Tonight: Mark Solotroff with Wrekmeister Harmonies

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BloodLust! June 2013 Update

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Out Now: B!174 The Fortieth Day + Sshe Retina Stimulants + Terence Hannum "Advent" CD

B!174 The Fortieth Day + Sshe Retina Stimulants + Terence Hannum "Advent" CD

http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-174-the-fortieth-day-sshe-retina-stimulants-terence-hannum-advent-cd

CD version of 2012 Land of Decay cassette

These are professionally duplicated CDs, with single panel, double-sided inserts, featuring black and white artwork; in jewel boxes with shrinkwrap; released in 2013.

LoD description:
This release marks the rare, one-time only, collaboration of The Fortieth Day, the Chicago duo of Mark Solotroff and Isidro Reyes (also of influential power-electronics group Bloodyminded), Sshe Sshe Retina Stimulants (the solo project of P.NG5361.B, or Paolo Bandera, a founding member of Sigillum S), and Terence Hannum. The recording took place during a late night session at WLUW on Loyola University’s campus for Phil von Zweck’s “Something Else” radio show on November 29th, 2009.
The group created these six tracks live using guitar, bass, synthesizers, and vocals. The live recordings were then processed in Milan, Italy by P.NG5361.B. The group uses these instruments to create burned out industrial drones made up of looped feedback, percussion throbs and the sounds of machines dying. Hypnotizing repeating layers tactfully shift into blasts of angular high-pitched mechanical frenzy. There are implicit melodies in the chaos. Strong material from this unique collaboration.

From The Inarguable:
A massive collaboration within itself, it isn't hard to imagine The Fortieth Day (Mark Solotroff and Isidro Reyes from Bloodyminded), Sshe Retina Stimulants, and Terence Hannum (Land of Decay co-proprietor and Locrian analog wizard) meeting up in WLUW 88.7 FM's studio. The product of a group of like minded musicians, the Advent tape is a work based in juxtaposition, suddenly changing from soft, deep drones and quiet drum machine mantras to complete, utter chaos. Synthesizers do relentless battle with atonal guitar work and crumbling laptop noise, sometimes not letting up for extensive periods of time before entirely disappearing without any cue or warning. To be a fly on a wall in that studio, sheesh.

Stream the album: 
http://thefortiethday.bandcamp.com/album/the-fortieth-day-sshe-retina-stimulants-terence-hannum-advent

More Mail-Order Catch Up

As of today, all paid orders (BloodShop!, Bandcamp and Discogs) received by last night have been shipped out.  I am still running a few days behind, compared to the normal 24-48 hour turnaround, so delayed orders were upgraded to faster shipping and extra goodies were included.  Thanks to everyone who has ordered recently!  The support is much appreciated and I will be back on track ASAP.

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Wrekmeister Harmonies news

Two new Wrekmeister Harmonies items:

Invisible Oranges has a preview of the forthcoming album on Thrill Jockey that I participated in: 

http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2013/05/wrekmeister-harmonies-ready-new-lp/

Tickets are now on sale for a very special performance that I will be part of on June 22:

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3578264&REFERRAL_ID=twet110900

Reader on Anatomy of Habit

http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/05/09/anatomy-of-habit-debut-their-new-lineup-tomorrow-night

THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013

THINGS I LOVE / MUSICAnatomy of Habit debut their new lineup tomorrow night

Posted by Luca Cimarusti today at 02.24 PM

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At the beginning of the year, Gossip Wolf reported that monstrous local five-piece Anatomy of Habit had retooled their lineup, and now, five months later, we get to see the refurbished band live, opening for French post-rockers Ulan Bator at Cobra Lounge on Friday night. Anatomy of Habit, a band known for intense, terrifying post-metal dirges and heady experimental rock, have bid farewell to guitarist Greg Ratajczak, metal percussionist Blake Edwards, and drummer Noah Leger (who had replaced original drummer Dylan Posa), and have added even more star power to the lineup.

Guitar duties are now being handled by Indian and former Wolves in the Throne Room member Will Lindsay, a local heavy-metal guru. John McEntire, Tortoise member and owner of Soma Electronic Music Studios, will be handling the drum kit. And the newest addition to the lineup is Joan of Arc drummer Theo Katsaounis, who will be taking over on secondary percussion.

That's a lot of personality and volume right there. My prediction is that Anatomy of Habit will somehow be even bigger and scarier than before. No recorded output with the new guys is available yet, but the band, which puts out their own material, has been releasing a constant stream of music since their inception, so we're bound to hear what they've created sometime very soon.

As for the former members of the band? As I reported a couple of months ago, Ratajczak is back to making noise with his old cyber-grind project Plague Bringer, and Leger has taken up the drum throne with Disappears, who you may have heard of before.

Everything the band has recorded—with their original lineup, at least—is available for free streaming on their Bandcamp page. And in case you didn't pick up on it earlier in this post, it's absolutely excellent.

Luca Cimarusti writes about local music on Thursday.

Mail Order Update + Delays

The May 2013 BloodLust! Update was sent out yesterday.  Feel free to drop a line to bludlust@mindspring.com if you want to be added to the mailing list.

Due to my recent wedding, I am running about 7-10 days behind on orders.  I apologize for the delays that customers are experiencing.  I am upgrading shipping (example: Media Mail to Priority Mail) to get packages out faster and I am also adding extra goodies to try to make up for the delay.

Outstanding domestic orders will be mailed out tomorrow.  International orders will go out Wednesday and Friday.

Thanks for all the recent orders and thanks for your patience!

- Mark

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