Seasons Jam 6 - 26 - 21

Nervous Record (unmastered)

The debut, double EP, recorded with friends in our basement, features plenty of  inventive segues, and tones ranging from cheery folk sing along, to frightening dissonant chaos. The two parts separately showcase the elements that make up our main focus; songs and improvisation. 

Part one weaves in and out of richly textured, pop, noise, folk, rock, and country with subtly intricate songs and meta- satirical lyrics. These pastiches of popular music form and content are just slightly tweaked with oddball arrangements and a voice that can be both sarcastic, and sincere. At times dense, and psychedelic layers take over, while other moments are bare and vulnerable. Witty words shine through sing-able melodies, all wrapped up in warm, playful vocal harmonies. The tight live band feel gives these songs urgency and a life of their own. 

Part two takes you through an improvisation that blurs the line between performance and studio manipulation. The conversational interplay moves from blissed-out, beautiful melodic segments, to otherworldly realms, to frenetic funk fusion, to uplifting rock and roll. This sprawling twenty-minute jam takes you on a trek, much like the song side, but without any words or breaks to act as a guide. With the lights off and a good pair of headphones, you might find your mind wandering to places it’s never been.

art by Chris Hodge

A Baboon Heart Production

((The Sun Will Come Out...Today))

((Now We're Cookin' With Napalm))

Presents: Outtakes, B-sides, a

A Baboon Heart Jam

Ever wonder what happens when a hippie and punk meet?

Rosalia vs Unity

multifaceted improvisation from Malarkey's Pub in Wasau, Wisconsin on 2-29-20.  This "Wahwatosa" goes all the way out, unfinished until later in the night with a quiet segue into "Vulture + Lefty". Full show linked below.

Here's what went down:

creepy chord progression with strange josh + ryan interplay> washy ambience> faz led upbeat dance rock lotus vibes > joel transition to minor LWL style segment> eleanor rigby jam> fadeout

https://archive.org/details/lunarticks2020-03-29

Wahwahtosa Improv 2-29-20

This month’s jam comes straight from one of our favorite venues, Martyr’s in Chicago. Emerging from an old Casual Ties song, Octopus Occupations, it starts with a steady backbeat spaciness, some lucid delayed Strat tones from Faz, and eerie synth noises to settle into a hauntingly beautiful groove. Dissonance between guitars and keys pushes the build into a darker, pointillistic space with multiple lines intertwining, finally coalescing into an uptempo minor latin feel. Ryan’s guitar comes to the forefront with rhythmic phrases heavy on distortion and pitch-shifted to an unsettling degree. This latin feel peaks out with increased modulation from the pitchshifter, upping the ante and escalating the frenetic feel. Carter lays out coordinated hits that the rest of the band immediately jump on, pushing the jam back into a ripping guitar solo. Of course, no jam is complete without the ubiquitous “Jedi Theme.” Here it appears just before the band sends it back into the Octopus outro. Also Joel plays bass.

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