Bottomless Pit

No gigs within 100 miles of me boooooo

i love how "winterwind" just drifts on and on it's so gorgeous

they really know how to make good sounding rock records

"I saw the Devil on a commuter train"

They have new release Lottery

It is actually a cd compliation of both lps, the "Congress" ep and three outtakes. Aimed for the Japanese market you can order it direct from the band for non-import prices.

Was just listening to it last night, the three outtakes are rockers, good stuff. It was funny listening to Hammer of the Gods in this context, it really clicked for me, despite being a longtime SKWM & BP fan. Like I always liked the album, but last night the light went off and I loved it.

One of my fave BP moments and one I think displays the sort of weird dynamic those guys have...show in Chicago, Andy takes this just insane solo during, I think, "Red Pen" & I've seen him play something like 15 times over the yrs in SKWM & BP and I've never seen him play like this solo, otherworldy and wild. And it kept going & going, by the time he finishes I'm just completely slack-jawed.

Post show I'm talking to Tim and I'm all "What the fuck was up with that solo?" and Tim gets this bemused look, sort of smiles and goes "Yeah I dunno, he just does that sometimes."

playing on saturday in chicago with bellini and coffin pricks (chris thomson's newish band), pretty killer lineup

^ ended up wussing out of this show, i suck

extra songs on "lottery" are fantastic, all more uptempo and catchy

Oh shit, I hadn't heard about that Lottery thing! Is that on iTunes or anywhere else I can just buy the bonus tracks? Already have the other stuff. Also, lol @ the bOTTomless pit / lOTTery on their website.

I wish they had their own release beyond being tethered to a repackaging of both albums. Haven't checked if the tracks are on itunes though.

I heard the extra tracks via spotify, it's just two new/unreleased songs and a fast version of winterwind so I don't feel too bad about not buying lottery when I already paid for the two albums. Bonus tracks are choice though.

yeah the bonus tracks are really sweet but yeah i don't feel like re-buying stuff i already own on vinyl

haven't watched yet but here's a recent full live set, just posted yesterday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfyq6POcjhc

Stream a new song from the new album, Shade Perennial

For folks in the upper midwest, they will be playing Oct 5th at the Kitty Kat Club in Mpls

new song is very, very good

can't decide if i want to listen to it or wait for the full album

New album yes!

This is sweet. Blood Under the Bridge was one of my favorite albums from 2010, and I was half-worried they were breaking up or something when they put out that retrospective album.

new song is really great

Just my copy in the mail!

jealous

got*

Yeah I heard it yesterday, need to let it sink in (was distracted while listening) but it's a short, punchy treat.

I just put it on now. So far it's the song I already heard. I don't think there is any way I won't love this.

I have to wait a week. A week AND a day! Lame.

oh shit missed this, ordered

This was(is) so great. The last song killed me, I'm not sure why.
It wasn't the lyrics, I have this problem where I don't focus on them very often for anyone, generally. I just get sucked up in the music.
But musically it's just a super solid record.

so this is the rockinest bp record, huh

Holy crap this record is great.

Saw them last night, always, always a treat

oh man, i had no idea this was out.

Saturday night was a classic BP/SKWM crowd, not very large but a couple who drove from Canada and a kid from Pittsburgh now going to the U of MN who was a superfan but never seen them before and was basicaly freaking out the whole night, it was great.

three listens in, this is obviously brilliant, one of the best records of the year, etc.

funny though, i was listening to blood under the bridge tonight and all the vox on that album are super forward and comprehensible. on the new one, they seem mixed way down and i can't make a lot of them out--result is this seems a lot more oblique than any bp stuff to date.

Yeah, I think this new one is really solid but I feel like the tracks blend together a bit more. Maybe it's the lack of dynamics.

Streaming:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/listen-to-all-of-bottomless-pits-new-record-right,104523/

Loving this record. Going to see them next month in Mad City.

are they a 3 piece now?

They're doing a free in-store and a real show here in Chicago, gonna try and hit both.

Man my pre-order got delivered really early, huh.

are they a 3 piece now?

― lorde willin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 17:37 (1 hour ago) Permalink

No same four piece line-up

Saw them play the new album (and a Jason Molina song as an encore) yesterday at an in-store. It's crazy to me how well they make the baritone guitar and the bass guitar work together. They never really seem to step on each others' toes. I want a baritone guitar.

Tim & Andy where busy yesterday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm2HoYpHJ6Q

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BYMBM79CYAAK5le.png

You can play "Where's NA?" in this picture of the in-store.

I'm still planning on driving to Madison this Saturday to see BP, even though it is supposed to goddamn snow this week. Milwaukee folks should be aware they are playing this Friday at Frank's with Light Coma (Brian O from BP's band, who are just fucking awesome) & the excellent Wereworm

From my vantage point:

http://i42.tinypic.com/550xzm.jpg

is that NA cut off at the extreme right?

Ha yep

Does anyone know what the pedals are that Tim uses? the ones that look like the bass pedals from a piano/organ? I couldn't tell if he was using them to trigger an effect pedal or if they are tied to his crazy custom baritone guitar.

Good show last in Madison, though the sound was spotty in parts, cuz it was literally a clothing store, but still worthwhile They played "Red Pen" and "Rhinelander" which was nice treat. A fun and Wisconsin-strange night.

this record kicks so much ass

i love how cohesive it is and also how each song is like its own expanding universe

I liked it to being with, but the more I listen to it the more I enjoy it. Really great.