Bottomless Pit is an
indie rock
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band from Chicago. Guitarist Andy Cohen and baritone guitarist Tim Midyett, both formerly of
Silkworm
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, 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 in June 2008 at the invitation of fellow Chicago-based rock trio
Shellac
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.
Their debut album ''
Hammer of the Gods'' earned favorable reviews from various music publications. The album was in part recorded at
Electrical Audio
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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
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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).
A third full-length titled ''Shade Perennial'' was released via
Comedy Minus One on October 29, 2013.
Bottomless Pit announced an indefinite hiatus in 2014, with Midyett forming Mint Mile
soon thereafter.
Discography
*''
Hammer of the Gods''
LP (2007, Comedy Minus One)
*''Congress
EP'' (2008, Comedy Minus One)
*''Blood Under the Bridge''
LP (2010, Comedy Minus One)
*''Shade Perennial''
LP (2013, Comedy Minus One)
References
External links
Official websiteInterview with Tim Midgett about the recording of ''Hammer of the Gods''Bottomless Pit playing at Villette Sonique in June 2008Bottomless Pit playing at the Knitting Factory in NY in July 2008KEXP Seattle article from Live in Chicago session broadcast in July 2008
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Indie rock musical groups from Illinois
Musical groups established in 2005
Musical groups from Chicago