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Tyranny is for the dull and humorless.



CLEVELAND, Ohio
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Member Since1/19/2007
Band MembersJosh Emmet (Vocals, Piano, Guitar) Marty O'Connor (Drums) Matt Wanous (Bass)
InfluencesWilliam Shakespeare, John Milton, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Abraham Lincoln, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Waldo Emerson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Charles Rimbaud, Oscar Wilde, H.L. Mencken, Eugene V. Debs, Beatrice Wood, Anais Nin, Ghandi, Ayn Rand, Henry Miller, Allen Ginsburg, Slyvia Plath, Martin Luther King Jr., Charles Bukowski, Peter Singer
Type of LabelUnsigned


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"Jesus' 7-Bladed White Helicopter" (Part I)...by Josh Emmet  (view more)

"Jesus' 7-Bladed White Helicopter" (Part II)...by Josh Emmet  (view more)

Radio interview with Josh Emmet, speaks about "truck engine vibratos," "womb dancing."  (view more)

Josh Emmet's "enfant terrible" interview with the Press, June 24th, 2009  (view more)

Preface to concept albums, Step Into Home (Acts I & II)  (view more)

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   About Below Jupiter
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), June 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
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PRESS (from our 1st album, Step Into Home Act I)

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


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 (concept) story actually hangs together pretty well...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."



PRESS (from our 2nd album, Step Into Home Act II)

Scene Magazine, April 28th, 2009 "Josh Emmet has the keys to a time machine. Through his piano ivories, Below Jupiter’s singer can seemingly transport classic rock history into the band’s home studio…All 12 of these new tunes retain the band’s lo-fi production values, with the added benefit of Emmet creating awesomely clever melodies all over his magical keys." - Keith Gribbins





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







Excerpt from "Jesus' 7-bladed white helicopter" by Josh Emmet

FRIEND: Why are you still single?


EMMET: Well (pause)… I laid the sun and Mars upon her sweet bed, I took the stars from the sky and anointed her head, I married a stick into the moon and said … “here’s a lollipop dear” - Jupiter kisses on her napalm neck - the mad Universe bleeds, the gods awaken from their sleep , “Yeshua!” stop horsing around (laughter)...,

It’s not like I haven’t bent over backwards trying…hey I’m not for everyone you know…contrary to popular belief (Emmet clears his throat), artists, songwriters, poets…they’re not desirable love mates. Yes artists bring life-enriching experiences, bold nights, but most believe a safe, conventional mate is more likely to bring them happiness… and they’re probably right (pause)…and another thing…

To protect this happiness I just described its best to lead a life unexamined, don’t read poetry books, don’t converse, don’t become interesting ….deliver endless monologue’s of useless information, don’t become enlightened, don’t listen to the beautiful Below Jupiter song that was written about you post-everything, hell even if Jesus comes down in a 7- bladed white helicopter and blows the roof off your house …."THIS IS THE RAPTURE!”….Grab onto your bedpost! Don’t worry about straightening your hair! .... Quickly cover your eyes with Mein Kampf! Violently scratch your belly and produce a knife wielding frig,…Hurry! Hurry! …Take your iron hand and rapidly cake your ears with mud!…. “Da da da da da hmmm hmmmm do wop wooo……no I can’t hear a thing, ….da da da dooo wop…… I’m gonna stay here until all the breath in my lungs goes out!"

After Jesus leaves out of pure boredom, transform your body into a pledge letter, the recipient: US government. At the top of the pledge letter state your objective, "I will always be shaped by the fears of society" - make sure this is branded on your forehead. At the bottom of the letter create your own blacklist, "I strongly suspect these person(s) are well on their way to becoming individuals." - make sure this is stained on your feet with the juice of industrial sour grapes. Use a raging cable talk show host as your reference, then sign it,

IDIOT

-make sure this signature is tatooed on your ass.

Finally, fold yourself up in three and slither into an envelope - use a stamp entitled, "Forever Your Slave."




Why Didn't The Animal Get A Judge Or Jury?


by Josh Emmet



Why didn't the animal get a judge or jury before it met the blade?

"I'm just a simple cook

Never thought about it much

Life's too short, you silly boy

Food traditions bring such joy

They're really not the same as us

Don't call me murderous

Now eat your fish, and anyways

... the bible says that it's o.k."

So why didn't the animal get a judge or jury before it met the bullet?

"I'm just a proud hunter

Not an executioner

I'm doing all your dirty work

Thank me for the leather on your shoes

And all the meals that I provide

I never waste a single hide

Of any prized animal,

...yeah there's heads on my mantle."

So why didn't the animal get a judge or jury before it met the government?

"I'm looking out for you

So through farm subsidies

I buy up excess beef and pork

And I keep you safe from pests

Like lions and bears and coyotes

I'm not a killing machine

I'm doing it for the greater good

...and legally they're defined as food."

...So why didn't the animal get a judge or jury before it met the blade?


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good songs,makes me happy.
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