Chicago Bulls Hat

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Zachary Eve
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‎CHICAGO BULLS HAT IS BASED IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA, ALL SONGS PRODUCED BY ZACHARY EVE.

"One of the most compelling and prolific experimental artists I've heard in a while. Breaks new ground in some very simple ways while also fitting comfortably in the tradition of electronic/noise/ambient music..." -Jun Ra

"ha ha Experimental, Lo-Fi, Hip-Hop, Jazz spam!" -G Lucas Crane

"Chicago Bulls Hat is the latest alias of Zachary Eve, who I’m pretty sure also has music at MFT as Closet Mouth and DeAndre Film Student. Like his friend and collaborator, Dr. Ray, Chicago Bulls Hat records and releases music at an overwhelming pace, posting new albums in the MFT archives only days apart sometimes. Step By Step On A Weeping Floor is one of Eve’s latest albums as Chicago Bulls Hat, and it’s as good a place as any to start exploring his experimental, digitally-manipulated looping soundscapes.

The album begins with “Get Out of My Life Woman,” a fractured and cut-up wasteland of jagged vocal samples and skittering percussive sounds. It’s disorienting and hazy, with an effect not unlike that of Oneohtrix Point Never, although every song in this collection covers different sonic terrain. “Severed Eagle Claw” has a gritty, floating ambient texture, offset by a beat made from lashing, whipping sounds and odd clicks. Here, as elsewhere in the music of CBH, minimalism is key. Eve can build stunning worlds of sound from a miniscule clip of some other recording, looped and fucked-with until the sample takes on a new life of its own.

Chicago Bulls Hat revels in the joy of creating unique compositions from obscure sources, pushing his taste as a music fan to the forefront of his sounds as an experimenter without being obvious about where the sounds came from. “The Isolated and Unhealthy” from Step By Step is another great example of what he does well. Built from a looped jazzy bassline and more oddly-timed drum sounds, the song creates a hypnotic effect that underlies layers of subtle weird effects and textures. It sounds something like an early Terry Riley experiment. “Miserable Child Sketches Naked Self Portrait” launches with an almost catchy hook, before tripping into a wonderfully nonsensical hell of jagged sound clips and circling, off-kilter rhythms. “Kill The Lord’s Name” has a menacing piano loop paired with a dark, airy atmosphere, and it’s as unsettling as it is vaguely compelling.

Throughout its brief run-time (about 25 minutes), Step By Step On A Weeping Floor retains an undertone of darkness and intense emotion, which is fitting when one knows that Eve describes the album (and its title) as a response to living with an abusive family member. The two songs that close out the album, “Vampyroteuthis Infernalis” and “Lambsquarters,” respectively, have moments that could almost be described as “pretty,” but they always drift into the gritty netherworld of ambient music, like Brian Eno on a bad acid trip. However, the effect is often stunning, and the songs reveal their many subtleties on repeated listens.

This type of minimalist, abstract music frequently comments on man’s relationship to machine, and Chicago Bulls Hat seems to be no exception. The entire album, like many of his other collections, leaves the listener groping for meaning, yearning for coherent communication with the human being making these noises. But what sets Chicago Bulls Hat apart in my mind is his ability to express a range of uncomfortable emotions without saying a word or spelling out his purpose for the listener. The sound of centuries of pre-recorded music paired with live improvisations, tangled and warped into a new context, can still evoke our agonies and ecstasies, as machine-like as we may be. And as most of his recordings are capable of proving, Chicago Bulls Hat is a skilled manipulator and a creative conceptual artist worth listening to and attempting to understand through the common language of sound.

