New CD

New CD dropping Tuesday, September 1st, on Random Spinning Records!

Doesn't have a title, yet - will keep you up to date!

Look for it!

R.C.

iSession '09: Covered In the Dust

At last! My first iSession post. In the midst of looking for sounds for a different song, I came across some that I really liked, but didn't necessarily want to use for that song. So, I tried them with Covered, a song that I had written a few years ago, and absolutely loved it! My wife misses one of the sounds of the original version, so I'm currently trying to incorporate it into the new one. I plan to have rough instrumentals of both the original and the new sometime this afternoon. I just couldn't wait till then to post, hence you have this little ditty. I'm merely whetting your appetite for more. Stay tuned!

R.C.

A Time of Immersion

Seasons change. Wisdom grows. Philosophies evolve. Passions intensify. God remains the same. Music reflects it all.

Our music and our ministry will be taking a bath next month. God has orchestrated events that will allow us to immerse ourselves in Him and our music. So, in February, I will work at the radio station in the mornings, return in the late afternoons for an hour or two, and have several hours a day in which to spend with Messiah and music. We expect great things to come from this time of immersion.

My earthly goals:

• gain a clearer understanding about our ministry
• finish recording existing songs
• write, record, and produce new songs
• set a CD release date
• connect with God and Bridget in new and fresh ways

Those are just a few of my earthly goals that I can come up with right away. I'm sure God has his own idea for this intensive time together.

God's goals?:

• reveal himself in greater ways
• grant wisdom and understanding concerning our ministry
• draw us closer to him

I'm not going to pretend to speak or think for God, but those are a few things I can feasibly see him doing. I'm sure he's got grand plans for this season, and I can't wait.

So, we'll call this the Pre Immersing Period. I shall attempt to keep you updated as the Immersing continues throughout the month, and then I will hopefully have a lot to tell after this time of immersion. Also, we'll hopefully have a lot of great music to show for it. Be encouraged.

God Is (update #2)

I've posted the video from Sunday, Jan. 11th, on my YouTube channel. The video can be seen on the left-hand side of this page. No, this is not the official video for the song; that will come later. As soon as Spielberg offers to direct and produce. Enjoy!

God Is (update)

The live version of "God Is" is now posted over on Babione 6. Enjoy!

God Is

Amazing! Bridge wrote this song using the children's ministry curriculum from ACF and I put the music with it. This past Sunday (01/11/09), Bridge, the older two boys, and I sang the song for the offering special. Look for the video to be posted on Babione 6 soon. For now, enjoy the studio recording we did. This will more than likely make the Begin album.

words:

"God Is" (by Bridget Babione)

God is loving
He loves me
God is omniscient
He knows everything
God is omnipotent
He’s all powerful
God is sovereign
He is in control

Chorus
God is my everything
God is the reason I sing
God is my everything
God is the reason I sing

God is omnipresent
He is everywhere
God is just
He is always fair
God is Holy
He is completely pure
God is immutable
Never changes, that’s sure

Chorus

God sent his only son
To die for my sins, the battle He won
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life
We walk by faith and not by sight

Chorus

God is eternal
The beginning and the end
God is God
The great I Am

chorus

Praise the King

While this song will not be on the official CD (due out in '09), it will be included in an information packet that we will send out to churches and organizations regarding our services. If you or your church would like to bring us in for a Kingdom Crossing, please comment or shoot us an email. Have your people call my people, and we'll do lunch.

Our April Sound friends should remember this song. (hopefully with fond memories)

Jeremiah 17 Sample #1

Here's a sample of one of the verses and the chorus for Jeremiah 17 - this is just guitar and vocal
Enjoy!

Quick Update

Yet another new look adorns the Batcave. This one will probably stick for a long while. (we'll see) To the left, you will find a section called "Sounds From the Batcave". It is actually my YouTube channel feed. I plan to upload samples to it, so you can then have easy access to the sounds coming from the Batcave. Currently, the only song on there is reThink's and my song, "Redeem the Day".

Bridge has laid down vocals for Jeremiah 17. We'll hopefully lay down some others this weekend as Christmas is too quickly approaching. I hope to have a sample of that song within a couple of days. Check out Babione6 for all the latest family blogginess.

R.C.

BTW,
the movie quote was from Ace Ventura, Pet Detective

3 Columns and New Quick Sounds

I've been tirelessly working on the look of the blog, and I finally learned how to edit the html to create 3 columns. I've also added new Quick Sounds. The music is coming along. I hope to start posting samples soon, so you can have an idea of what it all sounds like.

"If I'm not back in 5 minutes, just wait longer!" (Bonus points for the first one to tell me from what movie that comes!)

Update & Working On the Look

• have 4 of the 5 songs' guitar track laid down
• gonna lay down some vocals on Saturday (today, I guess)
• been working on the new look - lost some stuff (some on accident, some on purpose)
• thanks to those that have kept asking about the CD

Change Is Coming...

