When
I came from Lagos (Nigeria) to San Francisco (Bilbao)
life was tough here or there.
I did not mind, I had a purpose in my life:
to fight the system that fucks up everyday of our life. Back in my
hometown,
I was an unknown songwriter
but, as soon as I arrived to the streets of Bilbao, I discovered Punk
Rock.
It had energy and attitude and was exactly what I needed.
Next thing was to get a band.
I found out the most primitive drummer in Bilbao, Alberto Lopez
(ex-La Secta, ex-Yogur, ex-Atom-Rhumba), and the noisiest
guitarrists around, Mattin &
Xabier Erkizia (ex-Gutariko
Bat). The band was formed
under my
name, it could not have been any other way.
These songs go beyond what rock and roll is and what it could be, in
fact they are
the degenereation of Rock&Roll against the regeneration
of Bilbao.
"Buildings from Bilbao" LP coming out soon 2011 Burka for Everybody (Valencia)
"Urban Disease" LP released March 2010 Pan (Berlin) Reviews Download: flac
"I am going to kill all the rich man" cassette release August 2009 Drone Errant (USA) Download: zip
"MAY 08" LP & CD released June 2009 on Parts
Unknown (New York, U.S.A) Info &
reviews Dowload: zip
"Sacrilege" CD released March 2009 on Afterburn (Melbourne) Info & Reviews Download: zip
"Accumulation" 7" released February 2008 on Xerox Musik (London) Info & reviews Download: zip
"Dialectics of Shit" LP released February 2008 on Parts
Unknown (New York, U.S.A) Info & reviews Download: zip
"Fuck Separation" EP
released November 2007 on S-S
records
(Sacramento, U.S.A) Reviews Download: zip
"Auxilio"
CDR released
February 2006 on Herbal Live
Series (Malasya) Download:
1
Info
& reviews
"Rock & Roll Granulator" CD
released November 2005
on w.m.o/r
(Bilbao)
Download:
1,
2,
3,
4
Info &
reviews
"Bilbo's
Incinerator" 7" released February 2005 on w.m.o/r
(Bilbao)
Download: 1,
2,
3
Info
& reviews
You can get some of the releases
through Arto Artian
Other places where you can find some
Billy Bao stuff:
TOCHNIT
ALEPH (Berlin), Metamkine
(France), hibari music
(Japan), Ozonokids,
(Barcelona), Taumaturgia (Galicia)
Articles on Billy Bao
Tracks:
mp3 format:
"Get them Down"
on the netlabel Desetxea
(Berlin)
ogg
format:
MY
LIFE IS SHIT
Billy Bao from the LP "Dialectics
of Shit"
"10" From the 7" "Accumulation" (ogg format)
"Buscando
Audiencia" RE:MAPA
(Basque Country)
"Drill
City" on the double
compilation
cd of Sonic Protest Festival
2007 (Paris)
Concerts:
17 June 2009 Billy Bao + Sudden Infant, Instants Chavires, Paris
16 June 2009 Billy Bao + Sudden Infant + Alfredo Costa Monteiro &
Pascal Battus, Les Trinitaires,
Metz
10
April 2008, Billy Bao, villa de Bilbao, Bilborock, Bilbao
4 April 2008 Billy Bao, Galeria
Parafernaila, Donostia
22
December 2007, Billy Bao + Karpenters. Bar Keseakaba, Bilbao
24 August 2007. Billy Bao + Lehn/Lovens + Agusti/Edwards/Sanders. Jazz Festival of Mulhouse
4 May 2007. Billy Bao + Jazkamer + Subtleturnhips. Sonic Protest Festival, Paris
20 February 2007. Billy Bao + Ramon Churruca + Kakofunk + Flama + Xedh
& Tusuri + Maite Arroitajauregi & Ibonrg. Gaztetze de Barakaldo
3 October 2006. Billy Bao (with Tim Barnes, Margarida Garcia &
Barry Weibslat), Brian Turner's Show, WFMU Radio, New Jersey
11 February 2006. Billy Bao + Paniks. Ketarri, Getaria
1 November 2005. Billy Bao + Heliogabalus +
" " [sic] Goldie
+ Dj Panos. Foundry, London
30 October 2005. Billy Bao + Baseline + Ramon Churruca + Txema MEM +++.
MEM festival, Copenhagen
25 October 2005. Billy Bao (with Alan Courtis & Pablo Reche) +
Monno. Pulimientos del Norte, Bilbao
23 October 2005. Billy Bao + Alan Courtis. Matadero de Bera
5 July 2005. Billy Bao. Cortes 29, Pulimientos del Norte, Bilbao
25 February 2005. Billy Bao + Paniks. Xurrut, Gorliz
January 2005. Billy Bao (with Jon Mantzisidor). Gazte Lokala Deusto,
Bilbao
4 February 2005. Billy Bao + Grimorio. Gazte Lokala Deusto, Bilbao
5 December 2004. Billy Bao +
Alan Vega + Act. MEM festival.
Bilbao.
10 July 2004. Billy Bao + Year Of No Light. Sala
Kremlin. Bilbao