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New CD from Brian Baker - "In our backyard"
Click here for more information, sample mp3's and lyrics.
5 great new songs, recorded simply and cleanly, this is something special.
"Prague Radio".
The kind folks at www.earbuzz.com. have written a great review of the CD. Here are a few tasty bits..."The production is as good as it gets - with a mastered disc that provides round bass, clear crisp highs, and a mix that welcomes the ears into the experience as if the band was performing live...Mr. Baker is at the top of the running for our earBuzz Artist of the Year for 2004...This is a fantastic CD and one of the finest independent releases we've heard". - dk
Here's another review from www.notlame.com - "The warm acoustic guitar washes over every note and Baker`s Finn-esque croon takes you down on your knees to prepare to be lifted back up to the warm sun breaking down on your pop-starved soul. Embrace tuning into "Prague Radio" and be rewarded with a bit of timeless acoustic-driven pop. Very Highly Recommended!"
Psssst!! Wanna download some songs from "Prague Radio"? Got Itunes? Then go here http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=49545627
Music and videos from Brian are now online at www.broadjam.com/brianbaker Pretty neat site.
The Makers debut CD just got added to Itunes. So it's finally available as a digital download. Hurrah. Click here to launch Itunes and check it out.
The new CD, "In our backyard" is out, very well received so far. Brian is doing live shows with Ella, and lately did a great show at the Bohdi Tree in Healesville with Mark Smith on guitar. Next show there is 29th July.
Brian is doing a dual CD launch at Burrinja in Upwey on August 12th. Riley Jordan is launching her new EP on the same evening. Should be a great night! Bookings - Burrinja 9754 8723
The bands videos and an interview, filmed at the Greyhound Hotel in St Kilda are currently being shown on WebTV. Glenn Williams "Nightowl" show on Channel 125 is really presenting Brian and the bands music to the world. Cheers Glenn. You can checkout Glenn's site and the TV show here. www.lazyswede.co.uk
Brian Baker and the Spoils of the Empire have started playing a fortnightly residency at the Aztec Bar in Belgrave. We start at 9pm so come on down and catch the band in a relaxed lounge room type atmosphere.
Brian and the band have a new single from "Prague Radio". It's called "Head in the Clouds" and also features two live tracks recorded at the bands CD launch at the Rainbow Hotel in Fitzroy. While the the single is going out to radio late October it will only be available as a digital download to the public. Hey, but the good news is that while we're waiting for it to be up and running on the download sites, you can download it for free right here!!
"Head in the Clouds" was co-written with Eddie Rayner (Split Enz ARIA Hall of Famer). It's an uplifting track about being a dreamer, using your imagination and creativity.
A video clip of "Out you go" track 2 on the single is also available here as a free download. It's a 22meg Mp4 file so make sure that you're using broadband!!!
The band has completed the launch for "Prague Radio" at the Rainbow Hotel in Fitzroy. A great night was had by all and the gig was filmed and recorded for a live DVD to be released soon.
Brian Baker and the Spoils of the Empire recently played at Burrinja cafe in Upwey. Who should we spy there but Australian ROCK LEGEND Mike Rudd!!! Who not only proved himself to be a thoroughly nice bloke but also bought a CD and took a couple of photos. The pics in question can be found on his site - http://www.mikeruddbillputt.com/home/Stop_Press.htm Actually his entire site is really worth checking out, an interesting and often funny insight into one of this country's most influential musicians, surely soon to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame!!?!
"Prague Radio" is now being distributed by MGM in Australia which means that it is available on order from all good record stores e.g. JB HiFi, Sanity, Borders et... Catalogue number is BRP009.
Brian has formed a band to take "Prague Radio" out live. More info right here. The bands launch and Melbourne CD launch is at The Rainbow Hotel in Fitzroy Melbourne on Friday 26th August. Please come!!
Brian has performed a short acoustic set at the Australian Music Collective Concert and Barbecue at the South by Southwest 2005 Music Festival and Conference in Austin, Texas. He played 4 songs from "Prague Radio" - "Day in the Sun", "If there's a way", "It's all love", and "Take it easy on the highway". Brian also played a few songs in front of the Earbuzz stand at the Trade Show much to Don's delight!!
Brian just completed an interview with Annie Gastin at ABC Darwin. Annie has been playing "One of the best things" on her show and wanted to have a chat with Brian.
"One of the best things " from the CD has been featured on www.abc.net.au/oztrax and is now in their jukebox. You can check it out there by searching the artists listing.
The CD is starting to gain some airplay
on community radio via Amrap. A big thank you to Narelle on BLUFM 89.1in
Katoomba for the airplay and interview. Other Radio Stations currently
playing tracks off "Prague Radio" include:
And cheers to Pier, he's playing some tracks at RADIO NOVA NONSOLOMUSICA in Sennori, Italy.
Through the magic of CDBaby "Prague Radio" and Brian's other CD's are now available on Apple Itunes and quite a few other providers for digital downloading.
Another digital download service featuring Brian's music has arrived. It's http://www.mp3tunes.com/BrianBaker and http://www.mp3tunes.com/BigHeadLittleBody MP3tunes looks mighty nice, go have a look!
Hey, here's a thing!
If you like "Prague Radio" and reckon that it should get some radio airplay, here's a couple of sites to request a song or two. You could be doing a great service to combat the sameness of music on the radio!!!
Bit of a story...
Baker previously performed with Eddie Rayner, the infamous Split Enz and
Crowded House keyboard player. Together they created "The Makers",
releasing two CDs in the nineties, and touring Australia and New Zealand. Continuing their relationship Baker and Rayner have collaborated on two songs
for "Prague Radio", "It's All Love" and "Head in
the Clouds". After working on the album for the last 18 months, an elegant, timeless pop
record has been produced. "I set myself limits so as to convey the songs in an open and honest
manner, acoustic guitar, accompanied by bass and drums, sparse electric guitar,
and layered harmony vocals." The result is a warm, open sounding CD in the old school of pop music,
evoking strong memories of The Beatles and Crowded House. "Prague
Radio" has been exquisitely mastered by David Briggs who has recorded with
George Martin. Prague Radio is Bakers 2nd solo CD, following "The
Field" released in 1995. His work also features on the soundtrack to the
Australian cult classic movie, "Rikki and Pete", two Makers CDs,
(their self titled debut in 1990 and "Hokey Pokey" in the following
year), and rock act Big Head Little Body’s 1999 release "Bug". Baker is currently doing live shows to promote the release of "Prague
Radio" with his new band, "The Spoils of
the Empire"
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You can purchase other Brian Baker CD's, "The Field" and Big Head Little Body's "Bug" from CD Baby by following these links. The CD will ship the following day, gotta say that CD Baby is a great way to buy CD's on the net!
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