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Broken Fall is a group of friends who met at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. The band formed in the fall of 2005 and began recording their first album "Wreckage and Reconciliation" by that same winter which was then released in June of 2006. The band has been playing around the area, on campus at Virginia Tech as well as Radford University.
Their hope is to spread the message of God's love to the student community especially in places where that story is often ignored or miscommunicated. They hope to show through their songs that God is involved in everyday life including relationships, difficulties, questioning, and even the death of loved ones.
God never leaves us and is waiting with outstretched arms in order to embrace us. It's up to us to accept that and then reach back and take hold of his hands. Through Jesus we find love, grace, mercy, strength, freedom, and forgiveness. The music of Broken Fall communicates this truth in a way that is relavent and honest.
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Here's the article about the last show we did.
February 9
Eat a good breakfast every morning, campers. It's good for you!
Work has been slowly-but-surely progressing on the new album. With the bass guitar tracks recorded, it's on to Richard's keyboards now. I got the bass recorded with relatively little trouble. The computer only crashed once, I only had one day of beating my head against the wall while trying to do 15-20 takes per song (only got 1 song down for good that night), and I only blew out 1 amplifier. We won't talk about that anymore (grumble, grumble).
However, we did manage to not burn down the house or annihilate its "electrical system". I use that term loosely. 1 more new song has managed to work its way into the lineup for the album. It's dark and bluesy and awesome. We've also tossed around the idea of adding a short jam session to the track list, as well.
The weather here has been typical Southwestern Virginia spastic lately. 25-30 degree temp jumps/falls from one day to the next are fun. Brandon's been back in town for a while now to hang out, do recording, and try to support raise around here for a bit. Needless to say, much Halo has been played (and the villagers rejoiced). His new bane, however, is Zelda on the ol' N64. It's fun to watch. As for me: I'm just excited that Carbon Leaf is coming back to the 'burg in April.
With upcoming events in Virginia Beach and Nashville on the horizon, February looks to be a busy month. It's a welcome change. Stay tuned for details. Keep a weather eye on the horizon. Keep that fish a fryin'. Don't shave a mongoose too close. (subliminal advertising: buy the CD). Well, stay cool and groovy you crazy cats. Until then (whenever that is)!
~Matt
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December 17
Its about 9:10PM on December 17th. Greg and I have been here since about 4PM. Our good friend/producer/studio guy, Mike Snow, got here about 7:30PM. Its about 30 degrees in this room which is the churchs office/practice room, which is lovingly called Club 130 Jax. Snow and I are staying close to the space heater. Cara stopped by earlier to take some pictures.
Its Day 2 of recording for Broken Falls upcoming album, which were calling Reconciled only for tonight. The joke behind that is that this is the happy version of W&R. Musically it's more light and upbeat and lyrically it's more hopeful.
After tonight, I will now forevermore refer to Greg as Greg the One-Take Wonder Moses. Well, maybe not, but he nailed the new song No Tomorrow in one shot (other than the fact the computer freaked out towards the end, but otherwise it would have been perfect). We are currently working on Embrace which has been nothing short of hilarious. Its probably only funny to us since were tired and freezing.
Anyway, I know Im really excited about working on this record. Its a bit more reserved than the previous one, but were trying to stretch our musical abilities by incorporating different instruments and trying different music styles such as folk, jazz, and blues. Weve found spots for the tin whistle, harmonica, mandolin, dobro, and potentially the banjo, trumpet, and sax (no promises though). Well see what we can do for loops or programming which will be Snows doing.
The plan for now is for Greg and me to come back tomorrow and do some more work before we both go home for Christmas. Hopefully, we will be able to return in early January and keep moving forward.
Well, thats it for now. Well probably finish three tracks tonight and keep going tomorrow. Until next time.
-Brandon.
