Expanding Your Tastes #12: Lightning Bolt / Ivan

[Mute Print]

Lightning Bolt

Hometown:
Providence, RI

Genre:
Noise

Similar Artists:
Hella, Black Dice, Battles

Members:
Brian Chippendale (drums, vocals), Brian Gibson (bass)

Links:
http://myspace.com/laserbeast
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2emHj3qTX9k (70 minute documentary: The Power Of Salad)

Discography:
1997 Spilt (w/Forcefield)
1999 Zone
2000 Conan EP
2001 Ride The Skies
2003 Wonderful Rainbow
2005 Hypermagic Mountain
2006 Ultra Cross, Vol. 1 (split w/Guitar Wolf) (Japan Only)

Description:
I’m going out on a limb again this time, but I think some of you guys will appreciate this band. Lightning Bolt’s music is spastic, sporadic, and utterly insane. It can be a little tough to get into, since it doesn’t seem to have any sort of structure, but if you can get beyond that, it really is awesome.

Their songs are so ‘all-over-the-place’ that it makes it hard to lose focus on, because things are constantly changing, redrawing your attention to the music. To get a feel for how intense, insane, and incredible this band really is, I highly suggest checking out the documentary (see: Links), as it really helps give a better understanding of what this band is all about.

-Brian
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Ivan

Hometown:
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Genre:
Post-Hardcore (Metal influenced)

Similar Artists:
Thrice, Trophy Scars

Members:
James Wronski, Kristofer Mark, Eric LaNoue,
Luke Thadeus McFadden, R. Bryan Willits

Links:
http://www.myspace.com/ivanmusic
http://www.purevolume.com/ivan
http://www.last.fm/music/Ivan

Discography:
2006 The Poverty

Description:
As you can see, this band is still very new. It won't be expanding most of you guys' tastes either, because this is what you all love, but I wanted to share it with you because I really dig it. If you like TAITA (Thrice) I imagine you will like this band. Some moments are also kinda Dillinger Escape Plan-esque but don't let that throw you off (if it would normally) it's really cool stuff.

Next time I'll put in a more weird diverse band :p

-Vince

[Gnarmageddon]

Lightning Bolt is f'ucking AMAZING.

[nobodyblossomsforever]

Lightning Bold = Most unique band on the face of the planet. Hands down. I love listening to experimental music and they're about the kings of it.

Never heard of Ivan, plan on checking them out. I'll post my opinion on them afterwards.

[B]

lightning bolt is good

ive heard a lot about them

[Permanent Solution]

Pfft I think i've put something in here all in line with forum tastes and everyone still listens to Brian's band :(

[Mute Print]

:p

Ivan sounds pretty sweet Vince. Do you have any music by them?

[AIRIC]

Lighting Bolt are really awesome.

[B]

i didnt listen to either tbh

i will listen yours in a minute i had just already heard lightening bolt

edit: meh theyre okay but i dont really like thrice much

[nobodyblossomsforever]

Woah, nice band Vince. Very cool sounding. I like the way the songs transition between one kind of mood to the other. It paints a pretty radical picture.

Time to SlSk these guys :thumb:

[Tom Violence]

Lightning Bolt ****ing shred

[cobert]

Lightning Bolt are radddd.

Ima listen to Ivan now.

EDIT: k theyre kind of bad. Good try though, Vince.

[Concubine]

Lightning Bolt rule

[Permanent Solution]

:p

Ivan sounds pretty sweet Vince. Do you have any music by them?
Yeah I have the album.
Lightning Bolt are radddd.

Ima listen to Ivan now.

EDIT: k theyre kind of bad. Good try though, Vince.
Cob you wound me :(

[cobert]

Ahh, but was such my intent all along?!

[Cocaine]

I thought Ivan was kind of cool actually.

[Mute Print]

Yeah I have the album.
How about upping it for the DU? ;)

[nobodyblossomsforever]

How about upping it for the DU? ;)

Seconded, I'd love to listen to it.

[Permanent Solution]

Fo sho.

Listen to all of it though, I listened again today and I love the last 2 songs but the earlier songs not quite as much. There's a big range of styles among them too. The first minute is almost straight off a DEP record heh.

[Mute Print]

Haha, I only listen to albums in their entirety, so that won't be a problem.

Thanks Vince. :)

[nobodyblossomsforever]

They definitely fall into my taste of music, so more than likely I'll listen to the whole thing/burn onto a disc.