ALBUM REVIEW: The Bottomfeeders

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Bottomfeeders

POSTED: Monday, April 19, 2010, 2:00 PM

Filed Under: Music | Album Review | Philly Bands Show

The Bottomfeeders It's an Uphill Climb to the Bottom (self-released) Deep down: in the depths of the low end dwell The Bottomfeeders, Philly saxophonist/composer Daniel Peterson's bass-centric sextet. Lurching: through five originals on their debut CD, with a line-up including guitar, lots of horns preceded by "baritone", and the leader switching to the almost-rude sounds of the contra-alto clarinet, the band doesn't so much swing as slog. What they lose: in range and traditional beauty, they make up for in muscle, drawing on a Sabbath-like bludgeoning force. The palette: isn't quite as limited as it sounds, though, as Peterson's arrangements wring a fair amount of color, however dark-hued, from the ensemble. The Bottomfeeders play at Avant Ascension, Wed., April 21, 9 p.m., $10, Tritone, 1508 South St., 215-545-0475, tritonebar.com.

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