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Albums

Chipotle Glock

18 songs

Criticize
Insulin Candle
Asleep Alone Forever
Lady Smiles
In Your Way
Body Transport
Wide Open
Her Snake
Fuck You
Love All Y'all
Counter Strike
White Highway
Body Transport (Reverse)
Sucker For Love
Lady
Within Her Body
Ocean Wood
Scum Roll

11 Songs

11 songs

Concrete Pond
Fueled Obsessive
Dark Tunnel
Slow Leak
I Don't Know I'm Alive
Weather Underground
Six Nipples
Vagina Drum
Dry Petals
Smoke Gate
Heartbeat From Hell

6-46

5 songs

6-46
6:05
6-46 II
5:55
6-46 III
4:30
6-46 IV
5:45
6-46 V
5:51

Weakened State

16 songs

2008 Creatures Destroyed
4:07
Less Abstract Form
5:59
Murder Mystery Pt. 1.
3:03
Murder Mystery Pt. 2.
3:24
Murder Mystery Pt. 3.
4:49
Murder Mystery Pt. 4.
5:35
Green Curtain_ Beyond The Green Curtain Pt. 1
3:01
Green Curtain_ Beyond The Green Curtain Pt. 2
2:58
Green Curtain_ Beyond The Green Curtain Pt. 3
2:06
A Primal Form
0:43
Configuration
6:26
Pence, Ruth I Pt. 1
5:23
Pence, Ruth I Pt. 2
3:45
Who In The World Are You, Anyway Pt. 1
4:59
Who In The World Are You, Anyway Pt. 2
6:05
Hotel By The Sea
4:15

Couch Surfing

5 songs

Dope Money
1:30
Huge Couch
1:25
Dope High
1:57
Martin Chicago
2:28
Dope Sick
3:38

The Soft Intelligence

5 songs

3:08
3:08
Pray For A Savior Like Me
2:09
I Have No Inner
2:48
Sit On A Fire
2:11
Candelaria
10:05

CBH - Dr. Janiger Ep

5 songs

150 Mg Overdose
3:11
An Unfed Donkey At The Shipyard
2:18
Sitting In Public Wishing I Were Dead
3:48
Smoking Pot
1:06
Waver
2:59

Step By Step On A Weeping Floor

8 songs

Get Out Of My Head Woman
1:51
Severed Eagle Claw
1:53
The Isolated And Unhealthy
5:56
Miserable Child Sketches Naked Self Portrait
3:26
Kill The Lord's Name
2:47
Hungry Blankets Take Me In
5:03
Vampyroteuthis Infernalis
1:55
Lambsquarters
1:29

1256 Wright Street Set- 8/21/2012

6 songs

Mud In Shallow Water
6:50
He Rode His Horse To Death, And He Kept On Ridin'
6:12
Frog Pinned To A Dartboard
3:39
Oh No, Don't Do That
5:58
Killing An Parrot
4:22
Sun Kissed
3:01

God Geometrizes Continually

7 songs

Illustrations Of Misfortune
3:35
Focus Your Lens
3:21
Perfect Chase
1:52
The Terror Of Sadness
1:51
Movement
2:20
Remorse And Violation
2:15
You'll Grow Up So Miserably
5:21

CBH...

3 songs

This can lead to new meaning in the life of older people
3:27
You'll Find Scarcely Anything
4:05
Down To It's Unknown End
2:28

Dual-Drive Aztec Miranda Rights

4 songs

You Think You Can Do It? 1985 ft. Kid Wizard Rakim
1:25
Ya'll Aint Tellin' Me The Truth
1:21
Okay
3:20
Lorna Dunes
2:01

CBH - Inside

9 songs

Fibrous Statues
3:56
This Wall Is A Pattern Made Of Diamonds
5:04
She Dances Ageless Beneath Her Silken Chariot
3:08
Bizarre Bird Understands My Language
3:06
Muscular Men Sit And Melt Into The Pavement
1:44
Rolling Curve
4:41
Kill The Deer And Waste The Body
7:07
The World's Comfiest Chair
2:03
Arm Through A Faucet- The Pale Black Moon In Your Stomach
5:42

