Lightning Bolt
Brian Gibson and Brian Chippendale
Background information
Origin	Providence, Rhode Island
Genre(s)	Noise Rock, Instrumental rock
Years active	1994–present
Label(s)	Load Records
Website	Official site
Members
Brian Chippendale Brian Gibson
Former members
Hisham Bharoocha

Lightning Bolt is a noise rock duo from Providence, Rhode Island, presently composed of Brian Chippendale and Brian Gibson. They are one of the most well known of the bands connected to Providence's Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) music scene. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (500x750, 30 KB) Photo by Jason Carlisle Found on: http://laserbeast. ... Nickname: Beehive of Industry, The Renaissance City, The Divine City Location in Rhode Island Coordinates: Country United States State Rhode Island County Providence Government  - Mayor David N. Cicilline (D) Area  - City  20. ... Official language(s) English Capital Providence Largest city Providence Area  Ranked 50th  - Total 1,214* sq mi (3,144* km²)  - Width 37 miles (60 km)  - Length 48 miles (77 km)  - % water 32. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Instrumental rock & roll is a type of rock and roll music which emphasises musical instruments, and which features no singing. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Load Records is an American noise/experimental independent record label based out of Providence, Rhode Island. ... Brian Chippendale is a musician based out of Providence, Rhode Island. ... Brian Gibson is a musician based out of Providence, Rhode Island. ... Hisham Bharoocha was born in Nidata, Japan and is an ex-member of the Providence, Rhode Island band Black Dice. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Beehive of Industry, The Renaissance City, The Divine City Location in Rhode Island Coordinates: Country United States State Rhode Island County Providence Government  - Mayor David N. Cicilline (D) Area  - City  20. ... Brian Chippendale is a musician based out of Providence, Rhode Island. ... Brian Gibson is a musician based out of Providence, Rhode Island. ... The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD, pronounced /RIZ-dee/) is one of the premier fine arts institutions in the United States. ...

The band formed while Chippendale and Gibson attended RISD, when Chippendale heard about "a new kid" who was a whiz on the bass guitar. At the same time, Chippendale was preparing to set up Fort Thunder^{[citation needed]}, a disused warehouse space in the Olneyville district of Providence that came to house a number of different avant-garde artists and musicians, including Brian Ralph. Fort Thunder was a warehouse on the second floor of a pre-Civil War former textile factory in the Olneyville district of Providence, Rhode Island. ... Olneyville is a former industrial neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island, its wear-houses have been home to the citys artists and related musicians for years. ... Brian Ralphs acclaimed debut graphic novel Cave-In. ...

Formed in 1994, Lightning Bolt's initial line-up featured Brian Chippendale on drums, Brian Gibson on bass guitar, with Hisham Bharoocha on guitar and vocals joining the group after their first show. Chippendale took over vocal duties when Bharoocha left in 1996. The only officially released music with Bharoocha was a track on the Repopulation Program compilation. Bharoocha later joined Black Dice as drummer. For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... Hisham Bharoocha was born in Nidata, Japan and is an ex-member of the Providence, Rhode Island band Black Dice. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Black Dice is a noise rock/experimental band based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. They formed in Spring 1997 at the Rhode Island School of Design and are currently signed to DFA Records. ...

Sound

Lightning Bolt Live at the Southgate House in 2005.

The band's music takes cues from Japanese noise rock bands such as Boredoms and Ruins, although jazz composer Sun Ra is an acknowledged influence. The band's Dadaist sound consists of Brian Chippendale's frenetic drumming, his usually incomprehensible vocals, and Brian Gibson's bass guitar playing. Image File history File linksMetadata Ries-03. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ries-03. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Boredoms (ボアダムス) are an avant-garde rock band from Osaka, Japan formed in 1986, although some date the band to bedroom tape experiments beginning in 1982. ... The Japanese duo of Yoshida Tatsuya and Sasaki Hisashi are Ruins, a twisted progressive rock outfit that specialize in short, sharp, jerky numbers that resemble the improvisational convulsions of Boredoms. ... Sun Ra (Born Herman Poole Blount; legal name Le Sonyr Ra [1]; born May 22, 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama, died May 30, 1993 in Birmingham, Alabama) was an innovative jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, who came to be known as much for his cosmic philosophy as for...

