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From 'Glow & Behold' out 30/09 (UK) / 01/10 (US)

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Middle Sea

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.

Shade Perennial was released on October 29, 2013 via Comedy Minus One. It is available on LP with a compact disc included in the packaging for convenience. It is also available on all digital platforms.

Bottomless Pit - "Fleece"

Track A1 from NNA069: Guerilla Toss "Gay Disco" LP
Available December 10th 2013 on Vinyl and Digital formats
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Gay Disco

Guerilla Toss "Trash Bed"

Title track to Painted Palms' debut full-length album, Forever, out now.

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Painted Palms - Forever

Spoken word piece created for Jon Solomon's 2022 "25-Hour Holiday Radio Show" on WPRB in Princeton, NJ.

Cracker Barrel

Recorded December 2022 for Jon Solomon's 25 hour Holiday Radio Show Marathon on WPRB. 

you left the lights up 
till god crashed the party
face to the window 
fogging up your dreams 
friends growing sinister
plotting your death

you left the lights up
on public display 
for all the demons and angels to pray
the game kept pulsing 
long after we'd fallen out

maybe it's better
if we don't hash it out 
over drinks and smoke
flesh falling from our mouths

you left the lights up 
and covered up your eyes
bad actors acting like
the elders were surprised 
their graves were mobilized 
their engines were already cold 

maybe it's better
if we don't hash it out 
over drinks and smoke
flesh falling from our mouths
maybe I don't wanna know
that your heart will turn to salt
that the game keeps pulsing 
long after we log out

leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here
leave the lights up
we're still here

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cancel christmas

Every year for decades now - going back to the cassette days - I've made a yearly holiday mix to share with clients, employers and work associates, family and friends.  Enjoy!  And please feel free to share with whomever - the more the merrier.  I also invite you to share your own holiday mixes as well - always looking to hear new (to me) and interesting stuff!  Happy Holidays everyone!

ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER MIX OF VARIOUS HOLIDAY OBSCURA, PRE-MIXED AND MANIPULATED FOR YOUR LISTENING ENJOYMENT. PLEASE EXCUSE ANY FLUCTUATIONS IN QUALITY AND/OR LEVELS AS I AM PULLING FROM MANY DISPARATE SOURCES IN ORDER TO BRING YOU THE BEST IN YULETIDE AURAL STIMULATION. “TWELVE TWENTYFIVE”


(INTRO – SANTA CLAUS THE MOVIE TRAILER) DJ TENDERLOIN * REV. T.L. BARRETT (ORSON BEAN & JOHNNY CARSON) * J. RODDY WALSTON * (YOUR HIT PARADE 1955 XMAS EVE ) BUD LOGAN * AL & THE VIBRATORS (MOJO NIXON RIP) * J. CASH LIONEL AD * WAKE UP AND SMELL THE SUN * HONEY & THE BEES * (1968 AVON SALES) BILL McCLINTOCK * ROB SCHWIMMER (MERRY CHRISTMAS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES) * LOS 3 SUDAMERICANOS (PARKS & REC) *(BOB NEWHART RIP) UHMER WITH CHRISTIAN CROSBY AND DJ JAZZY JEFF (KINKY FRIEDMAN RIP) * EXCERPT - STEVE LAWRENCE RIP (W/ D. RICKLES) * 3 SPEED SLEIGH * RENTAGROUP * (BARNEY MILLER) LAURENCE MADE ME CRY * MARTIN MULL RIP * LITTLE JIMMY THOMAS (BOB’S BURGERS) * “MARLEY’S GHOST” * THE GRUBBY MITTS * “MARLEY’S GHOST CONT.” * RICHARD THOMPSON (JIMMY STEWART) * TOM MASON * CASTA * (MIRACLE ON 34TH ST. CLIP) DEROBERT & THE HALF-TRUTHS (EXCERPT – SERGIO MENDES RIP) * (EXCERPT - AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS CAROL) BEA DAVIS & HER BOYS OF VAUDEVILLE * EXCERPT – MIXED NUTS * EXCERPT - ELLA JENKINS RIP * JON ALEY

I would be remiss if I did not thank DJ Jon Solomon at WPRB and The King of Jing-a-ling at https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/falalalala/    for their invaluable contributions to this and past mixes.  Happy Holidays to all!

Xmas Mix 2024 - Twelve Twenty-Five

Recorded for Jon Solomon's 25-hour Christmas marathon

Not So Many Christmas - WPRB Exclusive 2024

This essay appeared first on WPRB's 25-Hour Holiday Marathon show on Dec. 24, 2024. Like it? Donate to wprb.com.

The Ghost of Christmas Cancelled (WPRB Christmas Stories 2024)

A 2024 WPRB Holiday Marathon Premier
Dan Wade f/ Jarvix

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36 Christmases

Written and performed by Ian and Audrey

Recorded at Chapel Airless for the 36th-Annual Jon Solomon's 25-Hour Holiday Radio Show on WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

Leave the Bathroom Light On for Santa

Joe To the World (And ALLIE!) - This Christmas Season

Pylon

Youth of America (Wipers Cover)

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Bottomless Pit - "Fleece"

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