Bob Baran

Having trouble getting a foot inside the space/time continuum? Trans-locate from fractured Earth to ground yourself in the Universe. The body resonate will respond in kind to the Universe resonate. You'll remember where you came from and perhaps come to trust why you're here.

Ah, the dance of love. Self choreographing, this one, and I do mean for the dancers. Track one opens and ends with abruptness but (if you're old enough) lands Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers smack dab on the dance floor in your mind. You'll forget it's Baron's fingers tripping the black and white at both ends. If you're over 20, you'll think you're 20 again and that your left foot does, after all, know how to coordinate with the right. Track two onward, it gets up closer and more personal. If you've only memories, you'll meld with the body in your mind. If you're lucky, you'll shove the unimportant aside and take your partner in your arms. Let the music lead. Either way, you'll love where it takes you. No worries...

If you doubt the artistry of Bob Baran, the pure simplicity of the piano will mesmerize and restore your faith that he is an artist and a gifted one, at that. Let us not forget, he records in the moment the unwritten. It's not channeled through him, it rises up from within.

Music has always led me out of the stalemates of my life, including rigid thought forms I took on because somebody said I should. Martian Wonders effortlessly frees the spirit, soothes the mind, dissolves the barriers.

The muse within scribes the ache for the love he believes is possible but has yet to find. (The prose is BG - Before Gwen.) "Always," he sings, track one, "I'm dreaming..." What I love about these tastefully tender pieces is his use of underlying repetitive rhythms to elevate the prose. His heart (resting on the sleeve of the vocal chord) and his silky smooth style seduces the skeptic in you. True love is worth waiting for.

The claim by Montana based record label Gathering Wave ® LLC that “Escape Music ® “ describes  a  new and unique musical genre pioneered by stream of consciousness composer and multi instrumentalist Bob Baran has been substantiated by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The U.S.P.T.O.  has issued a certificate of registration for the the trademark “Escape Music ® “ to Gathering Wave ® LLC.  Specifically: for...(recorded) Music in the nature of an original or unique style or new genre”

(quoted directly from the certificate).

“We were confident that our claim of a new and original musical genre was much more than marketing hyperbole. Being issued a trademark for a new genre of music is not an everyday occurance...After all, the patent office is pretty much the legal authority regarding claims as to what is new, unique and original ” said Gwen Baran, Gathering Wave ®  LLC co-founder.