VOLUME 4 of the Californian super band featuring members of Yawning Man and Fu Manchu. Bob Balch here. When I was invited to jam with Yawning Man out in Joshua Tree two years ago in April, I was very excited. I stacked all of my weirdest pedals onto a board and drove out there to embrace some improvisational jams. Whenever I jam with those guys, I have no idea where it’s going, which makes it fun because it keeps me on my toes. We had scheduled an entire 10-hour day at Gatos Trail, but little did I know my jam session would get cut short as I had to bail for a home repair emergency. So we only got five hours—but that five hours gave us Volumes Three and Four.
I hope you enjoy Volume Four. These are the longer jams we did, and the mix is reminiscent of ’70s dub reggae. Jamming with Mario, Bill, and Gary is always a pleasure, and I hope they continue to invite me out so
we can release Volumes Five through 1000.
CREDITS
“Volume IV” was captured on April 20th 2024 during a five hour jam
session in Joshua Tree, CA. No overdubs were needed.
Recorded at Gatos Trail Engineered by Dan Joeright
Mixed by Dan Joeright
Mastered by Kent Stump at Crystal Clear Sound
Artwork by John McGill
Logo by Pia Isaksen
Gary Arce: Guitar
Bob Balch: Guitar
Mario Lalli: Bass
Bill Stinson: Drums
Yawning Balch would like to thank: Hunter Balch, Amanda Balch, Rola Amps, Reverend Guitars, Railhammer Pickups, Creepy Fingers Pedals, Fu Manchu and Brian Frank
