ANATOMY OF HABIT: Release Even If It Takes A Lifetime On Vinyl - Support Christian Death Tonight

(Re-posting from Earsplit) ANATOMY OF HABIT: Experimental Post-Punk/Doom Collective Releases Even If It Takes A Lifetime On Vinyl; Band To Support Christian Death Tonight In Chicago Stream ANATOMY OF HABIT’s Even If It Takes A Lifetime HERE. Even If It Takes A Lifetime, the third full-length from Chicago-based experimental post-punk/doom metal collective ANATOMY OF HABIT, is now available on vinyl!   Initially released in December on CD, cassette, and digitally, Even If It Takes A Lifetime is the first of two new albums ready to be unveiled to the public. ANATOMY OF HABIT – Alex Latus (guitar), Isidro Reyes (metal percussion), Skyler Rowe (drums), Mark Solotroff (vocals), and Sam Wagster (bass + lap steel) — recorded both offerings with Sanford Parker, shortly before the pandemic, with mixing (by Parker) and mastering (by Collin Jordan) carried out during the long shutdown. Along with the band’s core instrumentation, listeners will hear piano, organ, analog synth, and vibraphone woven into the songs.   Thematically, Even If It Takes A Lifetime continues Solotroff’s reflections on love and loss, the creative process, the abstracted and vanishing self, and a sense of absolute obliteration. The potentially nostalgic album title may allude to a sense of hope and may indicate that all is not lost, or at least it may point to an inner drive to keep pushing forward.   Claim your copy of Even If It Takes A Lifetime on vinyl today at THIS LOCATION. Coinciding with the vinyl release of Even If It Takes A Lifetime, tonight, ANATOMY OF HABIT will support Christian Death at Reggies Music Joint in Chicago.   ANATOMY OF HABIT: 5/06/2022 Reggie Music Joint – Chicago, IL w/ Christian Death, Bellhead, Guest [info]   ANATOMY OF HABIT formed in Chicago in October 2008. Although the band has experienced significant changes since forming, this is their longest-standing and most prolific lineup. It’s no wonder that they’ve gelled the way they have. Rowe and Latus have known each other since they were teenagers, growing up in Indianapolis’ heavy music scene and playing together in the band Still. Rowe and Wagster have been creating a strong body of work together in the pastoral instrumental Mute Duo. Reyes and Solotroff are old friends who’ve played together in both BLOODYMINDED and The Fortieth Day, for many years. This deep connective tissue has contributed to consistently effortless writing sessions and solidly fused live performances.   The band incorporates elements of doom metal, post-punk, death-rock, early-industrial, psychedelic, and shoegaze. The band’s last album, Ciphers + Axioms, was released by Relapse Records. Once Even If It Takes A Lifetime completes its full cycle, the band intend to follow up with their next album, Black Openings.   “It picks up right where ANATOMY OF HABIT left off seven years ago, with Mark Solotroff’s gothy, sinister baritone leading the way over lurching, doomy instrumentals. If you’re unfamiliar with ANATOMY OF HABIT, fans of Swans, Daughters, and Nick Cave should check this out.” -- BrooklynVegan   “…an immersive, meditative, slow-building storm…” – Decibel Magazine   “Still apocalyptically heavy and thoughtfully complex, ANATOMY OF HABIT’s lost time simply vanished. It’s 2013 again and I’m watching ANATOMY OF HABIT at the Cobra Lounge, completely leveling the place, my friends and I all damaging our necks and brains and minds to the swirling mass of volume.” – Invisible Oranges   “… one of the only sets of proportions between doom metal and post-punk that could make sense and end up working out successfully... a unique experience, and one that… should leave fans of both post-punk and doom satisfied.” -- Nine Circles   “…a throbbing audio experience shrouded in cloudy electronic frequencies and harsh guitars. It might be unrelenting, but it deserves your time and patience.” -- Scream Blast Repeat ANATOMY OF HABIT: Alex Latus - guitar Isidro Reyes - metal percussion Skyler Rowe - drums, vibraphone Mark Solotroff - vocals, analog synth Sam Wagster - bass, lap steel, piano, keyboard   For ANATOMY OF HABIT coverage contact liz@earsplitcompound.com.   http://anatomyofhabit.com http://anatomyofhabit.bandcamp.com http://www.instagram.com/anatomyofhabit htts://www.facebook.com/anatomyofhabit/ Earsplit PR | Liz Ciavarella-Brenner | www.earsplitcompound.com

