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It’s been a long time since I wrote anything about Project Satellite.
Now seems like a pretty good time since they just qualified for the Muziklaban Semis.
A Great Live Band
First things first, Project Satellite is an amazing band onstage. Words cannot fully describe the things they do onstage. If they were already a captivating band back in 2016 as a four-piece, their transformation into a five-piece band only made them better, and more powerful.
As usual the dominant personality in the band is going to be Rhys. He is undoubtably a great frontman equipped with a voice that can be both haunting and pained when he needs it to be. And yet there are hints of tenderness that shine through if the occasion calls for it.
Chokie is the perfect foil to Rhys’ over-the-top performance as his wild gyrations onstage matches his frontman’s energetic pace. He also employs the same wild abandon to his fretwork. It is a mad concoction of funk and metal, spiced with short, spastic bursts of rough riffs that make their songs truly come alive.
The addition of another guitarist has made Project Satellite’s more layered. Richer than when they originally came out. And of course, the bass and drum combo supporting the entire thing lays down a creamy foundation of heavy metal goodness.
I have to be honest, I don’t really know the new members now but then again that’s how you can tell that it’s a great band: when the lineup changes but people still say they’re a great band. And I will repeat, Project Satellite is a great band. Live and on record.
Project Satellite is on Spotify
For those who don’t know, Project Satellite is on Spotify and they have 4 amazing songs there. Their latest, Thing is quite interesting to hear.
Here are their songs:
I’m waiting for them to officially record their song Ultra Uno (the one that helped them during Muziklaban). That’s one powerful song.
How I Met Project Satellite
I first met Project Satellite way back in 2016 at Z Leaf Bar (before it became 082 Lokal and eventually closed). My band was slated to play and Project Satellite was scheduled for later that night.
I remembered how I was blown away by their performance. It made me feel so inadequate as a performer.
After their set, I went to their table and introduced myself and told them I had a really fun time watching them tear up the stage.
I immediately struck up a friendship with Chockie and then Rhys.
Then followed a series of events that further solidified that friendship from interviewing their band on the now defunct podcast, the Chip Khan Show to times when our bands were playing in the same billing.
Rhys and I also share the same interests in agriculture so that’s another thing and their farm is just a little bit further from ours. Chockie on the other hand, I’ve had some discussions about guitars and performing onstage.
It’s a good friendship that I cherish.
Project Satellite Needs Your Support
So, here’s the deal, Project Satellite needs your support. They need people to come watch them live, listen to their songs, interact with them on Facebook, do stuff to show people that Project Satellite has a strong support base to bag the Muziklaban trophy.
It doesn’t take much to do those things. And aside from watching them live, almost everything else to show you support them doesn’t cost a thing.
That ticket price that you’re paying to get into the bar that they’re playing? It’ll be totally worth it when you see these guys onstage leaving everything behind to make you groove to their music. It’s a circus. A carnival. A cornucopia of sights and sounds assaulting your senses that only Project Satellite can deliver.
Let’s make 2024 their year!
