Sunday, April 12, 2009

Please give a warm welcome to Baba Jaga. Please.

Of all four blog posts I've written thus far, this one is presenting me with the most difficulty. After much exploration and deliberation, I've decided the best course of action is to take my clothes off, put on my blue striped green robe, throw on my recording of Rob Hokamp's senior recital, and relax in my common room. Consequently, that is what I am now doing.

In 2006, while living in Baltimore, Maryland, I joined a band called August. We played many shows locally, and put out a record titled The Migration (which can be found here.) In 2007, we graduated high school, and went to college.

Time passed. We stayed in touch. I grew a beard.

Today, we are called Baba Jaga. We have a new sound, and with it, a new love and excitement for the music we've been making. We'll be moving into a sublet in Brooklyn, New York this summer with the hopes of exploring the depth of what we're capable of when put in the same with nothing more than a guitar, our voices, and a microphone. 

Below is one of our songs, Half Moons & Bar Stools. It was recorded in my Baltimore basement, and mixed/mastered here at SUNY Purchase College. Stay tuned, as we update our myspace, post additional recordings and videos, and start a blog of our own, Bloga Jaga.

Thanks for reading! Enjoy the pictures.







4 comments:

  1. Oh Daniel, oops I meant Ben -- this is marvelous. Really smooth and melodic. I love your music.

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  2. Ben, Very Kool. Maryland artists rock! My bestfriend lives in Silver Springs, Maryland and created music in her mom's basement for...I 'dunno' know...ever. She's performing at "Hometown Cabaret" on campus at the STOOD, April 30th as am I. She got her BFA and Masters from Purchase College. Here's a song that she wrote for Kindred Spirit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du7njrkF-Ik
    Keep going Ben!

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  3. I really like this song Ben! It's beautiful, who writes the songs? :)

    Oh and James Tracked and is going to mix the demo.
    THanks for checking out my blog! I linked to yours :)

    -Kelly www.kellyizzo.blogspot.com

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  4. Very, very nice Ben. Beautiful harmonies.

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