Lollipop Review of Made in Voyage
http://www.lollipop.com/article_dyn.php3?reviews_id=591&band_id=1789

Attitude Zine. UK.
http://www.burieddreams.com/attitude/issue24/?iview.htm

Daredevil Webzine. Germany.
http://www.daredevil.de

Loud Planet. UK.
http://www.loudplanet.co.uk

Metal Desert Webzine. Argentina.
http://metaldesert.tripod.com/bottom.htm

Metal Guide. Greece.
http://archive.metal-guide.com/revB.html

Rock E-Zine. The Netherlands.
Concert Review
Interview with Clementine

Stoned Gods Webzine. Italy.
http://www.stonedgods.com/reviews/rev/bottom/bottom.html

Stoner Sunshine Webzine. Japan. Reviewed Both
Records 6/03. Japanese only.
http://come.to/dIkkhEdd

Stonerrock Rules Webzine. Italy. Reviewed Made In
Voyage 2000.
http://stonerrockrules.freeweb.supereva.it

Stonerrock.com. US. Reviewed 5/01 and 6/01. Made In Voyage Reviewed 2/00.
http://www.stonerrock.com

Zoopa Loop Webzine. France. Reviewed 5/01
http://www11.ewebcity.com/zoopaloop/reviews.htm

OLDER STUFF...

New York Waste - Vol. 4 Issue 1 - January 2000
Who doesn't love a little BOTTOM…"Made in Voyage" is their latest and this month's Ass-Kicker! These girls are great live and it comes off smashingly on the disk. 11 songs that are "Ozzy Approved" and NYWaste Certified!

High Times - October 1999
Stoned by Rock - by Robert Braswell
Combining the trues element of rock--the raw energy and irreverent attitude of punk, the trippy jams and psychedelic effects of acid rock, the power-chord hooks and killer licks of metal, and even the rhythm and groove of funk--a new form, 'Stoner Rock' has evolved for the millennium.

The weekly stoner-rock night at New York's Continental club, DJ Laurie Es spins everything from the newest local bands to the mandatory Black Sabbath. I've seen dozens of great bands there- Atomic Bitchwax (featuring Monster Magnet guitarist Ed Mundell), the all-female BOTTOM, Roadsaw, Sixty Watt Shaman….

Like the feedback of an unattended amplifier, the group of bands dubbed "stoner rock" have been the source of a thundering buzz on the rock scene of late. Though the term is fairly recent, the concept behind the music traces its roots back to '60's acid-rock. Bands like Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience laid foundations; then Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Blue Cheer emerged, steering rock away from the flower power towards a more aggressive, hedonistic vibe.

UIO online : Bottom
What do you get when you cross three females with a love for moshing and bands like Kyuss, Barkmarket, and Black Sabbath, and who happen to be from New York, you get the gut twisting sound of Bottom. Consisting of Sina, Nila, and Clementine, these three females have banded together to make some very good acid rock. If you don't believe me, you can ask Ozzy (yes that's right!) who signed their sticker with the words "girls rock", so if Ozzy likes them, they have got to be good.

With their chunky riffs and punk style vocals (much time spent at CBGB's could be the reason) Bottom is a refreshing take on the revived 70's acid rock sound. With most bands laying down to the likes of Kyuss and Black Sabbath and just playing the same thing they did, Bottom have added a new twist to the scene and could be an up and coming classic, who will inspire females to pick up an instrument and show that males aren't the only one's who can make groovy acid rock. These "girls rock".

Gardenia (Italy) BOTTOM-MADE IN VOYAGE (English Translation)
By Andrea - studioeffebi@iol.it
BOTTOM are a new all female ultra-distorted power trio that debut with this great work inspired by Blue Cheer, Kyuss, and Fu Manchu. The group's characteristic is that they have a fulminating rhythm section and an ultra-distorted guitar over Sina's voice, a mix between P.J. Harvey and Zakk De La Rocha.

"25 HAWAIIAN is a stoner that I always want to hear, with fuzz distorted guitar, a killer rhythm section and a great chorus. A wild song that will sweep you out is "WHIPPING CHILD" It has a rhythm with a little Kyuss flavor but tons more of distortion, slow and rutilant. "THE GARDEN" is a Kyuss like song, full of groove while "WISH YOU WERE MINE" reminds me of the best past power trio, Blue Cheer. "THE LIAR, THE WITCH…" is a road-roller in action, while "BULLSEYE" does an excursion in the new metal style, thanks to the sharp guitar. "0HIGH0" is psychedelic while "EVIL OUT" AND "SEMIAUTOMATIC" are stoner versions of Rage Against The Machine!!!! Closing with "SHINE", a beautiful song with an incredible bass groove. Over all, a work that will make a breach in all the stoner fans' hearts.

