crowds are unusually standoffish at worst at their chicago shows, never rowdyhometown shows are likely to bring out the usual cast of characters too so they aren't going to be disrespectfuli have never seen them outside of chicago -- maybe it's different elsewhere!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 14 February 2018 19:49 (six years ago) link
you can usually hear a pin drop at their chicago shows
― scoff walker (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 14 February 2018 23:01 (six years ago) link
sounds perfect
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 14 February 2018 23:21 (six years ago) link
I helped organize a show they played in Atlanta & the audience was really great. It was at a weird arty people venue not a rock venue though.
― vicious almond beliefs (crüt), Wednesday, 14 February 2018 23:44 (six years ago) link
i'll periscope the whole gig and you all can chime in with hearts if its arty, and a frowny face if its more of a rocker crowd
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 14 February 2018 23:57 (six years ago) link
Majority of their stuff got added to Spotify (UK) this week!
― I am using your worlds, Sunday, 8 April 2018 13:50 (five years ago) link
New album is so good, want "Jammu" to play on a loop all day
― Paul Ponzi, Sunday, 8 April 2018 19:10 (five years ago) link
Saw them for the first time last night -- a really good show, just them and all their gear (and a flute and sax), doing a short but perfect set of exploratory pieces that hit a perfect balance between compact and understated improvisation.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 8 June 2018 17:03 (five years ago) link
amazing band...up there with the brilliant Dick Diver in the "this band name ain't doing you any favors" hall of fame
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 8 June 2018 17:05 (five years ago) link
watch this space in the next week or so...
https://southernjukeboxmusic.com/
― global tetrahedron, Friday, 8 June 2018 17:19 (five years ago) link
last record just keeps getting better
― tylerw, Friday, 8 June 2018 17:20 (five years ago) link
agreed^^
whatever happened w/ this:
Also good to hear that there's a new Cave album on the way ... later this year?
― alpine static, Friday, 8 June 2018 19:48 (five years ago) link
the last BB album was so good it made all the previous ones kinda moot for me, in a way. Like, it felt like such a huge step forward that the others all retrospectively sound like rehearsals for Bajas Fresh. I still really love the 2xLP s/t though
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 9 June 2018 00:20 (five years ago) link
https://southernjukeboxmusic.com/home/bitchin-bajas
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― global tetrahedron, Monday, 18 June 2018 14:30 (five years ago) link
awwww yeah, excited to check that one out.
― tylerw, Monday, 18 June 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
they were selling some split single at the show the other night but i didn't pick it up. can't find any mention of it online either
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Monday, 18 June 2018 18:01 (five years ago) link
calling all CD fans!http://www.dragcity.com/products/rebajas
― mizzell, Monday, 16 July 2018 17:49 (five years ago) link
I do rather love that this is happening.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 16 July 2018 17:51 (five years ago) link
CDs are so unpopular that bitchin bajas are embracing them
― tylerw, Monday, 16 July 2018 18:14 (five years ago) link
sweet
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Monday, 16 July 2018 18:24 (five years ago) link
btw this was the release i mentioned four weeks ago: https://www.discogs.com/Bitchin-Bajas-DSR-Lines-The-Encyclopedia-Of-Civilizations-Vol2-Atlantis/release/12152204
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Monday, 16 July 2018 18:29 (five years ago) link
yeeeesss!
signed,
a cd fan
― a passing spacecadet, Monday, 16 July 2018 18:43 (five years ago) link
Cds forever <3
― Ross, Monday, 16 July 2018 18:46 (five years ago) link
― tylerw, Monday, July 16, 2018 1:14 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark
lol yes
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 16 July 2018 20:44 (five years ago) link
kidding aside, i feel like CDs are the best medium for the BBs, like ECM records or the necks ...
― tylerw, Monday, 16 July 2018 20:52 (five years ago) link
I read an article about this very thing recently (stuff that's better on CD), and it even mentioned the Necks as an example iirc (not sure I agree though. Unfold was as good as any Necks album). On The Guardian maybe? Forgot to bookmark.
