A true underground phenomenon, Lotus has built an army of fans worldwide with their show stopping performances and the international success of their three albums (Nomad, Germination, Strength of Weak Ties). Lotus, Steve Clemens, Jesse Miller, Luke Miller, Chuck Morris and Mike Rempel, formed in 1999. Through non-stop touring, Lotus' astonishing instrumental tracks quickly garnered a huge and loyal fan base. This lead to their 2002 debut album, Vibes, recorded live in concert during the fall of 2001. The first pressing of Vibes sold out the same year. Follow-up albums released on Harmonized Records - Vibes (2003) and Nomad (2004) - cemented Lotus' close-knit relationship with their fans and provided a taste of what was soon to come.
The Strength Of Weak Ties (released April 2006) went deeper exploring where the familiar meets foreign - glitch-hop programming with rock 'n' roll drums, overdriven guitars with overdriven synths, primitive drum machines with funky backbeats, and post-rock with electronica.
"Musically, we wanted this album to contrast raw and dirty sounds like guitar feedback, roomy sounding drums, with obviously electronic sounds like drum machines, and analog synths," says Luke Miller. "We worked to give it a loose yet tight feel; have the details of a headphone trip, but still rock out."
MCB's Drew Bender will be on the scene to get some great shots of these masters of jamtronica.
Check out some of Drew's photos from Lotus' previous show in southeast Michigan from their 2009 performance at the Crofoot.
