Promised Land

Limited Edition Casette EP

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PROMISED LAND

Track List

Atlas
Emerald Eyes
Walking in the Shadows of Love
Promised Land
Little White Lies
Time

Body Politic was a rock trio based in San Francisco in the late 80’s and early 90’s. I handled lead vocals and electric guitar. Cliff Baker played bass and sang backup vocals and Jim Lincoln played drums and sang the track “Time” on the EP. The band played all originals.

A trio is a tricky thing. It’s a bit of a high-wire act. You can make a really big sound, with lots of room for everything but one wrong move and all the wires and pulleys are
revealed. Actually, it drove me nuts handling all the lead vocals and lead and rhythm guitar. I developed a nasty case of stage fright, or performance anxiety, as psychologists would have it. Approaching the stage, I would be convinced I had forgotten how to play guitar. I would look at the fretboard and think, “What is this?” It was not glamorous. But when that band worked—when we’d follow some five-piece band onstage and kick ass—there was nothing like it. And as a guitarist, being in a trio forces you to focus on what’s necessary. No frills or party favors.

It was great fun working with Damien Rasmussen, who contributed backup vocals to the project.

Steve Klingaman ~ guitar, vocals
Cliff Baker ~ bass, vocals
Jim Lincoln ~ drums, vocals

Songwiting Credits

Atlas ~ Klingaman
Emerald Eyes ~ Klingaman, Baker
Walking in the Shadows of Love ~ Klingaman, Baker
Promised Land ~ Klingaman, Baker, Lincoln
Little White Lies ~ Klingaman
Time ~ Baker

Produced by Steve Klingaman, Cliff Baker and Jim Lincoln
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Damien Rasmussen at Dancing Dog Studios, Emeryville, CA

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