Lightning Bolt
Reviews
Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2020-02-05
Reviewed 2020-02-05
Synth driven Noise rock maximus. This Rhode Island band set a new standard for noise rock 20 years ago by fusing energy of punk with elements of early electro clash and post punk, slathered in noise. But mostly just noise rock. If Merzbow or Controlled Bleeding formed a band with broken synths and amps. This is a rerelease of their first record from 1998 which KZSU does not have.
1) (10:49) live, seemingly looping off kilter thrashy beat, hypnotic as it is disturbing, unwavering in its entirety 2) (3:05) sludgey, ends cold. 3) (3:14) intro with spoken word about “alternative” then just brutal feedback slathered bashing 4)* (10:37) less brutal more driving basic heavy rock, play with Gnod. 5)* (4:04) slow quiet fade in, looped noise, harsh, lovely as a beat emerges
1) (10:49) live, seemingly looping off kilter thrashy beat, hypnotic as it is disturbing, unwavering in its entirety 2) (3:05) sludgey, ends cold. 3) (3:14) intro with spoken word about “alternative” then just brutal feedback slathered bashing 4)* (10:37) less brutal more driving basic heavy rock, play with Gnod. 5)* (4:04) slow quiet fade in, looped noise, harsh, lovely as a beat emerges
Recent airplay
Mistake
Run-Away-Radio (rebroadcast from Feb 6, 2020) — Nov 04, 2021
Fleeing the Valley of Whirling Knives
The Run-Away Radio show — Mar 12, 2020
Caught Deep in the Zone
Brownian Motion — Mar 11, 2020
Fleeing the Valley of Whirling Knives
On The Warpath — Mar 07, 2020
Mistake
Brownian Motion — Mar 04, 2020
Mistake
Being as an ocean — Feb 20, 2020
Charting
2020-02-05 — 2020-05-20
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 15 | 2 |
| Mar 8 | 2 |
| Feb 23 | 2 |
| Feb 16 | 3 |
| Feb 9 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Into the Valley | ||
| 2. | Murk Hike | ||
| 3. | Caught Deep in the Zone | ||
| 4. | Fleeing the Valley of Whirling Knives | ||
| 5. | Mistake |