Chippendale eschews the usual microphone stand and conventional microphone, instead using the type of microphone built into a household telephone receiver, held in his mouth or attached to a hood. This microphone is then run through an effects processor to further alter the sound. Chippendale has also used a KMD 8021 Drum Exciter, a simple drum-synth module, triggered by the bass drum. A synthesizer (or synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument designed to produce electronically generated sound, using techniques such as additive, subtractive, FM, physical modelling synthesis, phase distortion, or Scanned synthesis. ...

Brian Gibson plays his bass guitar tuned to cello standard tuning, in intervals of fifths (C G D A), using a banjo string for the high A. He used this four-string setup for several years, but has recently been seen using a five-string setup, tuned to C G D A E, with banjo strings for the A and E. Gibson also uses several effects pedals, including overdrive pedals, an octaver, a delay pedal, and a whammy pedal (pitch shifter). Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello, or cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in cheese), is a bowed stringed instrument, the lowest-sounding member of the violin family. ... A four-string banjo For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) The banjo is a stringed instrument of African American origin. ... Overdrive in the field of rock music, is a term used for an electric guitar amplifier when turned up, usually deliberately, to the point where distortion (clipping) is clearly audible in the output signal. ... Octave-effect boxes are a type of special effects unit which mix the input signal with a synthesised signal whose musical tone is an octave lower or higher than the original. ... A delay pedal is an effect used by guitarists to create an echo, or a lapse in time between when they play the note and when it sounds through the amplifier. ... A 4th Generation Whammy Pedal A Whammy Pedal is an effects pedal produced by Digitech that bends the pitch of a guitars signal. ... A pitch shifter is an audio processor that changes the pitch of an audio signal. ...

Like other noise rock bands, Lightning Bolt mostly plays extremely loud, aggressive music. In the film The Power of Salad, Gibson attributes much of their success to volume: The Power of Salad, also known as The Power of Salad & Milkshakes, is a film by Peter Glantz and Nick Noe, featuring and documenting the Providence, Rhode Island noise rock band Lightning Bolt. ...

Lightning Bolt playing live in Philadelphia.

Perhaps for this reason, the band has reportedly never been a fan of the studio recording process.^{[citation needed]} When they recorded five tracks for their eponymous debut album released in 1999, they discarded four of them and replaced them with lo-fi tracks recorded at various live shows from '97 and '98. They went on to release traditionally-recorded studio LPs Ride the Skies and Wonderful Rainbow. For Hypermagic Mountain, about half the tracks were recorded in a house, direct to a 2-track DAT master tape, where the audio engineer was unable to tell exactly how the final result would sound. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 811 KB) I took this photo at a Lightning Bolt show three days ago. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 811 KB) I took this photo at a Lightning Bolt show three days ago. ... Lightning Bolt is the first, eponymous album by Noise rock band Lightning Bolt. ... Ride the Skies is the second album by Noise rock band Lightning Bolt. ... Wonderful Rainbow is the third album by Noise rock band Lightning Bolt. ... Hypermagic Mountain is the fourth album by the noise rock band Lightning Bolt. ... Digital audio tape can also refer to a compact cassette with digital storage. ...

Since the band is only comprised of two members and two instruments, their sound has a somewhat limited range, though this is often noted as a positive thing. In a recent interview, Gibson states that his experiences in Lightning Bolt "has showed me the power of an extremely limited palette."^[2]

Lightning Bolt's lyrics are generally silly and tongue-in-cheek, covering such topics as fairy tales, heavy metal clichés, terrorism, anarchy, and superheroes. They delve occasionally into more political subjects (e.g. "Dead Cowboy"), albeit in a humorous tone. The band's album art/ song titles/ album titles are all generally done in a childlike, irreverent manner.

Live performances

Lightning Bolt playing live.

