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In this month's Comedy Minus One dispatch: The new Bottomless Pit record is out! Updates on the Silkworm "Libertine" re-issue! Tour dates! Distributed titles!



cmo026 Bottomless Pit "Shade Perennial" Lp+Cd/Digital Download

Out now!

Bottomless Pit's third full-length album "Shade Perennial" (cmo026) can now be officially purchased in both record stores and through all of your preferred digital providers, such as...

iTunes : eMusic : Rhapsody : Amazon : Google Play

Order a physical vinyl copy direct from Comedy Minus One here. Includes a complimentary compact disc in lieu of a download code.

Both Color Is Its Own Reward and New City have interviews with members of Bottomless Pit about "Shade Perennial."

At a loss with how to describe "Shade Perennial," we asked our friend Sohrab Habibion from Obits/Edsel to listen to it and share his thoughts. Find them below, along with a link to stream the album's opening song.



The first ten seconds of "Fleece," the opening track on Shade Perennial, Bottomless Pit's mesmerizing third long player, sets the tone for the rest of the album. A carefully considered series of notes are picked on baritone guitar, deliberately unfolding the melody, only to be interrupted by a staccato burst. The guitars wrap around one another over a propulsive and elegantly understated rhythm section. Space opens in the music for a voice to emerge. It is enveloping and hypnotic, and you may play it over from the beginning a few times before moving on.

What do we know about Bottomless Pit? Perhaps you're already familiar with Tim Midyett and Andy Cohen from Silkworm, a band that put out nine albums between 1987 and 2005. Maybe you're a fan of Seam, with whom Chris Manfrin drummed, or .22, one of bassist Brian Orchard's other groups.

None of that matters. What matters are these songs. What matters is hearing Midyett phrase the lyrics to "Full of Life." What matters is hearing Cohen's magnificent guitar solo cut into "Null Set" and then disappear. What matters is the way Orchard and Manfrin exercise restraint throughout, allowing the guitars to rise and fall and the arrangements to unfold effortlessly.

By the time the feedback begins and the band fades out on "Felt a Little Left," Shade Perennial's final and possibly most widescreen tune, thirty-two minutes will have passed under Bottomless Pit's spell. This music is an incantation. It's post-punk perspiration and the well-worn warmth of Crazy Horse. It's inspired and assertive and won't make you ashamed to call it the blues.



Bottomless Pit will be playing several shows to celebrate the release of "Shade Perennial." They include...

2013:

Sunday, November 3 - Off The Record at Saki - Chicago, IL
All ages and free. Complimentary food care of Provenance Food & Wine.
“Shade Perennial” to be played in full.

Friday, November 8 - Frank’s Power Plant - Milwaukee, WI
With Light Coma & Wereworm.

Saturday, November 9 - Good Style Shop - Madison, WI
With Light Coma & Control.

Saturday, November 16 - Township - Chicago, IL
RECORD RELEASE SHOW with Light Coma & The Rutabega.

2014:

Wednesday, February 26 - TBD - Los Angeles, CA

Thursday, February 27 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA
With Kinski. Part of Noise Pop 2014.

Friday, February 28 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
With Kinski.

Saturday, March 1 - Sunset Tavern - Seattle, WA
With Kinski.

Sunday, March 2 - TBD

Monday, March 3 - Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
With Joel R.L. Phelps & Kinski.
Guest DJ Darcy Hancock of Ladyhawk.

Eastern dates should follow.



Stream the album opener "Fleece" here.

For more on "Shade Perennial" and band interview requests please contact Daniel at Force Field PR.



cmo019 Silkworm "Libertine" 2x12" + Cd

Coming soon!

If you pre-ordered a copy of our definitive re-issue of Silkworm's "Libertine," you have our thanks. All parts for this project (jackets, inserts, stickers, shirts, photos, etc) are complete with one significant exception that has delayed completion and in turn shipment...

Unfortunately the first and second runs of test pressings could not be approved due to noises consistent through multiple sets of tests. The record-making process needed to start again from scratch as lacquers had to be re-cut for all six sides. There are two last test pressing hurdles that the new pressing plant hopes to be able to rectify. When tests are approved you'll hear our roar.

More frequent production updates continue to be posted on Comedy Minus One's Facebook page.

Preview the remastered "Couldn't You Wait?" here.

You can still pre-order a copy here.

For more on the "Libertine" reissue please contact Daniel at Force Field PR.



A few associated titles are gradually being added to the Comedy Minus One on-line shoppe.

In addition to our label's fine releases you can now pick up "Gala," the first album in nine years by Joel R.L. Phelps and The Downer Trio (12XU / $15) and/or the debut compact disc by Chicago trio Light Coma (Self-released / $8), a band that includes Bottomless Pit bassist Brian Orchard.

While a cat is NOT INCLUDED with your purchase, this will allow you the opportunity to re-create the above photograph in the comfort of your own home while saving on shipping.

Should you take a picture of your feline in the same frame as the most recent Joel Phelps record, send it our way for the GALACATS Tumblr.



Comedy Minus One has a Facebook page and a Twitter handle for those of you who dig such things. More frequent bursts of news can be found there or on the Comedy Minus One blog.

Stores and distributors are welcome to contact us about stocking these titles. Comedy Minus One is distributed directly in North America through Carrot Top, Matador Direct and Revolver. Canadian and European distribution sought.

Thank you.

Jon Solomon
Comedy Minus One
comedyminusone.com
 

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