Bottomless Pit (band)
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Bottomless Pit is an indie rock
band from Chicago
. Guitarist Andy Cohen and baritone guitarist Tim Midgett, both formerly of Silkworm
, formed the band with drummer Chris Manfrin of Seam
and bassist Brian Orchard of .22 in 2005. Since inception the group has issued two critically acclaimed records and toured in the United States
and Canada
. The band also played one show in Paris
to open the Villette Sonique Festival in June 2008 at the invitation of fellow Chicago-based rock trio Shellac
.
Their debut album Hammer of the Gods
earned favorable reviews from various music publications. The album was in part recorded at Electrical Audio
studios by Greg Norman and initially self-released on 45rpm vinyl. Notably, the vinyl record also included a copy of the album on compact disc
for convenience. The following EP, entitled Congress, was also released in this format. Both releases are available for digital download from New Jersey
based label Comedy Minus One.
On January 26, 2010, the band announced via their Facebook page that their next LP, Blood Under the Bridge, had been completed and would be mastered
in March and released August 10, 2010. In March, four songs from the album, "38 Souls", "Q.E.D.", "Winterwind" and "Summerwind" were uploaded to the Internet (the former two songs on Facebook and the latter two songs on their Myspace).
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. Guitarist Andy Cohen and baritone guitarist Tim Midgett, both formerly of Silkworm
Silkworm (band)
Silkworm was an indie rock band active from 1987 to 2005.The members were Tim Midgett, Joel RL Phelps, Andy Cohen, and Michael Dahlquist. Phelps left the band in 1994. Matt Kadane of Bedhead and The New Year played keyboards on Italian Platinum and It'll Be Cool...
, formed the band with drummer Chris Manfrin of Seam
Seam (band)
Seam was an American indie rock band active from 1991 to 1999, led by Sooyoung Park, former frontman of Bitch Magnet. Park currently plays in Ee...
and bassist Brian Orchard of .22 in 2005. Since inception the group has issued two critically acclaimed records and toured in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The band also played one show in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to open the Villette Sonique Festival in June 2008 at the invitation of fellow Chicago-based rock trio Shellac
Shellac (band)
Shellac is an American group composed of Steve Albini , Bob Weston and Todd Trainer...
.
Their debut album Hammer of the Gods
Hammer of the Gods (album)
Hammer of the Gods is the first studio album by the American indie rock band Bottomless Pit, released in 2007 through Comedy Minus One Records.-Track listing:#"The Cardinal Movements" – 4:21#"Dogtag" – 3:30#"Repossession" – 3:13...
earned favorable reviews from various music publications. The album was in part recorded at Electrical Audio
Electrical Audio
Electrical Audio is a recording facility founded in Chicago, Illinois by musician and recording engineer Steve Albini in 1997. Hundreds of independent music projects have been recorded there....
studios by Greg Norman and initially self-released on 45rpm vinyl. Notably, the vinyl record also included a copy of the album on compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
for convenience. The following EP, entitled Congress, was also released in this format. Both releases are available for digital download from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
based label Comedy Minus One.
On January 26, 2010, the band announced via their Facebook page that their next LP, Blood Under the Bridge, had been completed and would be mastered
Audio mastering
Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
in March and released August 10, 2010. In March, four songs from the album, "38 Souls", "Q.E.D.", "Winterwind" and "Summerwind" were uploaded to the Internet (the former two songs on Facebook and the latter two songs on their Myspace).
Discography
- Hammer of the GodsHammer of the Gods (album)Hammer of the Gods is the first studio album by the American indie rock band Bottomless Pit, released in 2007 through Comedy Minus One Records.-Track listing:#"The Cardinal Movements" – 4:21#"Dogtag" – 3:30#"Repossession" – 3:13...
LPLP recordThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
(2007, Comedy Minus One) - Congress EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
(2008, Comedy Minus One) - Blood Under the Bridge LPLP recordThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
(2010, Comedy Minus One)