As you and I both know, there is always a sound that depicts every moment of our lives. Much like a soundtrack, but more personal and passionate. Sounds know us more than we know each other. The sound that we hear keeps our minds creative. In all instances, in all happenings, there is a sound. Has there ever been a moment in your life that felt so still? Everything remained motionless, but your soul and mind wandered off to far places. Lights, bright lights, filled the air and the sky. It could almost be compared to how a rainbow would look if it were to explode in a million pieces.

In this big city of San Antonio (Texas), there reigns four talented individuals who know the sound of wandering silence. Budian gives the mind and the soul the chance to escape this dirty world and enter this field of stillness and beauty. Budian just released their newest record this September, The Beast. The Beastis a 10 track record full of nothing but beautiful harmonies and melodies. Budian consists of Janiene Bishop, Joshua D. Bishop, F. Sott Andreu, Stephen B. Andreu, and a special guest Ruben Benavidez for the ‘Get Up’ track. The very first song, ‘Please To Meet You, ‘is the perfect introduction to a beautiful work. Purely instrumental on this first track, hearing the violin autmatically brings this comfort to the mind. It’s very mesmerizing as it leads to the next track, ‘Dreams.’ ‘Dreams’ has to be one of the most beautiful, soothing tracks I have ever listened to. As I first heard this song, I felt powered to close my eyes. This is where the imagination takes the lead. A dream is, indeed, what Budian is all about. They are the dream of calmness and creativity. They give the listener the chance to just sway back and forth and loose themselves within the sound. The vocals in The Beast may very well be the key ingredient to this beautiful, calming product. Janiene Bishop has the voice of an angel and knows exactly how to project it in each track. However, each individual in this band brings forth the perfect amount of talent and passion to make their sound so unbelievably beautiful. I can ramble on and on about each track on this record, but you, the listener, will have to experience the beauty of all this on your own. It is a record worth listening to and buying. Give your mind the chance to explore on a level it has never explored before. Let Budian become the soundtrack to your precious life.
–Krista De La Rosa

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