- This article refers to the band. For other uses, see Bottomless pit (disambiguation).
| Bottomless Pit | |
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Comedy Minus One |
| Website | Official Site, Official Myspace |
| Members | |
| Andy Cohen (vocals, guitar) Tim Midgett (vocals, baritone guitar) Chris Manfrin (drums) Brian Orchard (bass guitar) |
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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 three 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[1] 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.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] 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.[9]
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.[10][11] 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 [link]
- Hammer of the Gods LP (2007, Comedy Minus One)
- Congress EP (2008, Comedy Minus One)
- Blood Under the Bridge LP (2010, Comedy Minus One)
References [link]
- ^ Clipse, Deerhunter, Shellac Play Villette Sonique[dead link]
- ^ Pitchfork Review of Hammer of the Gods, Jan. 31, 2008[dead link]
- ^ Three Imaginary Girls review of ''Hammer of the Gods''. Threeimaginarygirls.com (March 3, 2008). Retrieved on January 4, 2012.
- ^ Ryan, Kyle. (2007-11-06) Onion AV Club review of ''Hammer of the Gods''. Avclub.com. Retrieved on January 4, 2012.
- ^ Houston Press review of ''Hammer of the Gods''. Houstonpress.com (November 14, 2007). Retrieved on January 4, 2012.
- ^ Alternative Press review of ''Hammer of the Gods''. Altpress.com. Retrieved on January 4, 2012.
- ^ Gross, Joe. (2005-07-14) Spin review of ''Hammer of the Gods''. Spin.com. Retrieved on January 4, 2012.
- ^ Village Voice review of ''Hammer of the Gods''. Villagevoice.com (October 30, 2007). Retrieved on January 4, 2012.
- ^ Comedy Minus One Digital Download. Shop.comedyminusone.com. Retrieved on January 4, 2012.
- ^ Facebook page for Bottomless Pit, see entries on January 26, 2010. Facebook.com. Retrieved on January 4, 2012.
- ^ Comedy Minus One One-Sheet for ''Blood Under the Bridge''. (PDF) . Retrieved on January 4, 2012.
External links [link]
- Official website
- Interview with Tim Midgett about the recording of Hammer of the Gods
- Bottomless Pit playing at Villette Sonique in June 2008
- Bottomless Pit playing at the Knitting Factory in NY in July 2008
- KEXP Seattle article from Live in Chicago session broadcast in July 2008
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Bottomless pit
Bottomless pit may refer to:
See also
Abyss (religion)
In religion, an abyss is a bottomless pit, or also a chasm that may lead to the underworld or hell.
In the Septuagint, or Greek version of the Hebrew Bible, the word represents both the original unfinished creation (Genesis 1:2) and the Hebrew tehom ("a surging water-deep"), which is used also in apocalyptic and kabbalistic literature and in the New Testament for hell; the place of punishment; in the Revised version of the Bible "abyss" is generally used for this idea. Primarily in the Septuagint cosmography the word is applied both to the waters under the earth which originally covered it, and from which the springs and rivers are supplied and to the waters of the firmament which were regarded as closely connected with those below.
In the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus there is an abyss between the righteous dead and the wicked dead in Sheol.
In the Book of Revelation, Abaddon is called "the angel of the abyss".
Etymology
The English word "abyss" derives from the abyssimus (superlative of abyssus) through French abisme (abîme in modern French), hence the poetic form "abysm", with examples dating to 1616 and earlier to rhyme with "time". The Latin word is borrowed from the Greek abussos (also transliterated as abyssos), which is conventionally analyzed as deriving from the Greek element meaning "deep", "bottom" with an alpha privative, hence "bottomless".