Daredevil Magazine - Bottom-Made in Voyage CD
by Ralf : 2 (out of 5, one being the Best)
Sina, Nila and Clementine, these three girls rock it, man!!! New York is were they come from, but, believe it or not, they've got NO New York-sound. The CD contains 11 songs, really groovy and well played. With '25 Hawaiian they made a cool opener, Bullseye is one of my faves. The guitar-work is really fat and the drums play well aside with the bass, cool. In my opinion is Bottom a really good stoner-act. The voice, hmm…, there's really no female-singer I know I can compare her with, but anyway it's good and it fits to the music, that's all that counts. Ok, all together you can say they play a style between old Magnet and sometimes Acrimony, a bit to technical (sometimes), but it's a really good two.

Nod Zine
Solarized, Bottom, -Brigthon Bar, NY, October 31 by Don Welch
Next was BOTTOM, with the last show of their recent tour. To call Bottom tight is an understatement, the road has honed them into a well oiled juggernaut of heavy rock. I caught Bottom this summer and they were great; but seeing them last night proved to me how a tour can make a great band insane. They played about 5 songs from their debut Made In Voyage, plus some new material. And even did a few commercials for Solarized.

Stoner Rock Rules Webzine
BOTTOM "Bottom" (tape) by Neddal Ayad

When I heard the opening riff to "Garden", the first song on this five-song demo, I almost wrote these ladies off as yet another Kyuss wannabe band. Boy was I wrong. BOTTOM takes the best parts of the "stoner" genre (fuzzy guitars, groovy riffs, power drumming...) mix it with a heavy dose of snarling punk rock intensity, and top it off with a vocalist who sounds like PJ Harvey and John Garcia's lovechild. Get this demo!!!

Mountain Express - Asheville, NC - July 10
Bottoms Up - Smart Bets by Marsha Barber
Skeptics take note: NYC's retro-tinged girl band Bottom is "Ozzy Approved" (at a recent gig, that wild-haired, bat munching legend signed the band's trademark sticker). This trio of hard rockers loves to tout the fact that the week they met, all three were suffering from minor whiplash sustained in different mosh pits.

… Sex and politics get explosive treatment in the songs of Sina, Nila, and Clementine, but the real charge is in the music. Loath to align themselves with all the "girly singer/songwriter fluff" out there today, Bottom wallows in a heavy, textured,'70 guitar decadence and swears,"[We are]the slowest & heaviest all-female band ever."

Nod Zine
Core, Solarized, Bottom, Daysleeper -Brigthon Bar, NY, July 4 by Don Welch

Don Welch from Nod Zine risked life and limb to make it to the show at NY’s Brighton Bar.

Next up were BOTTOM, and they destroyed. Everyone's been telling me about them and now I understand why. Incredibly heavy and tight, BOTTOM ran through some of my favorites from their full length Made In Voyage (oHIGHo is my favorite), and a couple of new ones, I think. There were times I was wondering if Leslie West was in the band (but Leslie's a guy and certainly not that beautiful). BOTTOM has a definite line on who they are and take no prisoners, I highly recommend.

Around 1 AM, Core took the stage. Beginning with a soft jam, they segued …. Their set was also very intimate, in the sense that Finn was joking with crowd. He even showed us the lick he stole from BOTTOM, and said "Yeah, I borrowed that. I'm not ashamed to admit it." Fucking great.

Flagpole - Athens, GA - May 5, 1999
ABC by John Britt
BOTTOM: All female, all rock trio. These NY natives are way into Zep and Sabbath, constructing some pretty aggressive and dark rock and roll.

Carbon 14 vol#13
Your Demo …My funeral! by Larry

Three NYC chicks who dig Fu Manchu, Motorhead and kicking ass. They've got the chops: heavy, chunky riffs and pounding drumming (definitely a Bill Ward fan) under a strong vocal presence that, although mixed Way too high, has grown on me. I can honestly look forward to hearing more from BOTTOM. Best tape of the batch.

Oculus magazine
Bottom (formerly Racer-17) by RBF

Borrowing from punk, hardcore and grunge, BOTTOM presents a wall of sound that might knock down the walls of Jericho. Sina's growling vocals and guitar work head up the project. Both are sharp as nails, driving the music with the intensity of a gun to the head. Recommended.