A Journey Through Roman's Empire
by Athletic Automaton
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The Small Ball Game
02:10
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Roman's Empire A.D.
05:11
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Caesar's Haircut
04:11
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Achilles' Last Tendon
02:14
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A Circus Maximus
06:48
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Hands Without Feet
07:45
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The Smaller Ball Game
16:12
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about
On their second full-length album "A Journey Through Roman's Empire" ATHLETIC AUTOMATON devolve without diminishing. Songs and instrumentation alike have been reduced to key components, stripped bare of pretense until only the core remains; evaporating the distance between listener and band.
This is minimalism set on heavy and trance gone sour. While deceptively simple and repetitive, the music is never rigid, never complacent or familiar. Alternately a swirl of precision, and a countercurrent of resistance, Athletic Automaton are unafraid to find virtue in the accidental, while remaining purposeful and determined.
Here, Donald Duck riffs dribble past sprinting rhythms - and asthmatic guitars swarm landscapes that bark back in opposition. "A Journey Through Roman's Empire" is a psychedelic coliseum of reverse intonation, rooted in Pittsburgh circa 1972, an audio sport the likes of which has never been heard before.
o Features guitarist Steve Mattos, formerly of Arab On Radar
o "A Journey Through Roman's Empire" follows up AA's collaborative LP with AIDS Wolf earlier this year.
o Epic gladiator cover art by Seripop (Chloe & Yannick of AIDS Wolf)
PRESS QUOTES:
o "Calisthenics become repetitive exercises of sonic torture, as the sweaty duo engages in musical drills designed to sap the energy of even the most fit and healthy listener" - Dusted Magazine
o "Athletic Automaton is making my palms (and ears) sweat as we speak... Their riffs and grooves are minimal, the lyrics occasional, and the tension they wield - a most welcome constant." - Skyscraper
credits
Patrick Crump: drums / percussion / bass
Stephen Mattos: guitar / lapsteel / keyboards
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discography
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Nov 2020 -
Sep 2020 -
Sep 2012 -
Oct 2020
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