “Akala mo ba may kausap ka?/Wala, sira!”
“Sana” is a story of longing for a long-lost partner showcasing the second collaboration between father Gloc-9 and daughter Shaun aka Elle Shaun. Loaded lines: “Ito na kaya ang araw na ako’y makakalaya sa mga suliranin?”
“B.P. B” acronym for “Bulag, Pipi, Bingi” has nothing to do with Ka Freddie’s Metropop big winner. Instead, the track argues you have to be blind to see the world with fresh eyes, lose your hearing to be free from all the noise, etc. For example, ”“Gusto kong mabulag/Makakitang muli sa mata ng bata/Tinging puna ng saya!”
The poet in Gloc-9 is all over the album and the music keeps pace. There’s pop, there’s ballad, there’s fast talking rap and rock, of course, featuring the amplified guitar of a dude named Perf de Castro.
Collaborators include Gloc-9’s twins, Shaun and Danie, Arvy T, Loir and Yeg of Sandiwa.
All songs were composed by Aristotle Pollisco, arranged by Rassel “Goodson” Tiquia, and mixed and mastered by John Edmel “Gcode” Tabuniar.