The llama calling it quits

Valdez wrote: We had a big creative spurt in 24 and 25 and probably burned ourselves out. Ending it with a compilation album of songs most played on Bandcamp. And hoping some of the prog community found Bakullama somewhat interesting, if nothing else. I will probably be working on new stuff but if anything is released it will be under another band name (yet to be coined).    Thanks to all of you who had a listen and bought stuff! So long Bakullama! lol Bakullama final 13 songs

Sorry to hear this, Rick. I have enjoyed all the output and recommend this compilation especially to the uninitiated. Hopefully, we can enjoy some new stuff from you soon.

^ Yep, I get a lot of visitors to my website from Russia & Poland. UK is top, then Canada, US, and then eastern europe. Prog is big there.

lazland wrote: ^ Yep, I get a lot of visitors to my website from Russia & Poland. UK is top, then Canada, US, and then eastern europe. Prog is big there.

I can easily picture some of my fellow compatriots losing their shіt over that statement. 😂

Valdez wrote: Thanks Laz. I don’t think I’ll be staying on with prog though. Kalvin and I have made some progress with a different direction. Things we can play live. Still can’t find a local drummer. Looking at stats over the last 2 years reveals most of our plays were from Russia and Eastern European countries. And the UK as well. Not much traction in the U.S….A bit more in Canada. Interesting. The original Baku Llama was very much the same.

Hi,

This is not a surprise ... and while Space Pirate Radio has a lot of folks that had heard the show before listening today, it also has a good amount of the listeners each time from different places ... which makes it interesting.

The internet is wide open ... with one issue ... there was a writer that stated something that I always remember ... "the country that has so many freedoms, uses them the least!" ... and sadly it applies to anything and everything we can think of, and the commerciality these days of everything, here in America, is a sad thing, and still Hollywood does hero movies yet again ... and a part 3 or 4 of the same story! What's worse, and scarier, is that we end up thinking that it is "the way", and we get lazy and not check something else out!

Hopefully you both can do good things again ... and, btw, finding a good drummer, might not be as easy as you might need or want ... one cursory check at various bars, school jazz bands (haha!!!), and other popular spots will only showcase the worst ... metronomic kids that are just like another brick in the wall ...

Out of curiosity ... why the name change? Heck, Picasso was all blue ... then one day he became all rose ... then another day all cubistic ... then one day all ... wide open experimental and surreal ... why should the name mean something else that the actual living?

Just curious, btw, and of course, wishing you the best and I might get a chance to see you folks sooner or later ... moving to The Dalles I think and possibly further East ... I can't drum worth anything but I can make sure a "song" gets the Tago Mago destruction! I don't have a doggie or a whistle, though!

Edited by moshkito - April 19 2025 at 10:30

BTW ... When you get to the Dalles, be sure to check out Sam Hills Stonehenge Replica (Yes, THAT Sam Hill) on the side of the mountain. Utterly ridiculous but cool in a way.

"What in the Sam Hill was he thinking?!"

67yo? I thought you were a boy...
Music comes from inside, the hands are just the last of the tools. I'm sure you can put your ideas out even just with a right hand on a piano.

Hi,

I'm not sure how I feel about all this ... one of the huge issues these days with a lot of rock and jazz music, is getting some name recognition so it can help bring about some better chances for each musician, or bands.

It is very scary, for me, to see a name change after such a long time ... but that is not me, so I won't criticize, though I really hope the best for you and perhaps we will meet in the future if things work out good ... I still don't have a suggestion or a place to live over there ... so I'm still a bit scared of how things will turn out.

But I really would like to see my "friends" get better and better and get more attention.