A great review of, and photos from, our recent Lincoln Hall show with Pelican and Redgrave. A big thanks, as always, to Brooklyn Vegan!
See photos here: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/chicago/2012/07/pelican_anatomy.html
See photos here: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/chicago/2012/07/pelican_anatomy.html
Anatomy of Habit's
sprawling compositions make for a captivating live performance. The
fluctuating tension over the course of their seven-plus-minute songs
creates a sense of drama that negates the attention span problems that
could potentially result. Their performance at Lincoln Hall (on 6/29) consisted of the two tracks from their new self-titled EP and the noisy and heavy "Torch" from their self-titled LP. Frontman Mark Solotroff
delivered his softer clean vocals with thoughtful inflection and
enunciation, becoming more assertive as the group got louder, eventually
yelling twisted melodies. Percussionist Blake Edwards complimented drummer Noah Leger
(also of Electric Hawk) with a large gong bass drum and an array of
industrial objects including a big spring and the brake drum of a car,
which he hit and scraped with metal mallets. After the slow droning
intro of "Torch," guitarist Greg Ratajczak provided a chugging rhythm that repeated throughout bassist Kenny Rasmussen's
low-frequency noise experimentation. Rasmussen got on top of the
subwoofers to create feedback through a PA speaker, and then proceeded
to saw his bass, strings down, against the subs.
