Behold, the Glitter that shimmers along the shining path...

 

    “From a meditative murmur to an orgiastic outcry, vocalist, bandleader and charismatic costuming queen, Janina Angel Bath, spins a dizzying halo of exotic rainbow sound and sight about her.  Accompanied by an ever-changing tableau of spirited fellow musicians and cosmic travelers (on Sitar, Harmonium, Tabla, snake flute and whatever suits the occasion), Janina Angel transforms the stage back into the haze and daze of the wonder that once was. But make no mistake, this is no retroploitation, this is the music of Now...potent magic of unspecific era and dimension...the Love child of Eastern-tinged folk Raga roots meeting the lysergic depth of Psychedelic free jazz only to arrive at its own unique voice...as iconoclastic as it is immersed in tradition, spontaneous as it is rehearsed, ephemeral as it is eternal. And that voice belongs to Janina Angel, who is that rare breed of magician -- a sonic high priestess who resonates with her place in the spotlight as if it were her own personal ziggurat. Time bends under the trance of her musical spell; from the swell of nomadic chants to flights of fantasy lore to ancient cries of goddess invocation -- she effortlessly radiates, imbuing each performance with unequivocal grace, passion and mysticism; illuminating scenic tours not only thru the effervescent haze of the subconscious mind, but also spiraling aural trips upon whirling astral spheres. Janina Angel might also surprise on any given night with bewitching prowess on the Tamboura, Native American flutes, hand percussion, and/or keyboard. But to experience her performance is to expect the very unexpected; the ecstasy of musical fire surging with sincere positive vibration and Universal Love; the glimmering loom of a journeying comet weaving lush unheard of dreamscapes, both beauteous and phantasmagorical, leaving you clutching the stardust on your pillow in its wake.”        --Joe Niem

 

 

 

 

    Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Janina Angel Bath has been playing music since early childhood, beginning with the piano and keyboard. She studied Native American Flute with Stephanie Baldridge and was a member of the Cascadia Flute Circle while living in Oregon. Additionally, she participated in a workshop with world-renowned Native American flute player Mary Youngblood. Janina Angel has also studied North Indian Classical Vocal Music with Sri Karunamayee, Joan Allekotte, Michael Stirling and Terry Riley. Her teachers are all the disciples/students of Raga Master Pandit Pran Nath of the Kirana Gharana.

 

    Janina Angel Bath has been a member or collaborator with such varied projects as avant-electro outfit SOFT SERVE, hip hop/ soul/ girl group VA LOTUS, psych rock band ETERNAL TAPESTRY, an experimental noise project with Rock and Roll Jackie & Ju Suk Reet Meate (from SMEGMA), a side project with Ashley Peace Falcon of Purple Rhinestone Eagle, as well as a myriad of solo performances. She has recently been focusing on her own mystical psychedelic group, which features a rotating platform of guest musicians and visual collaborators. A continually exploring soul, Janina Angel Bath just finished an album of solo material aptly entitled, ‘Gypsy Woman’.