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October 21
So...I lied. We're doing another show this fall. Check out the section labeled "Shows" for the details. It's the Geeks vs. Greeks Battle of the Bands. We were invited back (as last fall's winners). Our good friends, The Beat Takeshi (last spring's winners), are also gonna be rockin' the place out representing the "Geek" side of life.
So come out. Bring a friend. Bring a stranger. Bring a pet rock. Bring a frosty mug of your favorite root beer and rock out with us. It should be a great time for all, so don't miss out.
See ya there/much love.
~Matt
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September 30
A squirrel decided not to run out in front of my car this morning. Good choice. Very good choice, indeed.
But I digress...
We played what will probably be our one-and-only show this fall last Friday night in good ol' Dublin, VA at Valley Harvest Ministries at an event called, Teen Time. I've gotta say, being back together with the guys to play for the first time after a nearly-5-month hiatus was great. We laughed. We cried. We frolicked. Okay, so maybe we didn't do all of that. Nevertheless, it was two hours of amazing fun and worship.
This show went surprisingly well without any real hitches: no one got all that lost, setup went well, I remembered to bring my penny whistle/basses/amp/applicable power cables...all-in-all, a success! The kids were really into it and the vibe was awesome. It was the most fun I've had in a long time. Unfortunately, Kristal wasn't able to be with us due to a sister's wedding...those are kinda important.
It will (most likely) be our only show before the end of the year. Brandon's back home in Chesapeake raising support since he's gone on staff with our church here in the 'burg. Jamie's still up in Delaware being all sorts of married (we love you, Mama Kesha). It's a little difficult to do shows that way.
We are working on our second album, as yet to be named (hmm...that's catchy...). Our hope is to be finished with the recording (and production) by the end of the year (-ish), though we're not setting a strict timetable. We'd like to release the album next spring. The concept has changed quite dramatically since it's conception. There will be re-worked oldies and a big heaping pile of new stuff (some of which we've been playing for quite some time but has yet to be recorded).
Stay tuned for more updates on recordings, happenings, and rodent decision-making. With Brandon being back in the 'burg early in the coming year full-time, we hope to really step up the gigging and will be playing much more often than we ever have before.
It's that time...yes, the blog is almost over. Don't run with scissors, stay in school, stay cool and groovy, and love God with all your heart. Later.
Matt
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June 12
Hey guys,
Well, work has gotten underway on our 2nd album. Brandon is laying down the initial scratch tracks and we should begin recording soon. Since everyone's a bit spread out this summer, it's gonna take a while to get this one pieced together. We'll keep you updated on the (yet-to-be-named) album's progress as the summer continues.
This album represents a big step for Broken Fall, exploring some new twists on old favorites, new songs, and a new, studio-oriented approach to the recording process. (Wreckage & Reconciliation was essentially recorded live w/ some overdubs). We're very excited about this new project and hope that you, our fans and friends, are as well.
Stay tuned for more updates!
Much love and peace,
Matt, Brandon, Kristal, Richard, Jamie, and Greg (and Snow!)
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yelenasboy
you guys sound real good i think i'm going to buy your
cd. it's really uplifting
posted Sep 16
yelenasboy
you guys sound real good i think i'm going to buy your
cd. it's really uplifting
posted Sep 16
Judson Rempel
you guys are amazing!!!!!
posted Jun 28
Sheril Jebasingh
I like the style of music. You guys are amazing. Keep
doing the good work. Thanks for the free download too.
posted May 15
Nate Pettit
You guys are very brave to be so outward about your
faith in such a hostile enviroment as a college campus.
I'm in college I know and understand. None of my peers
do though. They're all wrapped up in their own things
and don't care for God. I like your music though
posted May 10
cheesychuckie
you guys are awesome!!! Psalm 20:1-5.
posted Apr 23
codeXzero
you have really good music. keep it up =]
posted Jan 31
active citizin
AHHH where do i get a CD?!! Ur really good!!! my email
is activecitizin_net09@yahoo.com lemme know!!!
posted Dec 11