Pinoy hip hop artists B3werdna, Audio Rebel to release joint debut album

Rick Olivares

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="colla" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/10/27/20211027-b3werdna-audio-rebel-collab-1.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Filipino hip hop artists Lord Sid Valera (aka Audio Rebel) and Andrew Neri (aka B3werdna) will be putting out their split album on vinyl titled “B3AR B3 x Audio Rebel” this coming November.</p><p>That album, released by Digmador Records, will hold the distinction of being the first independently released hip hop album put out locally since the 1990s. </p><p>Side A features six chill out tracks from B3werdna, while Side B has five suave instrumentals from Audio Rebel. All the tracks are an amalgam of the music of their youth from hip hop, jazz, dub, alternative rock, and instrumental music.</p><p>Their collective styles will appeal to fans of US band Thievery Corporation (minus the sensuous vocals), another genre-bending band that mixes reggae, dub, jazz, house, dance with Middle Eastern-sounding grooves. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Lord Sid Valera aka Audio Rebel" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/10/27/20211027-b3werdna-audio-rebel-collab-2.jpg"/><figcaption>Lord Sid Valera aka Audio Rebel</figcaption></figure></div><p>“We wanted to put out the music that we like and affects us,” underscored Valera, who started out as a ghost producer for local club DJs back in the early 2000. “I would remix songs techno and house music. From the money I made, I bought second hand records and equipment like drum machines and records to help me write music.”</p><p>Using the nom de guerre Audio Rebel, Valera began performing live dub music and jazzy hip-hop beats in club and party venues in 2016.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Andrew Neri aka B3werdna" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/10/27/20211027-b3werdna-audio-rebel-collab-3.jpg"/><figcaption>Andrew Neri aka B3werdna</figcaption></figure></div><p>Neri, on the other hand, is an interior designer based in Singapore. Performing under the moniker of B3Werdna, he produces original instrumental music that is inspired by his emotions, memories and moods. </p><p>“B3AR B3 x Audio Rebel” is literally a do-it-yourself album. Both artists funded the vinyl itself and commissioned the artwork based on their vision. </p><p>“B3AR B3 x Audio Rebel” will be available in November exclusively from On the Corner Manila via Facebook. </p>

Filipino hip hop artists Lord Sid Valera (aka Audio Rebel) and Andrew Neri (aka B3werdna) will be putting out their split album on vinyl titled “B3AR B3 x Audio Rebel” this coming November.