Ordinary Language

Ordinary Language, One of the best songwriting bands to come out of South Florida!
Known for passionate, engaging live performances featuring an endless catalog of original, thought provoking, emotion stirring music!
Powerful vocals, searing guitar with driving groove based rock rhythms is the vibe.
Few bands combine subtlety and nuance with kick ass fury as elegantly compelling as OL!
Greg Baker - Music Editor: Miami New Times

Fronted by GB (Gerald Baumann), an aspiring musician in his garage (circa '89) was dabbling with songwriting, working on "Dancing in the Desert" with his Cousin, drummer David Starr.
The sessions demanded a guitar player with creativity and a distinctive sound.
Enter artist Kevin MacIvor; formerly of the legendary band "The Bobs".
MacIvor brought in Mark "Iggy" DiLeonardo who he played with in the DT Martyrs.
Everyone had songs...

8 weeks after the first time they were in the same room together, OL stepped into the famed studio C at Criteria Studios in Miami to produce the eponymous "Ordinary Language" 5 song EP which included the signature song "Spill Some Oil", a seething outcry to protest Exxon's careless dumping of oil and destruction of Prince Williams Sound in Alaska.
After hearing the music PeJay Ryan, who worked at Cellar Door Promotions told her boss, big time promoter Jack Boyle that OL was happening. Mr. Boyle invited GB to his office and told him he had a friend he wanted to introduce to him too. "Tommy (he says), I got these kids you should hear"... Before you know it the band was headed to Coconut Grove to meet legendary producer Tom Dowd at his home. After an enlightening day of music discussions and stories, Dowd listened to the music, liked it and said he would produce the band. Wow! Tom Dowd! (if you don't know he is, Google him)
He was a great man and one of the greatest producers the world has ever known. Unfortunately OL and Dowd never got together after that.

The band did get to record a second release, L7, another EP of songs recorded all live direct to tape in 1 or 2 takes, all in one night at L7 Studios in Palm Beach.
OL were road warriors, playing sometimes marathon sets of passionate original material everywhere from Miami Beach to Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach as many nights as possible.
Off night were spent at the warehouse jamming and many late night songs writing sessions. At the time there was a ton of diverse rock and roll talent and places to play. South Florida was producing bands like Marilyn Manson, The Mavericks, Saigon Kick, Forget the Name and The Goods. Manson and The Mavericks were managed by the TCA Group, Jon Tovar and the late Frank Callari; there were meetings to have the TCA Group represent OL.
The band wasn't on the same page; the deal fell through and the band fell apart. And a great cache of material that never reached the recording studio...

Remaining close friends and getting together on occasion over the years to play and always write new material every time it happens. The band has reformed and recently returned to the scene of the crime, Studio C at Criteria in Miami, (now the Hit Factory/Criteria) to re-recorded "Spill Some Oil" with new lyrics telling the story of the environmental disaster and BP blunder in the Gulf oil spill. The song and the video are available at www.worldrecords.biz the Website for the OL's record label World Records; which features a diverse group of music and artists.

OL is currently writing and rehearsing at their Fort Lauderdale studio preparing for a long overdue return to the stage and the recording and release of more Ordinary Language.