CBH - 2013 SUN

8 songs

Do Me A Favor
2:13
In The Crashing Waves
3:50
Give Me A Little Life
3:32
Burning The Beautiful Village
7:30
Coffins
8:35
Iron Horse Laughter
1:45
Umm Really Good State Of Mind
1:25
Introduction To Religion
2:18

Plainhorse

8 songs

Stay In 207
7:36
The Dice Box
1:15
When Will We Reach The Enlightenment Age
1:06
Take Me To The Underground
2:12
Surrender The Cockpit
1:05
The total and permanent cessation of blood circulation and respiration.
1:15
Theme For A Wasted World
4:42
I closed my eyes and prayed the devil wouldn't take me
2:24

CBH - Gun Mouth Phone Call

2 songs

Drop It
3:31
Drag Em
3:24

This Is Life, He Grinned Ep

6 songs

Bananna Maurice
2:00
I Love My Girl's Butt
2:21
Lord Of Shit
1:39
Own Your Own Bicycle And Ride It
2:10
Psycho Likeness
1:32
Smaller Craft Sent Into Orbit
3:51

A Day Spent Whispering About Love

8 songs

The Kiss
4:48
82611 Perfect Relationship
2:10
All Of My Actions Have Been Motivated By You
1:26
I'll Be Your Buddy Forever
2:44
The Maid Of My Heart
1:25
Mural Crown
1:06
Keeping Her Feet Warm And Kissing Her Neck
2:52
A Day After Life
2:04

Into The Images

10 songs

Blue Hammer
1:36
White Recluse
2:21
Full House Big Bang
3:31
Nobody Graceful
1:46
Exit Veil
2:24
Family Kennel
1:17
A Last Dance
2:32
String Mast
4:08
Jamaican Gym Shorts Announcement
2:27
90's Field
3:18

CBH - 4U

10 songs

Joy In Sadness
1:44
We Obscure The Anatomy Of Ourselves
1:11
The Smell Of Fire Throughout The City
5:07
The Golden Altar That Is Before God
12:48
My Friend Joshua Peck
2:04
She Could Be Unburied
8:48
I'm Under The Sink Crying
3:12
4 Hell
1:40
5 Heaven
2:42
Sad Black Moses
2:32

CBH - You're Awake Ep

4 songs

Decide Once The Death Occurs
1:16
Find Me Inside Of Your Closet
1:03
Distraction #2
1:11
Bugs In My Hair
1:09

CBH - To The Bank Ep

11 songs

March Of Burning Horrors
2:36
A Collapse Of Being
2:07
All Of A Sudden I'm Nothing At All
1:58
Cape And Storm
1:05
Forgetful God
4:35
I Just Died, I'm Free Here
2:17
Identification
2:18
Principle And Proposal
4:10
Watch Me Shit
1:57
Shrine Of Doctrine And Faith
1:29
You're A Shitty Everything
2:56

CBH - Bound To Be Nothing

9 songs

Roaming Killer Hides His Blade
3:45
Please Take Your Costume Off
5:23
Terror Clique
2:27
Love Is A Veil Of Grandeur
2:59
Sometimes Stand Up For Yourself
3:42
His Only Prospects Are The Stars In Heaven
5:07
Tonight We Ride Out Into The Darkness
3:52
Coyote Ate The Cow
8:53
We're Living In The Sky Tonight
3:04

CBH - Ride Your Demons Ep

6 songs

Wild Traces
3:38
Hidden Talent
2:26
Bern
2:41
Hamburger
3:20
Cellar Door
1:09
Naked In The Market
1:10

Night of the Long Knives

7 songs

Infant Moan
1:24
Misery Is A Motherfucker
2:24
Ra
3:12
Ready Dogs
1:41
Walk
0:52
Work On It Yourself
0:59
You're Going To Recieve A College Degree
1:21