Big Vinyl Sale

 

These LPs are on sale now!

I'd like to clear some space for incoming vinyl, so for a limited time, I'm drastically reducing the prices of these LPs from $15.00 to only $5.00 each. This sale applies to orders through my webstore (not Discogs or Ebay). No codes are necessary; prices have been adjusted in the store. Sale prices are effective from Friday April 1st through Friday April 8th. B!181 IUGULA-THOR "CHOOSING YOUR OWN BRAND OF EVIL" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-181-iugula-thor-choosing-your-own-brand-of-evil-lp B!179 ENVENOMIST "BLEEDING OUT" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-179-envenomist-bleeding-out-lp B!172 CHRIS CONNELLY "ARTIFICIAL MADNESS" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-172-chris-connelly-artificial-madness-lp B!171 SUN SPLITTER "III" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-171-sun-splitter-iii-lp B!170 ARRIVER "TSUSHIMA" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-170-arriver-tsushima-lp B!169 RABID RABBIT "CZARNY SEN" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-169-rabid-rabbit-czarny-sen-lp B!162 REDROT "PSYCHO BONDAGE" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-162-redrot-psycho-bondage-lp B!158 JOSH HYDEMAN "MADISON'S FENCE" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-158-josh-hydeman-madison-s-fence-lp Shipping costs are automatically calculated in the cart: USA: $5.00 for 1st LP, $1.00 per each additional LP Canada/Mexico: $21.00 for 1st LP, $6.00 per each additional LP Everywhere else: $26.00 for 1st LP, $8.00 per each additional LP

Ensemble Sacrés Garçons “Demonization: These Worldly Powers” LP out now

 

