Bitchin Bajas

funny conversation b/c i feel like this band would be up my alley except for the fact that they're on drag city and therefore aren't on spotify and therefore i have to make an EFFORT to listen to them. which i will! but then again, maybe i won't!

you can listen to some stuff here

http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2014/09/10/bitchin-bajas-cave-release/

also their soundcloud

not too much effort!

good point, thanks!

hi!

hi!

Standing against the anti-artist digital advancements embodied by streaming services, the download code etc and managing to have a dialogue about it with dissenting consumers feels like an achievement.

Wait, where is this dialogue taking place? Because there's a pretty huge leap between Spotify and giving paying customers bang for their buck.

I wonder about some of the artists and whether they care either way - Ty Segall's put out records on a bunch of labels; I bought the vinyl for his In the Red and Castle Face LPs, but skipped the Drag City ones on wax. I listen to this shit on my way to and from work, you know?

I think the artists probably respect what Drag City wants to do but mostly aren't hard-liners (my guess only though). Ben Chasny's new label, Hermit Hut, provided a download code with the Tashi Dorji album, so he isn't riding the party line of his highest-profile label.

the whole download code w/ vinyl thing seems so silly to me since if you just bought the CD you could not only play it in your car but fairly easily rip it to MP3. but buying CDs seems anathema to a lot of folks now.

just download and burn, it's not a big deal

mail the band a check or something if you feel bad about it

I used to like spend time looking for downloads, but spotify has made me like soooooo lazy. Like if it's not on spotify, I feel like okay we'll there are like twelve dozen million other things I could be listening to instead. So like ok sorry your loss

i'm sure they'll get by

Hi

this record kicks ass. 'a rainbow in curved air' redux.

it's a grower

It is pretty fucking good.

Yup.

cd please

ok so i found a youtube from 2012

"bajas ragas." p. tasty.

haha i am getting dead can dance vibes. righteous.

also that one song on syro with the tribal drums lol

ok now a new one

they were so rad at Hypnotikon last night

s/t full-length is.....so good.

also, this soundcloud only live mix is pretty nice, too. fits perfectly on a 45-min tape if you're into that thing:
https://soundcloud.com/bitchin-bajas/live-fall-2014-side-a-chicago-cultural-center-gar-rotunda-inclusion-water-4-going-home
https://soundcloud.com/bitchin-bajas/live-fall-2014-side-b-evergreen-stairwell-bainbridge-island-washington-guimaraes-portugal

new 12" out in May...!

oh sweet, haven't heard those live things.
yeah, was just listening to the s/t album. amazing.
there's also this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTiC6ce5Dws

New EP in May, IIRC.

maybe they'll make everyone angry and release it only as a 3-inch CD single

I think it's on cassette! I received an email, it's a French release.

haha, are the bitchin bajas making kids cry on side B of this live thing or is it part of the composition? either way, pretty awesome.

New EP is limited cassette (100) and vinyl (600): http://handsinthedarkrecords.com/

Did anyone get a copy of that Live at the Hideout triple cassette? Been wanting to hear that but missed snagging one before they were gone...

And I wondered about the kids crying too -- it really sounds like it was someone inside the space, haha.

Here's a track from said new EP, just shared out:

https://soundcloud.com/hitd-3/bitchin-bajas-marimba

sounds great -- could be fooled into thinking it was a pre-Autobahn Kraftwerk track...

Geez they really can get away with anything!

new EP is great...more synth-driven/electronic/cold departure from the double LP last year.

they sounded pretty excellent on tour as well...really at the top of the game right now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU3hInFCTfg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEHXrsISHx0

oh, and new collaborative full-length in august! sounds good: they were saying they tracked it live in the studio, so it should have a different flavor than the recent overdub-focused/tape loop sessions:
http://www.dragcity.com/products/automaginary

New track up from forthcoming (collaborative) LP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxIJ3oT_LaQ

https://s3.amazonaws.com/delivery.midheaven.com/a/133146/images/781484062615_main.jpg

out yesterday! yes, i got a copy. it's more organic/warm sounding, in the vein of the s/t double-LP, rather than the more electronic feel of transporteur.

That track above is somewhere between, like, On The Corner, Yatha Sidhra and Vibracathedral Orchestra. Very nice.

I can't wait to hear this whole thing! Joshua Abrams is a local treasure and I get a stronger rhythmic feel from BBs with him (& all of his people) around. I hope they play together (at least locally) to support this album!

I think this is pretty great, and a nice counterpoint to Transporteur. Would def. drive to Chicago to see them play together!

I get super heavy Pelt vibes from the A-side; and I have no problem with that whatsoever.

Big Abrams fan here and imo this is just the latest in a fantastic run of albums. Dude is positively on fire right now. All three of those Eremite LPs are so great. Could take or leave BB but I like the spirit of this collab.

I hadn't checked those out, but will now be making a beeline.

not actually very familiar w/ abrams/natural information society, but i love this collab LP -- what should i get? these eremite things?
& yeah, dronestreet, some pelt vibes, some necks vibes, all good.

Whoa, all these descriptions sound A++. Everything I have heard off of that last Natural Information Society is great.

mine arrived today! my prediction is that this album is where it's at

what should i get? these eremite things?

Absolutely. All three are kinda pricey (and the first two may be out of print on vinyl by now, though there are CD versions with bonus stuff), but well worth it. If forced to choose, the second of the three, Represencing, is my favorite, but if you like one, you'll like 'em all. They're each excellent in their own way.

ok i gotta check this out
feel like i would have already been super into this band if they didn't have a dumb name

i like their dumb name. i know a lot of people who hate it though.

it's one of those things that makes them seem kinda arrogant (too cool to care, too good for anyone to question their dumb name) but i can't really be bothered by it one way or the other

like the diy venue called "club rec+um" or rectvm or something like that
whatever, young ppl