The omission of a conventional bass instrument allows other instruments to assume this role (or not). This creates certain compositional/improvisational challenges which in turn bear new, exciting avenues of musical conception with ample room for freedom within clearly marked boundaries. This all results in a listening experience equal parts visceral, hard-hitting and unpredictable.
In april of 2021 the band released its first EP on el NEGOCITO Records. The EP was amply praised in both printed and online press:
“…Anemic Cinema bashes your head in with a mix of metal and free improvisation and then proceeds to heal you with a solemn counterpoint between horns and guitar…” – Bart Cornand (Knack)
“Amazing to hear how much is happening in every composition, and how the musicians seem to freely and effortlessly move in between written structures. Anemic Cinema rules!” – Dick Hovenga (Written in Music)
“A powerful, genre-defying record.” – Jordi de Beule (Jazz&Mo)
“Energy, improvisation and instrumental virtuosity. A firm first statement from musicians that have yet to unleash their full potential.” – Björn Comhaire (Luminous Dash)
The band will release its debut full album (Ramble Records), “Iconoclasts”, in January of 2023.