♬〜 Charlie Haden - The Ballad Of The Fallen (Folk Song From El Salvador) 💿The Ballad of the Fallen
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Bandcamp-Release TODAY! 😎

For quite a while now, I wanted to release my new(-ish) songs on Bandcamp, too. Today, I finally managed doing that.

Here’s all of the singles from the album-in-progress, “Sounds Like Home”, that I recorded so far.

For those who aren’t familiar, the concept of the album is that I play things commonly found in households (from washbasins and bathtubs to glass jars and tin cans filled with rice or coffee beans) as instruments—alongside more conventional ones like acoustic and electric guitars, acoustic and electric bass guitars, all kinds of percussion and several of my large collection of instruments from around the globe. Also, I perform all the lead and backing vocals.

In reverse order:

“One-Gether”
https://babumenos.bandcamp.com/track/one-gether

“Your Time Has Come”
https://babumenos.bandcamp.com/track/your-time-has-come

“Babu Menos”
https://babumenos.bandcamp.com/track/babu-menos

“Sometimes”
https://babumenos.bandcamp.com/track/sometimes

“Before Long”
https://babumenos.bandcamp.com/track/before-long

“The Last Strawberry”
https://babumenos.bandcamp.com/track/the-last-strawberry

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"I feel I should be able to play, like, one note, and it should have enough of what I call 'spiritual velocity' that the one note is all I need."

From Spotlight On, double bass virtuoso Bruno Råberg talks about the individuality of sound and what he set out to do with his new album, Look Inside. → https://youtube.com/shorts/ioCo9jiRacg?feature=share

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"The music aims to make a composition sound like it is an improvisation and improvisation like it is a composition, but all stress a highly melodic but reserved approach and is performed in an elegant and agile eloquence on the double bass."

A list, with short reviews, of "16 new (or not so new) mostly solo double bass albums" from Free Jazz Blog, including Bruno Råberg's phenomenal Look Inside → https://www.freejazzblog.org/2023/05/solo-double-bass-day-1.html

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"With Look Inside, Bruno Råberg goes it alone for the first time with his debut album for solo bass. The depth and diversity of the music he’s recorded reflect the wealth of experiences and studies he’s undertaken over the course of his journey, from investigations of jazz standards to explorations of Indian and African traditions, free improvisation to through-composed chamber music. Look Inside is a new venture for the veteran bassist, but also stands as a capstone to an eclectic and adventurous career."

An excellent review on the Jazz Chill blog of Bruno Råberg's excellent solo acoustic bass album, Look Inside → https://jazzchill.blogspot.com/2023/04/bruno-raberg-look-inside.html

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The new episode of the Spotlight On podcast features bassist extraordinaire Bruno Råberg in conversation with host Lawrence Peryer.

Bruno talks about his terrific new solo album, Look Inside, which showcases his innovative approach to acoustic bass. There are also fascinating stories about playing in front of Charles Mingus, Bruno's musical beginnings in rural Sweden, and how John Coltrane changed his life.

Have a listen at the link or via your podcast platform of choice. → https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/bruno-raberg-pushes-the-boundaries-of-acoustic-bass/

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Spotlight On recommends: Look Inside, the new album from acoustic bassist/composer Bruno Råberg. These are evocative solo bass performances, pushing the instrument's boundaries as a compositional and melodic tool through jazz standards, free improvisation, and world music influences. → https://brunoraberg.bandcamp.com/album/look-inside

Bruno is also the next guest on the Spotlight On podcast!

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Kick your holiday weekend off with this new swing rocker from Push Puppets! Hope you enjoy “The Bane of My Existence”!
https://youtu.be/xlB4TvHae4I
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