Capturing the angst of the 21st Century with Karen Langley’s sharply observed lyrics, laced with the manically haunting guitars of Rob Williams and Jon Sharp on drums (plus guest musicians), Babal deliver a thought provoking, barbed performance that defies categorization.
Babal reveal a dystopian, offbeat view of life; their Cinematic, Psych/Art-Rock approach calling up comparisons with Talking Heads, Zappa, Beefheart, Hendrix, Primus, Bent Knee and Patti Smith among many.
The band have gathered great responses around the UK and Europe and have also played live soundtracks for Alternative Cinema presentations.
This is the statement from the band:
“We had this idea to put a new piece of music out once a month – these are new pieces which came together through 2 days of improvisation in November 2023 – they were recorded as they happened, live at BABALKastel – our new music usually starts this way then the tracks are usually amended/rearranged , generally following where Karen Langley’s vocals are going.
Because we have been working in this way for over 20 years we have become intuitive to what we each create in the moment.
Don’t expect blues or groove/riff jams – these are often excursions in sound.
We are joined on these recordings by our new bass player Chris Gill on three of the pieces. On the second day we were joined by our old friend and past member of BABAL, Paul Smith, who joined us on acoustic bass; Chris switched to play guitar.
The first piece entitled “There Is No Path In The Sky” is available as a free download on our Bandcamp sites and then a new piece of music released on the following first of each month.“
Purchase and Stream the track “There Is No Path In The Sky” on Bandcamp:
Read our Exclusive Interview with Babal here: [Interview] Exclusive interview with Babal
Read our Review of the previous album “Who Will I Be When I Leave?” here: [Review] Babal – Who Will I Be When I Leave?