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četvrtak, 02.01.2014.

BabaJack - Exercising Demons

Styles: Acoustic Blues, British Folk, Traditional Folk
Label: Independent
Released: 2010
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 118,8 MB
Time: 51:53
Art: full

1. Big Man Blues - 4:22
2. Sweet Jelly Love - 5:00
3. Going Down - 5:17
4. Parade - 4:49
5. Big Summer Rising - 5:02
6. Dog Tired - 4:41
7. The Last Train - 3:50
8. Religion - 6:21
9. I Walk on Diamonds - 4:05
10. The Well Song - 8:20


Notes: This is a CD that is going to grab you by the shoulders and shake you around for a bit, resettling your mind into a new locale on a wide-open range. It can seem serene and be flowing smoothly and in a blink erupt with a power and energy you never saw sneaking up on you. It is folky and then goes to almost violent tribal rhythms that display the sheer power of the music being generated. There are gypsy rhythms intertwined with African beats, drone, blues, and folk music. BabaJack is comprised of Trevor Steger on acoustic Dobro and wine box guitars, harmonica and vocals; Becky Tate vocals, drum, and stomp, with Aron Attwood on drums, bass, percussion and vocals (he also produced the disc) and they are joined by about five of their cohorts on various tracks on various instruments. The songs they unleash on the unsuspecting—they did write all of them—are well written and show the versatility of this group with their friends.
The singing, mostly done by Becky, is always full of emotion and very evocative and expressive. Though her voice comes very close to the level of surrender to the song, it is the musical rhythms that carry them. It is as much as what they don't play, the spaces they create and don't play into, as what they do play that creates the tension in the songs. Becky's voice has a gritty edge to it that gives it added texture along with Trevor's percussive guitar playing, particularly when he is using his slide. Though it might sound as if it could be hibildy gibbery it is a very cohesive disc that earns repeated listenings with its musicianship.

Exercising Demons



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Oznake: Babajack, Acoustic Blues, British Folk, Traditional Folk
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ponedjeljak, 09.12.2013.

Babajack - The Maker

Styles: Acoustic Blues, British Folk, Traditional Folk
Label: Independent
Released: 2008
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 95,4 MB
Time: 41:40
Art: full

1. Life Is A Struggle - 5:14
2. Standing On The Corner - 4:04
3. Coming Home - 5:02
4. A Thousand Angels - 3:25
5. Mary - 4:09
6. Daddy's Gone - 4:11
7. Stones In My Shoes - 3:09
8. I Wish - 4:21
9. The Lady baby Stomp - 4:16
10. But I'm Happy - 3:46


Notes: 'The Maker' finds Trevor Steger laying down guitar, dobro, harmonica and vocals and Becky Tate providing drum, percussion, stompbox and vocals; two become one, Steger and Tate are BabaJack! This is a ten track work that's right up there with the best; well crafted songs delivered with complete unity and mutual understanding of exactly what's required to produce the goods. BabaJack absolutely nail it! I reviewed a demo from this duo earlier in the year which showed great potential but possibly also showed a little recording naivety - 'The Maker', however, is well recorded and is blessed with great clarity and just the right balance throughout. BabaJack's 'The Maker' is a little gem in fact!
'The Maker' brings together several facets of roots blues and suggests that BabaJack can be a force to reckoned with on the blues circuit. BabaJack keep it all relatively simple but make the most of their stripped back approach; there's nothing at all showy about BabaJack and their subtle style only emphasises their nicely syncopated way. The songs are nicely crafted and Steger and Tate seem more than a little happy in each others musical company - their strength is in their 'compact' approach and their unified belief in each other - oh, and the fact that they can write, play and sing to a very high standard .
With 'The Maker', BabaJack have seriously impressed me - I already knew that they were capable but 'The Maker' takes BabaJack to the next level and makes them very competitive and majorly saleable. I can only offer praise to this tasty duo and hope that others will see the bigger picture through this excellent album. 'The Maker' by BabaJack puts Steger and Tate fully in the frame - hopefully BabaJack will continue to grow and get themselves on the road with some serious belief in themselves and show that roots blues is fully workable in this stripped down, two 'man' form. Impressive work this from a truly dedicated twosome - and I can't help but feel that this is just the start of much bigger things from the excellent BabaJack.
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The Maker



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Oznake: Babajack, Acoustic Blues, British Folk, Traditional Folk, England
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