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Description
Monolithic and deeply immersive, ‘Ciphers + Axioms’ sees Anatomy of Habit stretching heavy music into a tense, ritualistic form. Released as the band’s Relapse debut, the album is built around two side-long compositions that move with deliberate force, layering dense guitars, metal percussion, and droning bass into towering structures of repetition and unease. Mark Solotroff (Bloodyminded) leads both pieces with a commanding baritone delivery, while the presence of John McEntire (Tortoise, The Sea and Cake, Gastr Del Sol) adds a precise yet fluid backbone to the album’s evolving weight.
With contributions from Will Lindsay (Indian, Bloodyminded, Wolves in the Throne Room), Blake Edwards, and Kenny Rasmussen (ex-Radar Eyes), Anatomy of Habit balance precision and overwhelming force across both tracks. "Radiate and Recede" and "Then Window" unfold as slow-burning epics, where subtle shifts in rhythm, texture, and atmosphere gradually reshape the listener’s sense of time. Positioned alongside the expansive weight of Swans and Neurosis, ‘Ciphers + Axioms’ stands as a massive, trance-inducing work driven by endurance, repetition, and crushing sonic focus.
Tracklist
- Radiate and Recede
- Then Window
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