We sat down with BAUN on the release on his new album 'Begginings' to find out more about what influences his unique sound. Be sure to check out the new album at the bottom and follow his journey.
Speed of Love by Earth, Wind & Fire
The world becomes a more beautiful place when I listen to this song. The founder of EW&F, Maurice White is one of my favorite singers.
He sings from the soul and with a smile and strikes a chord deep within. The song is from the album "Powerlight" from 1983
(a transitional year going from analogue to digital) which I got to know as a kid, since my dad had put it on a mixtape
we listened to in the car. EW&F has shown that the power of music is the power of love. Uplifting music that unites all people across the world.
Glamour Profession by Steely Dan
I have many favorite songs by this legendary american 70s band: Any Major Dude, Reeling in the years, Peg, Kid Charlemange and many more.
Glamour Profession is a strange gem from the album Gaucho (1980) - many a soundenginers reference album, due to the outstanding production.
The song has a steady beat played by the one and only Steve Gadd, an awesome bassline played by Anthony Jackson, jazz harmony and saxophone parts
and on top original melody and lyrics song by Donald Fagen with his very own voice, not trying to sound like anyone else. The song reminds me of
night life, neon lights, old movies, grand piano and Hollywood ("...who inspires your fabled fools?")
All Blues (Live1964) by Miles Davis
The entire concert (Live at Philharmonic Hall) is a timeless masterpiece! A beautiful example of musical art created as a band in the moment.
On All Blues, Herbie Hancock plays one of the most inspiring solos I know. So much life, natural movement, melodic hipness and rhythm,
and with Ron Carter and Tony Williams supporting and pushing with so much energy and creativity. In my twenties I listened a lot
to Miles Davis and fell in love with everything he did in the sixties with Gil Evans and his marvelous quintet(s). DEEP.
Fly into this night by Gino Vannelli
The sound of a dream. It makes me high and cry at the same time. In my fathers record collection were several albums by Gino Vannelli, with his grandiose
one-of-a-kind voice, not afraid to show big emotion (thank you for that!). With his brother Joe Vannelli they've made music with so much originality and heart.
With Italian/Canadian roots, and inspiration from jazz, funk, rock and classical music they've created something that doesn't remind me of anything else.
The melody and harmony in Fly Into This Night are totally Vannelli, the haunting analogue synth pad and the rich body-moving groove with an african talking drum.
Penny Lane by The Beatles
I got my first piano lesson when I was nine. Luckily my teacher loved all kinds of music including The Beatles. At home I would sit and play through
The Beatles Complete trying to make music out of the chord symbols and singing. In 1967 Penny Lane (by Paul McCartney) and Strawberry Fields
(by John Lennon) were released as a double single. Two unique songs. Strawberry Fields is the sound of another dream. We didn't play it yet in my
project Baun On Beatles. Wouldn't know how to make it "my own"... Penny Lane I heard as a child on a tape with only Beatles singles on it.
Classic Paul McCartney in the best sense. With the major and minor chord changes, an uplifting and catchy melody, descending Höffner bass line,
and a touch of... a classical trumpet! British images on my mind. Like Strawberry Field there's nothing like this song.
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