Author | Michelle King
New recruits to JD Samson’s Atlas Chair Records, bottoms are a trio out of Bushwick making music described as “gender-problematizing goth dance.” Consisting of “two shitty drag queens, a 303, and a drummer,” the group just released their first single “My Body” on Stereogum, who described the track as something like a “hyper-sexualized Factory Floor fronted by a howling hyena-pixie.”
The group is in fact not fronted by a hyena-pixie, but rather by performance artist Jake Dibeler, whose previous work has focused on topics such as HIV and gay suicide. Formerly of the band teeth, Michael Prommasit and Simon Leahy (cofounder of Bushwig Festival) round out the group who met at art collective space Secret Project Robot.
You’ll have to wait ’til January 2015 for their debut EP, but the band will be performing several shows in Brooklyn over the next few months, and you can stream “My Body” for a teaser below. The track wouldn’t be out of place on the soundtrack for Party Monster, combining elements of house and minimalist techno with a splash of punk fury. The result is a blend of Club Kid party ethos with roots in the pissed-off-yet-playful attitude reminiscent of label-head Samson’s own work. If you’re not familiar with Talk About Body, the debut record from JD Samson and Men, check it out and you’ll see what I mean. The content and concept behind the lyrics seem to make bottoms a perfect fit for the new label Samson is putting together. Hop below for the short-list of live dates this fall, and if you’re interested in such things, help them up their Twitter followers (currently: 12).
08.30 New York, NY – Razor 5000
09.06 New York, NY – Secret Project Robot at Bushwig
10.17 New York, NY – Palisades (w/ Dope Body)
10.21-25 New York, NY – CMJ
Michelle King is a music fiend currently residing in Athens, GA. While her business card will tell you she is executive manager and director of publicity at Noisy Ghost PR, you can also find her blogging at She Turns the Tables, racing for Reality Bikes, and going on adventures with her awesome dog.
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