HOLD THE LINE The BPO album · Cebu, 2004–2016, the night shift in eight songs · takes from April–June 2026 · not a release · page built 07 Oct 2026 19:00 UTC
01 · Dingdong Power Bible (Hey Joe, 2004) Tagalog Tech House, crisp hi-hats, 126 BPM, sudden Chicago Blues breakdown, heavy blues organ, powerful female soul belting, soulful house crossover, deep bass groove, 4-on-the-floor club drop
★ KEEPER (provisional) · take2 · 5:10 · sung 36/48 lines · ending fades
take1 · 4:19 · sung 39/48 lines · ending fades
02 · Cebu 05 (The Pioneers) Dark warehouse techno, heavy driving 126 BPM kick drum, modular synth acid lines, massive acoustic Sinulog festival snare drums, street whistles, cold professional phone voice, raw spoken-word Tagalog and Bisaya
★ KEEPER (provisional) · take1 · 4:33 · sung 24/32 lines · ending fades
take2 · new ending 1 · 4:40 · sung 28/32 lines · ending fades
take2 · new ending 2 · 4:44 · sung 25/32 lines · ending may cut off
take2 · 4:27 · sung 26/32 lines · ending may cut off
03 · Hold the Line OPM, Pinoy vocals, peak-time Tech House, 126 BPM, heavy driving sub-bass, aggressive tech house synth stabs, hypnotic metallic Kulintang gongs, massive festival drop, high-energy rhythm
★ KEEPER (provisional) · take2 · 4:33 · sung 32/32 lines · ending fades
take1 · 4:22 · sung 32/32 lines · ending fades
04 · SLA (Service Level Agreement) Minimal tech house, 124 BPM, deep pulsing sub-bass, quirky rhythmic vocal, fast staccato Rondalla string plucks, digitized Bandurria lutes, sharp high-hats, system error SFX
★ KEEPER (provisional) · take2 · 3:53 · sung 33/38 lines · ending fades
take1 · 4:22 · sung 26/38 lines · ending fades
take3 · new ending 1 · 9:45 · sung 35/38 lines · ending fades
take3 · new ending 2 · 9:30 · sung 36/38 lines · ending may cut off
take3 · 5:58 · sung 33/38 lines · ending may cut off
take4 · new ending 1 · 4:15 · sung 28/38 lines · ending may cut off
take4 · new ending 2 · 4:21 · sung 28/38 lines · ending fades
take4 · 4:00 · sung 26/38 lines · ending may cut off
05 · For a While Ma'am Sir Deep progressive tech house, melancholic minor-key synth pads, hypnotic driving 124bpm club beat, emotional clean male/female vocals, atmospheric corporate background noise, traditional filipino acoustic guitar, warm sub-bass, organic percussion
★ KEEPER (provisional) · take1 · 5:13 · sung 23/37 lines · ending fades
take2 · 5:16 · sung 28/37 lines · ending fades
06 · Call Center City Dramatic Modern Trap, Cinematic, Dark, Aggressive
★ KEEPER (tie, your ear decides) · take1 · 2:21 · sung 1/1 lines · ending fades
take2 · new ending 1 · 2:56
take2 · new ending 2 · 3:07
take2 · 2:10 · sung 1/1 lines · ending may cut off
take3 · 2:40 · sung 1/1 lines · ending fades
take4 · 2:09 · sung 1/1 lines · ending fades
07 · The Cebu Syndicate (Chris Johns Anthem) hip-hop, 96 BPM, male rap vocals, chant hook, heavy violin intro, distorted 808 bass, chopped sample loops, rhythmic scratching, banjo accents, steel-string stabs, glitch percussion, vinyl crackle, gated snare, stereo widening, verse-chorus drive, anxious momentum, defiant swagger
★ KEEPER (tie, your ear decides) · take1 · 2:41 · sung 52/54 lines · ending fades
take2 · 2:42 · sung 50/54 lines · ending fades
08 · 6:00 AM Silog Melodic Tech House, 122 BPM, deep driving organic bass, soulful female vocal, breathy Suling bamboo flute, warm house groove
★ KEEPER (tie, your ear decides) · take1 · 5:50 · sung 28/31 lines · ending fades
take2 · new ending 1 · 5:59
take2 · new ending 2 · 5:58
take2 · 5:58 · sung 26/31 lines · ending may cut off
take3 · 4:28 · sung 28/31 lines · ending fades
take4 · 4:36 · sung 28/31 lines · ending fades