Album Notes

Review from online music zine The-Original-Sin.com : Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution - A Call to Arms Self-Released - 2002 This CD is simply wonderful.

That is the only way I can describe it.

BOTAR is a band made up of musicians playing only acoustic instruments, or for our slower viewers, instruments that do not use electricity to produce a sound.

Such instruments in use by the BOTAR include a full string section (violin, viola, cello, acoustic bass), brasses and woodwinds (alto/bari sax, trumpet, trombone, and french horn), and piano, drums, acoustic guitar, and of course, vocals.

Basically what you are looking at is one pretty rockin (and small) orchestra.

BOTAR play a definite jumbled juxtaposition of music, where the listener will hear remnants of jazz, ska, classical, punk, rock n' roll, and more, all mixed into an awesome style that can only be called "classical-punk".

Or maybe "acoustic-awesomeness".

Call BOTAR whatever you like, because after your first listen to this cd, you will never be able to put it down.

All 5 tracks are standouts, their "manifesto" is both well written and truthful, and their cd packaging (handmade) is incredible.
-- Pat, The Original Sin