In many ways, and not the least of which is in this blog. In the next couple of days, my goal is to make Sounds From the Batcave more about the music and other productions that are to come out of the Batcave (hence, Sounds From the Batcave - pretty clever huh?) and to post more about family and fun on my wife's blog, Babione6. Plus, you might look for one more blog from us that would create a trifecta of Babione bloginess. And a cohesive look. My wife thrives on cohesiveness. So, look for great things to come, and if they don't, then settle for mediocre things.

A Christmas CD

I figure, that if I write this down for all to see, that it will help me to deliver the goods. For the past couple of Christmases, Bridge and I have tried to put a CD together of our music as gifts. Well, this year is no different, but the desire is stronger, the need to is greater, and the product is closer to being finished. Our goal is to deliver a 5 song CD "demo" by the first of the year. We're trying to get it done by Christmas, but the extra week may prove beneficial.

The 5 songs to be included (for now) are:
Covered In the Dust
Forever Is Your Reign
Intimate
Jeremiah 17
And He Shall Be Called

These are always subject to change, but we're pretty confident that these will be the ones on there. So, you, the readers and followers of Sounds From the Batcave, are hereby sworn in as witnesses to this endeavor, and are encouraged, nay, expected to hold us accountable. I would like for you to continually check up on us, and ask us how the CD is coming along.

If you would like to receive a CD as gift this year, or an MP3 download (I think I can do that), then please feel free to sign up. If you would like a CD, then I will ask that you help us out and pay a shipping fee, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.

Until then, check here for updates on the status of the project, for some musical excerpts, and to keep us accountable to finish the project by the deadline. Hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving and thanks for your support.

A Living Room Blog

Please check out my post on this blog. Feel free to comment over there, or come back here to say something. Thanks.

"Mommas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Pastors"

I found this video on the Pyromaniacs blog. They are the also the ones responsible for my previous post. This video was the previous post to the one I used as my previous post. If you're confused, good. If you're not, then I'll try harder next time. ;) Anywho (to borrow from my wife), watch it and comment, if you would please. Be encouraged.

Pyromaniacs: The Intolerance of True Religion

Pyromaniacs: The Intolerance of True Religion

Please, please take time to read this post. Why don't we hear sermons like this today?

Quick Sounds

At the bottom of the every post, you have 3 "quick sounds" options: nice thought, nice try, and nice nice baby. These are to give you the ability to respond or comment on the post without having to type a comment when you don't have the time. Or, if you're just too lazy. Whichever. At least take 3 seconds to read the choices and check the option that bests suits your feelings. If none of the options work for you, then oh well, make something up. Feedback people. It's for you. Thanks.

"What I tell you in the dark..."

"What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs." - Jesus (Matthew 10:27 NIV)

I read from Matthew 10, verses 16 through 42 this morning, and the above verse caught my attention the most. There were others that pricked my ears and heart this morning, and you'll hear about them a little later, but for some reason, this one really struck a chord. I think, partly, because I can't find any commentary on that verse. It comes in the middle of a paragraph of scripture that has produced more studying than this little verse. But, for whatever reason, God was speaking this to me this morning.

I believe it implies a quiet time. For me, it is early in the morning when it is still dark. I also believe it implies an intimate relationship with the Son (and Father and Spirit), as he will whisper in my ear. I think it can also be indicative of the relationship between Christ and his bride (us - the church).

While this verse speaks of relationship and time together with Christ, it is also obviously a call to action. We are to share what we learn from our saviour. First, we are to spend time, in private (in the dark/whispered in your ear), with him, then we publicly (in daylight/from the roofs) share what he told us. So, today, start to spend time with your Lord, in private, in the dark, and allow him to whisper in your ear, and then share that good news with others. Be encouraged.

Soli Deo Gloria

A Quote

Being a part of the Bride of Christ isn't always easy; I just don't want to be a boob.

Talk Is Cheap Part 2

I actually wrote my poem before reading this passage. God just worked it out that this was what I read next. He's so cool.

2Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven."
3At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, "This fellow is blaspheming!"
4Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? 5Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'? 6But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...." Then he said to the paralytic, "Get up, take your mat and go home." 7And the man got up and went home. 8When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men. - Matthew 9:2-8 (NIV)

It is much easier to say, "Your sins are forgiven," than to say, "Stand up and walk". For when you say that someone sins are forgiven, you can't actually see that. But to tell someone to stand up and walk would require them to actually do it! It's a little thing I like to call "action". Oh, all that talk about forgiving sins and talking a good game is easy. People can't tell if your sins are really forgiven. Bet tell somebody to walk, and they don't do it? Hoo boy, you're in trouble! There's not only not any action, but there's no visible action. People can see that you're a phony, a fake, a hypocrite.

Fortunately, Jesus is not phony, fake, or a hypocrite. His words carried his authority. The man actually got up and walked. And his sins were forgiven. Talk is cheap, but the cost of following Jesus is not. We can talk about it all we want, but until we actually (I guess I found the italic button, huh?) get up and walk, and put some action behind our words, then we're just wasting our time. And the time of others. And God's time.

O, God, I don't want to take the easy way out and just talk. I know the cost is high to follow you, but I also know the cost is high to say I do and not. Forgive me when that happens. I'm sorry. I repent of my lazy ways. Help me to get up and walk this day. I love you.



Soli Deo Gloria