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About Me

I had this idea. That all the music I've made prior to this always had some bent. It was pretentious. I don't want that. I don't want to think, "This song needs to sound this way, or this song doesn't sound enough like the last one, or doesn't fit into the sound". No more of that. I'm not that good at things, guitar, drums, etc. but I love them. When I sit down with them I don't want those old thoughts in my way. I'll no longer make a song a certain type. I'll just sit down with my guitar and as I play I'll let what happens be. Sorry if that makes what you hear here sporadic. I think it's worth it to be rid of all pretense toward genre, as my friend Scott said, the only thing creating any sound you may hear are my limitations and musical upbringing.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/12/2008
Band Members: Baptist = vocals, guitar, drums, lead alligator, banging on other stuff.
Erin = Secret Tracks
Ben White = back up vocals, tiring sleigh bells, percussion
Maggie Oliver and Josephine Stawicki (Trees Hate Everything) = Back up vocals on WHAT I THOUGHT WHEN I LOOKED AT YOU... ... ...

Adam Sternberg = Bass on Inventory of Glory
Alex Compo = Very Noisy guitar stuff on Inventory of Glory
Josephine Stawicki = Shouts and backing vocals on Inventory of Glory

The Lacona Please and Thank You Percussive Chorus (LPTYPC) appears with The Baptist on "A Together Song" courtesy of the SCCS Art Room.

The LPTYPC are:

Brent Crump, Creig DM, Maggie Oliver, Jimbo (anybody got any Taco Bell?) Simpkins, Josie Stawicki, Adam Sternberg, Kelsey Tyrrell
Influences: Everyone good, including, Discipul and Civilian, Minor Broadcast, Trees Hate Everything, Tables and Chairs, World Ocean Floor.
Sounds Like: What happens when you don't practice enough and you let it all out anyway.

Discipul & Civilian "That song we played once"

Discipul and Civilian

Trees Hate Everything (Girl Can't Play Guitar)
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The Baptist sings "HOME REPAIR"
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The Baptist sings "Lonely System" (exerpt)

Record Label: Richland Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Banner

Anyone that might want to have a Baptist banner for their page, let me know and I'll send you the code! Hope you're all doing well, here's what the banner looks like ==> .... ...
Posted by The Baptist on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:14:00 PST

CDs

Just letting you know that I put together a little 5 song EP CD of some of the 4 track stuff from the barn. If you'd like one, let me know, it's free because I like you. Love Ya, Baptist...
Posted by The Baptist on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:39:00 PST

The Inventory

Thanks thanks thanks to the gang that came out and made finishing my crappy recording of the Glory Inventory so much fun. I know I'll remember it for a long while. Thanks to Scott and Ronda for the ba...
Posted by The Baptist on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:37:00 PST

Christening

Well the barn has been christened for this year. I regret that I didn't get to give Ben a call to come over, but the new song happened yesterday and I had an itch to get it down. Do...
Posted by The Baptist on Mon, 26 May 2008 10:57:00 PST

Helpful

To those who helped in recording the most recent sketches. Thanks so much for your time, especially Ben this summer, helping me with all the pain in the butt stuff like placing mics and moving junk, a...
Posted by The Baptist on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:57:00 PST