LIMITED EDITION LP NOW SHIPPING (Note: reverse of poster sleeve shown for illustrative purposes) (Note: this is a single LP - A and B sides shown for illustrative purposes) Ensemble Sacrés Garçons is a post-industrial band that was formed in 1994, by Paolo L. Bandera (Sshe Retina Stimulants, Sigillum S, The Sodality, Iugula-Thor, etc.), Andrea Chiaravalli (Iugula-Thor), both from Milan, and Mark Solotroff (Anatomy of Habit, BLOODYMINDED, The Fortieth Day, Intrinsic Action, etc.), from Chicago. “Demonization: These Worldly Powers” is the band’s second album. It contains seven songs that are characterized by dense foundations of magnetic tape processing, spectral analog synth, and layers of opposing vocals. The album is pressed on 160 gram black vinyl. It’s housed in plain, glossy black LP jackets, with wrap-around 12”x24” poster sleeves, printed on both sides, in metallic silver ink on heavyweight black stock. There are individually numbered, double-sided 8.5”x11” cardstock inserts included, with credits and lyrics, as well as separate download codes. Track Listing: Side A: I'm Your Nightmare (3:34) Death Inflates (3:28) Velocity (5:32) Devil's Still On That Seat (4:25) Side B: Voice Stealing (4:47) Dead Band (7:50) Suffers (3:44) --------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER THE LP VIA BANDCAMP: https://ensemblesacresgarcons.bandcamp.com/album/demonization-these-worldly-powers Please note that the price of $30.00 includes postage in the US, EU, and UK. Additional postage of $15.00 will be added for all other countries/regions. EU/UK orders will ship from Milan each Saturday. All other orders will ship from Chicago each weekday. Tracking numbers will be provided. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrea, Paolo, and I are very pleased to finally release the new album by our group, Ensemble Sacrés Garçons. We’ve been anticipating it for a long time… for over 25 years, in fact. We recorded our debut in 1994, in Brooklyn, at Bass Mind Studio. Andrea and I got to work utilizing recordings that Paolo had prepared in Milan, in advance. Megan Emish from Intrinsic Action/BLOODYMINDED produced those studio sessions for us. It was released on CD by the Italian label Old Europa Café in 1995.   We decided to start on our follow up, right away. To begin, Paolo again prepared material on analog tape, which he brought to Brooklyn, in 1995. I then manipulated these recordings in the manner of the SCTL (Source Control) style that I used on multiple Intrinsic Action releases. Roughly eight months later, after I completed my mix, Megan mastered the album for CD, at Acme Soundworks, NYC.   As 1996 continued on, Andrea, Paolo, and I considered and discussed the results. I think we all new that there was great material on the DAT master, but across the 12 songs and 70+ minute running time, it began to feel somewhat impenetrable. Amidst its thick walls of synth noise, tape distortion, and destroyed vocals, it was lacking in the appealing immediacy of its raw and primitive sounding predecessor. Time passed, and every so often, the three of us would discuss resurrecting the recordings, doing some judicious editing, and preparing to release it.   Finally, in 2018, a solid plan was put together. Paolo would focus on adding some minimal yet dynamic synth, I would write new lyrics, and Andrea and I would take a new and more direct approach to our vocals. In April of 2019, studio time was booked at Soundcheck Studio in Milan, and I flew there to record and to perform at our debut live show. I believe that our concert was particularly important, because it further solidified Ensemble Sacrés Garçons as more than a collaboration and more than a many-years-long series of face-to-face visits, video chats, emails, and faded out faxes. It felt like we really functioned as a band. During the recording sessions, Andrea and I were focused on our vocals, while Paolo was working his magic in the control room with the engineer, Matteo Pace. By the time I returned to Chicago, we knew that the tremendous chemistry of that week, grounded in our long friendship, had given us just what we needed to complete the album.   Paolo then got to work on his final synth tracks, as well as the challenging process of mixing the album. After just a couple of rounds of mixes, we knew that we were ready. But the album still seemed too long, especially if we were going to move forward with releasing it on vinyl. Our next step was to consider whether we had two solid albums, and if so, how we might divide the twelve songs between them. This actually turned out to be easier than we thought it would be, and two discrete albums materialized with very little effort.   We then sent the songs for the first LP to Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room, in Chicago, and we were thrilled with the results of his mastering work. As we were putting our plan together for the LP, the global pandemic hit and things slowed down again. We decided to use a relatively new pressing plant in Chicago, Smashed Plastic, which was doing some great work on albums that I’d heard. Once they were able to reopen their facilities our album went into the queue. After a few months, we had our vinyl in-hand. Staying local, we also decided to have a Chicago printer and friend – Erin Page/Kill Hatsumomo – screen print the sleeves that we designed. The three of us simply couldn’t be happier with the final outcome, especially after all of these years that have passed. As for the future, we’re already discussing plans for our third album, “Sanctification: Seeing the Singularity”...   (Mark Solotroff, February 2021)

New Envenomist and Iugula-Thor LPs out now

Please visit the BloodShop! to order:

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BLOODYMINDED "Within The Walls" LP - LIMITED EDITION - Pre-orders

Pre-orders are now being accepted for the LIMITED EDITION version of the BLOODYMINDED "Within The Walls" LP

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BLOODYMINDED "Within The Walls" LP Update

Good News and Bad News:

Good - BLOODYMINDED "Within The Walls" LP test pressings were just delivered.

Bad - The LPs will not be available at our show this Saturday at The Empty Bottle with Corrections House.

Jackets and inner sleeves are printed and in-house.

More news soon on an anticipated revised release date...