Battered Bones
by Big John Bates
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Streaming + DownloadIncludes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
“Battered Bones” is a wonderful mix of roots rock, Americana, blues and an invigorating syringe of Rock’n'Roll. Songs like Wide Open Blues, the purely instrumental Battered Bones, Circadian Rhythm and Glossilalia have a delicious sound, like whiskey rinsing out a dusty throat on an abandoned highway. Although in the USA alcohol is frowned upon in the car, a set of wheels is essential to enjoy this album in all its glory. In a sense it is the soundtrack for the road to the horizon.
This new path of Big John Bates is a joint vision between him and upright bassist Brandy Bones. Adding distorted guitars to the dark-colored roots sound completes this cinematic head-trip to remote corners of the American West, to abandoned dives and tiny graveyards along the way. The only drawback of this fascinating disc is that it ends too soon. ... morePurchasable with gift card$5 CAD or more
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumLimited Edition on 12" Black or Orange Vinyl (sorry we have no idea what colour vinyl is in each sleeve) - complete lyrics and credits inside with a brilliant & lush sound. Plus a vinyl-only bonus track - all produced by Robert Ferbrache (16 Horsepower, Woven Hand, Slim Cessna). It has the sweeping intensity and dark feel that comes from the depths of Denver's Absinthe Studios.
Also available online from Alternative Tentacles (USA) and Rookie Records (DE) and Glitterhouse Records (EU/UK).
Includes unlimited streaming of Battered Bones via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.ships out within 3 days6 remaining$30 CAD or more
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumGerman Import - gatefold CD with great graphics, full lyrics - very cool stuff from Rookie Records in Cologne. A bit more spendy than the usual CD but it's totally worth it. Even has a unique bonus track on there ...
Includes unlimited streaming of Battered Bones via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.ships out within 3 days8 remaining$15 CAD or more
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Full Digital Discography
Get all 5 Big John Bates releases available on Bandcamp and save 30%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Fire Spirit (single), Skinners Cage, From the Bestiary, Battered Bones, and Headless Fowl.
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I Don't Believe
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Wide Open Blues
03:01
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Scarecrow Close
03:19
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Battered Bones
01:19
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Circadian Rhythm
03:30
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Hellfire Remedy
02:16
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Break The Ghost
03:11
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Glossilalia
03:36
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Murky Water
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Engine Room
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So Solemn
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about
Recorded in Nashville with Legendary Shack Shaker's bassist Mark Robertson and Vancouver with Pure guitarist Todd Simko the album was mixed and mastered by Slim Cessna's Robert Ferbrache. It is a dark, powerful comment on Americana and features vocals from both Brandy Bones and John.
And it includes the Hora Morior filmed video for Taste The Barrel - frontier surgery gone wrong and another love lost in the old west ...
And it includes the Hora Morior filmed video for Taste The Barrel - frontier surgery gone wrong and another love lost in the old west ...
credits
released September 14, 2012
Upright Bass, Cello & Voice by Brandy Bones
Guitars, Dobros & Voice by Big John Bates
Percussion by Timothy Hagberg
Additional Percussion by JT Massacre
Mixed and Mastered by Robert Ferbrache
Recorded and Produced by Todd Simko
Piano & Accordion: Glen "Cobra" Wilson
Background Vocals: Robert Newcombe
Other instruments: Todd Simko
Front Cover: Corey Urlacher
Back Cover: Corey Urlacher & Kat Houseman
Art: Brandy Bones
Inside Photos: Voodoo Bill & Chet Smith
Upright Bass, Cello & Voice by Brandy Bones
Guitars, Dobros & Voice by Big John Bates
Percussion by Timothy Hagberg
Additional Percussion by JT Massacre
Mixed and Mastered by Robert Ferbrache
Recorded and Produced by Todd Simko
Piano & Accordion: Glen "Cobra" Wilson
Background Vocals: Robert Newcombe
Other instruments: Todd Simko
Front Cover: Corey Urlacher
Back Cover: Corey Urlacher & Kat Houseman
Art: Brandy Bones
Inside Photos: Voodoo Bill & Chet Smith
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Big John Bates Vancouver, British Columbia
Psychobilly, Garage Rock and Punk Blues are a few of the labels that have been attached to Big John Bates. John began his career as co-founder of Canadian thrash metal legends Annihilator and never stopped. Coming out of second-wave psychobilly scene BJB carved out a rep in Europe and across North America with a big Gretsch, a gruff baritone and an infamous live show. ... more
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