Even though I feel like BB peaked with the most recent album, I will definitely be buying this set because I'm less familiar with the earliest stuff and also it's really inexpensive
― Paul Ponzi, Tuesday, 17 July 2018 00:21 (five years ago) link
i'm just tired of flipping records every 15 minutes
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 17 July 2018 01:05 (five years ago) link
Especially when you've spent those 15 minutes melting into the couch...
― Non-Stop Erotic Calculus (bmus), Tuesday, 17 July 2018 18:11 (five years ago) link
not sure how i feel about this image but it was about time someone capitalized on this idea, of course it was the BBshttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DztXLZsXQAM1bKJ.jpg
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 18 February 2019 18:58 (five years ago) link
furry freak homage?
― the late great, Monday, 18 February 2019 19:13 (five years ago) link
apprehensive about googling "furry freak" at work
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 18 February 2019 19:17 (five years ago) link
it was a countercultural underground comic from the 70s and 80s about three hippie wastoids ... kind of cheech and chong-ish
one of the characters looks like that guy
https://www.comicartfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Gilbert-Shelton-Freak-Brithers-1969-tshirt.jpg
― the late great, Monday, 18 February 2019 19:19 (five years ago) link
ah yeah that looks familiar. men!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 18 February 2019 19:26 (five years ago) link
haha i’ve described them to friends who don’t listen to weirdo stuff as ‘yoga music’
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 18 February 2019 21:39 (five years ago) link
https://longformeditions.bandcamp.com/track/demeter
― na (NA), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 14:47 (four years ago) link
:D
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 14:50 (four years ago) link
Nice!
― BlackIronPrison, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
i wonder if there will be any bajas at the deep listening workshop i am co-hosting tonight!? (answer: not likely)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 15:34 (four years ago) link
from their bandcamp -
HelloWe have been working to get our full catalog up over these last few months. We have just put all the collaborative releases we've made with Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Natural Information Society and Olivia Wyatt (original film soundtrack) up on our bandcamp page.
Bajas Fresh is now back in stock on 2xLP
brand new Bitchin Bajas releases coming later in 2021...
Thank you for all of your supportPeace
― just sayin, Friday, 5 March 2021 21:01 (three years ago) link
great news!
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 5 March 2021 21:03 (three years ago) link
Their set from Constellation Chicago a few weeks back was great.There is a Duophonic single in the works. They got along very well with Stereolab on tour.
― trip maker, Friday, 5 March 2021 21:31 (three years ago) link
That Atelier Claus live set on their BC page is fantastic IMO--very impressed that they performed it with a hastily-assembled backline due to van theft
― Kangol In The Light (Craig D.), Friday, 5 March 2021 21:52 (three years ago) link
Re Constellation — vastly superior to many of the online performances I’ve seen because they do an amazing job of micing & camera work. If you zoop the video to a tv & turn off the lights & crank the volume, it’s not unlike actually being there.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 6 March 2021 15:17 (three years ago) link
this album by BB member Rob Frye, which has the other BBs as well as noted Chicago musicians like Ben Lamar Gay and Quin Kirchner, is so good:https://astralexoplanet.bandcamp.com/album/exoplanetlike Bitchin Bajas going cosmic jazz?
― na (NA), Thursday, 29 April 2021 15:10 (two years ago) link
i'm here for it!
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Thursday, 29 April 2021 15:27 (two years ago) link
it's very satisfying, i'm into it
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 April 2021 16:39 (two years ago) link
serious spiritual hat vibes
― trip maker, Thursday, 29 April 2021 16:41 (two years ago) link
Loving the new Rob Frye--also, thought the Les Atelier Claus live BBs album released at the beginning of this year was fantastic and maybe dug some of its soundboard versions to studio ones of the same jams
― Kangol In The Light (Craig D.), Thursday, 29 April 2021 16:45 (two years ago) link
(More than, rather)
― Kangol In The Light (Craig D.), Thursday, 29 April 2021 16:46 (two years ago) link
Sun Ra covers album coming later this month! Very PSYCHed for this; their cover of "Angels And Demons At Play" on the last album was really cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ztOtKBcTAY
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 01:41 (two years ago) link