I Passed You Drowning

10 songs

Antler
1:49
Indian
1:54
Nightly Panic
1:53
Golden Projection
1:17
Utility
3:15
Outtake
11:07
Hope Is Risen
3:31
Stop Your Pathetic Humping And Whistling
1:20
Passed Out
5:16
Pink Beach
5:07

Pain Will Swallow

8 songs

Review
1:31
Ugly Bird Design My Death
10:11
Feathers Where Your Spine Should Be
2:40
Heaven's Without A Sigh
1:13
Radiating hexagonally outward from the center and branching off into more hexagonally radiating structures
2:31
Ours Was A Deep Deep Burial
2:25
Scene For Car Wash Suicide Scenario
5:12
2002 Ford
3:20

Capitol Of Pain

9 songs

Behold The Arrogant Lamb
1:48
Punishment
1:21
Devil Devil Devil Devil Devil
2:36
When You Pass I'll Go Out Looking
5:12
A Cathedral On The Shore Of Infinite Depth
4:06
Decompressor
6:18
Indy Hotel
2:00
I Cut My Tongue Out Of Your Mouth
6:10
Out In The Grey Of Heaven
2:18

A Primer Of Rain

9 songs

Size
4:44
One Hundred Dalmations To Make A Coat
1:24
Oh Lord Have Mercy
3:18
I'll Always Love You This Much
2:24
The Fat Man Shoots The Laughing Crow Dead
1:28
You're Such A Fake
3:01
I'll Be Tiddly For you
13:10
Mall
2:50
Purple Diamonds At The Bottom Of My Bubble Bath
2:26

666 Photos

8 songs

Black Bird Of Death
1:12
The teachings of Jesus to James and Peter 550 days after the resurrection, but before the ascension
6:17
Dragging A Dead Pitbull Around By Its Leash
1:54
She Will Suffocate The Brilliance
2:24
Slowly Into Your Stomach
5:33
Horse Jaw
1:40
Death Is A Shade Of Blue
1:35
Satan
6:27

Indiana Loyal

8 songs

CCIC & 78
1:51
I'm So Sad, I'm So Happy
4:35
Cycloptic Race Horse
4:00
Annie Le
4:14
CCL
5:32
Dial
3:22
Isis Eve
4:00
Smothered To Death By Indiana
3:00

CBH - The Tormented CBH

7 songs

Hellish Figures
13:17
Set Passage
3:52
Given The Time Needed
2:51
Laying Under A Bridge In The Woods
4:18
Fourth Or Fifth
2:49
The Loneliness You've Gotten Rid Of
12:30
The Fall (The Weeknd)
7:46

CBH - The Sun Is Green Ep

4 songs

Doctor Ray Is Fun To Be Around
5:39
Dead Speaker
1:32
CBH Going Unnoticed
0:54
Sit In The Lake
2:46

White Heart Ep

6 songs

My God Aint No Lying Man
1:08
Brazil
1:49
White Heart
3:15
Brown Bones
0:52
Nearing A Shark Tank
1:46
Gifts On The Lawn
2:48

Live & Other Recordings

17 songs

Chicago Bulls Hat - Live in Bloomington April 2012 - Part 1
8:35
Chicago Bulls Hat - Live in Bloomington April 2012 - Part 2
8:18
Let Me See Them Big Dicks
0:24
70 Miles
4:32
Bell Pepper
1:43
White Wooden
3:05
I'm Better With You (Demo)
1:42
Baby & Fox (Brian Eno)
1:51
I'm Not That Good At Making Music
1:50
Kill The Deer And Waste The Body
1:39
Kiss From My Angel
2:08
Lasso
5:47
Mozel Sanders Davis Above Ground
1:18
Singless Gap
1:22
Time To Fucking Split
3:28
I Love The Wrong Answers
6:27
You'll Croak Soon Enough
3:24

CBH LIVE @ Lip's Lock-in

1 songs

Chicago Bulls Hat- Live In Bloomington Improvisation #1
4:42

David Eve

1 songs

Adjustments/ Close
2:06