William Shakespeare, John Milton, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Abraham Lincoln, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Waldo Emerson, Charles Rimbaud, Oscar Wilde, H.L. Mencken, Eugene V. Debs, Ghandi, Ayn Rand, Henry Miller, Allen Ginsburg, Slyvia Plath, Martin Luther King Jr., Charles Bukowski, Robert Nozick, Peter Singer
Hi, we’re Below Jupiter and our hobby is creating songs... mostly piano tunes, but at times we dust off an acoustic guitar…. Electricity?...sure, we’re not too old fashioned to welcome its energy. Our musical philosophy is a simple one ... it's all about the song.
Our first album is a concept record …Step Into Home. It has been released in two parts, Step Into Home (Act I), December 2007, and Step Into Home (Act II), April 2009. The concept story revolves around its main character, the philosopher... the setting, America
“in a time when its Indian trails are buried under stone,
and even O’ Mic can’t call this land his home….”
While our philosopher hits on many big truths, he also possesses many human frailties such as naiveness, self-pity and boastfulness. It is not until the album’s ending title track, Step Into Home, that the philosopher receives the ultimate wisdom he’s been seeking.
If you’re interested in unraveling the mystery of Step Into Home, the blogs above are a good start. If you don’t have time…it’s alright,
just sit back… Stand ….shake…… Dance
….and enjoy the music.
LATEST NEWS:
June 2009: Below Jupiter officially released their second album, Step Into Home (Act II) on June 16th, 2009. Here's the link if you'd like to purchase it ...http://cdbaby.com/cd/belowjupiter2
May 2008: "Political Robots" is being played on 98.9 FM in Copenhagen, Denmark.
April 2008: In late March 2008, Below Jupiter went 3 piece with the addition of their new bassist, Matt Wanous.
December 2007: Below Jupiter's debut album, Step Into Home (Act I) was officially released on December 18th, 2007, it can be purchased at htpp://cdbaby.com/cd/belowjupiter
PRESS
Cleveland Free Times, January 15, 2008 "Too bad whoever put together the terrific soundtrack to the coming-of-age film Juno wasn't hip to Below Jupiter. Otherwise they might have chosen a track off this lo-fi effort from the group." - Jeff Niesel
Lowcut Magazine (Denmark) May 16, 2008 "Sometimes I get really surprised about new music. This record is one of those very nice surprises." - Tomsen
Akron Beacon Journal, Feb 24, 2008 “….none of it (concept album) would work without decent songs. Below Jupiter has some catchy ones with interesting arrangements, and it makes the most of its relatively Spartan instrumentation…since (Below Jupiter) have bothered to write some good tunes to go with their high concept, Step Into Home (Act I) can be appreciated…” - Malcolm X Abram
CoolCleveland.com July 2, 2008 "They're all over the road, and that's a good thing. If you're looking for something eclectic and very much unique in vibe and presentation, then you've gotta get your hands on Below Jupiter's debut disc... the well-crafted melodic songs and dramatic elements really grab the listener...This is one of the better efforts to come out of C-Town(Cleveland) in ages...Piano-based rock, jazz, blues, folk and gospel never sounded so good. Or weird." - Peter Chakerian
radarmusicreview.com (Missouri) January 13th, 2009 "Below Jupiter resides somewhere in Cleveland, Ohio. I say “somewhere” because they came out of nowhere and hit me like a ton of bricks when I was visiting their fair town. Political Robots is the first track on their album entitled ‘Step Into Home (Act 1)’ and strikes me as something Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) and John Lennon would create if both were commissioned to write a score for a chase scene, if only Lennon were still alive and Tweedy could play piano as well as Singer/Pianist Josh Emmet. Paired with a superb rhythm section, Below Jupiter will reinvent what you thought about energetic piano rock."
Discography
Step Into Home (Act I)
(self-released)
Released December 18th, 2007
Political Robots | When The Sun Begins To Rise | Eyes Have Been Opened | Complicity With The Buthcher | Tea Head Anthem | Just Like All The Rest | 60s Child | A Lonely Rat's Calling Out Your Name | I Am Just The Fool
Step Into Home (Act II)
(self-released)
Released June 16th, 2009
Shine On | Gather Round Your History | Eugene V. Debs | Laws Of Ohio | I'm Done with My Obligations | It's Your Fire | Strange Dream | The Philosopher | The Trial Has Ended | Seven Days | Free | Step Into Home
America by Josh Emmet
The commander of the brigade
Ordered a right wing parade
That led to a misunderstanding with the left wing trade
The Colonel of Hussars flushed to their aid
And said, "It's better to...it's better to move on"
The political campaign
Developed a sprain
The polling numbers were down
As they rode into Maine
"Shall I dumb it down once again?"
Well, sometimes it's better to move on
The bright young lass
Wanted to discuss
An intellectual point that she had thought up
The flesh-eating man said, "there's no time for such fuss"
As his posture hovered like an Eli-Phunt
A rebel entered a contest today
He ripped out his brain and sent it away
"I'm sorry for the blood and the mess that it brings,
But it's the best thought I can sing...the best thought I can sing"
