BAT: News

While I'm putting the new band together have decided to do some Acoustic shows with my good friend Debra Manskey. A combination of our catalogues and material that the band don't play offer a different view and is bloody good fun. Next gig at Irish Murphy's- Hobart- 1st Aug 2010

Hey just finished mixing a new track recorded with my new band 'Down Under Sky' Get a listen on the flash player.

April 2010- The live BAT experience is getting closer with a new band in rehearsal. Old members Cam and Phil have departed and been replaced by James Excel on Drums and 'Roo' Hopkins on 2nd guitar and keyboards. In addition Dorian Broomhall comes in on Trumpet to work with Bails as a Brass sect. giving a lot of power to the characteristic BAT Rock instrumentals and newer Indie Rock songs.

      'I think we'll be looking at doing the opening gig at The Brisbane Hotel in Hobart as it's got the best PA in town and Ivan the owner is really into his music'.

Dates will be posted on Myspace and Facebook as the time draws nearer.

Solo acoustic Bat played a set at the Koonya folk Festival in SE Tasmania on Sunday 18th Apr. thanks to an invitation from it's organiser 'Slim'.

  All was good apart from a bloody string snapping in the first song.

13th Floor Music Store in Seymour-Indiana selling BAT CD's.

Richmond, Virginia. Station WGOE is now playing a selection of the full BAT catalogue. Thanks Mike [station DJ]

'Songs from the Dark Wood' has now been officially released for sale through CD Baby.
Go to the BUY page and click the red link to see what's available.
As with all my music , CD Baby have the option to buy the full albums or single tracks from any of the 4 albums available so far so if you want you can make your own BAT Compilation CD.
Actual cd purchase or download all too easy.
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/bat will get you to all four of the BAT albums on CD Baby.

BAT has grown from a concept of Guitar fronted Instrumental Songs where lyrics are replaced by the guitar lines. Through the 4 Albums so far, a deliberate direction where grand soundfields are laid to support the strong BAT guitar style and create a unique form of music called ROCK ART. Slowly introducing lyrics BAT is following his obvious Rock/Blues/Folk/Classical roots looking for the centre of the earth. ‘SHADES’ The first CD which started it all. A collection of experimental Instrumentals using the concept of ‘Music for your Imagination’ Stand out tracks ‘Somedays’ and ‘Lay Down’ still played in the live set. Track List: Somedays Everfelt The Need Lay Down Cloudsn’stuff Breathe slow ‘deeper Shades’ My second Instrumental CD with many more mood and feel grooves. Too many highlights to mention. Track List: The Place of the Stars Each Nights Feel The Moon Calmer Waters Of Days Dreamings Aloud The Palace of Dreams ‘All this Time’ The third CD where lyrics are tentatively introduced to give more body to some songs aswell as more great rock instrumentals. An extra live DVD is included for a glimpse of Live BAT. The live recording of ‘Dirty Water’ gives an example of the live BAT sound. Track list: All this Time Jessica The Peace Within The Sun Stars Falling Saturday Dirty Water [Live] ‘Songs from the Dark Wood’ Fourth in line , this album is a more complete offering of sung songs and more Instrumentals with an emphasis on sending the feelings any way that works. Track List: Days of Change Not too Broken This Winter Witch Comes Around Hylands Road Ring of Stone Life Inbetween Westerly Change Full Moon Fever Cyberjive The Peace Within [remix with band]

The short video clip on the home page was shot in The Peacock Theatre , Hobart and gives a small taste of BAT LIVE.

The music is 'All this Time' from the album of the same name.

    There will be more videos available when I get them edited. I'll stick them up on YouTube and pull the best one out from time to time.

Links will be supplied on the Links page for you to access.

Yep I'm hiding behind the sofa with my arse stickin out waiting for a review in Music Web Express [ formerly 20TH Century Guitar]  out of New York. Someone give me a kick when it's out. The link is on the links page for the online publication. mwe3.com

So I bloody well finished it against the odds. Well- againt the odds of being hoisted into the firmament by a race of Amazon style beauties who were guy hungry- I suppose I couldn't fail to finish the new album.
However I'm really pleased with the outcome and once I've rounded up the band we'll be doing a launch gig in Hobart before Bails goes off hunting Italians for a month.

A delightful Radio Station in INDIANA has snapped up quite a number of BAT tunes for immediate scheduling .WHUM 985 gets added to the growing list of radio stations playing BAT music.

Finally my new album is finished and ready for release.

'Songs from the Dark Wood' is a step on from the previous Rock Instrumental releases.

11 Tracks of Rock songs with the occasional Instrumental with drums from Cameron Herbert and Sax from Bails. All lyrics /vocals/guitars/keys/fx are from BAT himself.

To listen to a couple of the tracks just follow the myspace link or go to cdbaby.com for the purchase of single tracks or the full CD.

BAT will be gigging the album starting in Oct 2009 in Hobart that's if all the band are available.

If not he'll be doing a few solo acoustic sets when the wind changes.

 

 

Finally I have saved and starved my way to paying for a Left Handed Les Paul Standard to go with my Left Handed Strat..both totally great guitars.
In addition I'm now running a stereo VOX AC30 rig which sounds sweet with a TC Electronics G Major effects unit at the front end.
At last I've rebuilt a good road rig after loosing all my stuff in a bad situation in Japan quite some time ago.

Yep I'm happy to say that BAT was played on Radi Heemskerk , a radio station in The Netherlands, last week. I know that's only a start but another really cool thing is that as I live in Tasmania there was a historical link there all the time.
Back in 1642 the Dutch explorer Able Tasman actually discovered Tasmania [130ish yrs. before Cook] and planted a flag just 10 minutes from where I live and one of his ships was called The Heemskerk. The flag was obviously nicked as I can't find it anywhere but someone plonked a bloody big obelisk there instead...try grabbin' that.

So another brace of shows for BAT in little Hobart. Much better vibe after the break but we seem to have lost Crystal to her solo career....thanks sweetie.
The BIG hunt now is to get this show on the road nationally and the rest. My concentration is in this area for the near future aswell as getting on with a new album of originals.
A special thanks to ARIA award winner Debra Manskey for her continued support and magical voice.

GIGS for BAT..

                 BAT will be back up and gigging with the full band for the Hobart Fringe Festival in April 2008.

                  Two shows at The Peacock Theatre [Salamanca Arts Centre] Sat 19th April 7.00 pm, Sunday 20th April 2.30pm.

                   These times may change as the festival gears up but I will post any changes here aswell as the pre festival publicity.

                    COME ALONG AND ENJOY THE PURE MUSIC. 

Yes the Pulp Mill film made by The Wilderness Society can now be viewed on YouTube [turn speakers on] with the following links: video 1 video 2

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