Lightning Bolt are renowned for preferring to put on so-called "guerilla gigs" in venues not usually played at by "established" bands. They prefer to play on the floor of the venue rather than the stage, creating a tight circle of spectators around the band. They have been known to start playing only a few seconds after the previous band finishes, often taking the audience by surprise. As their live setup has become larger and more elaborate, they have taken to setting up their equipment beforehand. Lightning Bolt's on-stage persona, like its lyrical content, is similarly tongue-in-cheek. Also, Chippendale often wears an odd, brightly-colored mask over his face, usually pieced together from various pieces of cloth. Download high resolution version (1024x768, 137 KB)A Live Photo of the band Lightning Bolt taken by Ren and used with permission of the band. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 137 KB)A Live Photo of the band Lightning Bolt taken by Ren and used with permission of the band. ... Guerrilla gigging is a technique that was first introduced by a portuguese Hipop band called 1-uik project. ...

Lightning Bolt played at noon at the door of radio DJ John Peel's chalet during the All Tomorrow's Parties festival 2004, about which neighbor Steve Albini of Big Black commented: "Best alarm clock I've ever had."^[3] They have also played on moving tractor trailers^{[citation needed]}, in kitchens,^[1] and in the parking lots of abandoned drive-in movie theaters.^{[citation needed]} “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ... All Tomorrows Parties is a music festival which takes place in the United Kingdom at Camber Sands holiday camp in East Sussex and the United States in Los Angeles, CA. Named after a song by The Velvet Underground, it was founded by Barry Hogan and Helen Cottage in 1999... Steve Albini (born July 22, 1962, Pasadena, California) is an influential singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. ... Big Black was a rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois and active between 1982 and 1987. ...

On June 5, 2006, it was reported on the band's webpage that Lightning Bolt had been deported from Japan days after they arrived to continue their tour from the U.K. Band members were detained on arrival on the grounds that they did not have work permits. Their official appeal was rejected after 48 hours, and they were deported back to the U.S. A report on the incident can be found here.

Trivia

• The song "Dracula Mountain" has been covered live by the U.K. rock band Muse. Muse has namechecked Lightning Bolt in interviews [1], but with clearly limited knowledge of both geography (describing Lightning Bolt as being from Boston) and music terminology (referring to the band as "skronk"). The cover includes numerous deviations from the original track, most notably being shorter and at a slower tempo.
• The song "Saint Jacques" on Ride the Skies is named after bassist Dan St. Jacques, a friend of the band and member of the bands Olneyville Sound System, Vincebus Eruptum (former) and Landed, the latter of which both Brian Gibson and Brian Chippendale are former members.

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Discography

Albums

• Lightning Bolt (Load) (1999)
• Zone 50-minute companion cassette (Load) (1999)
• Ride the Skies (Load) (2001)
• Wonderful Rainbow (Load) (2003)
• Hypermagic Mountain (Load) (2005)
• Funny Farm (mid to late 2007)^{[citation needed]}

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7-inch records

• Split (with Forcefield) (1997)
• Conan (2000)
• Ultra Cross Vol. 1 (split with Guitar Wolf) (Ki/oon Records) (2006) (Released in Japan only)^[4]

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Video

• The Power of Salad DVD (2003)
• Pick a Winner (2004)

The Power of Salad, also known as The Power of Salad & Milkshakes, is a film by Peter Glantz and Nick Noe, featuring and documenting the Providence, Rhode Island noise rock band Lightning Bolt. ...

Appearances on compilations

• Repopulation Program (Load) (1996)
• Fruited Other Surfaces (Vermiform) (1999)
• You're Soaking in It (Load) (1999)
• Bad Music for Bad People (Trash Art) (2000)
• Mish Mash Mush Mega Mix (2000)
• U.S. Pop Life Vol. 7: Random Access Music Machine (2001)
• KFJC Live from the Devil's Triangle Vol. III (2001)
• Real Slow Radio (Fort Thunder) (2001)
• Old Tyme Lemonade (Hospital Productions) (2001)
• If The Twenty-First Century Didn't Exist, It Would Be Necessary To Invent It (5RC) (2002)
• U.S. Pop Life Vol. 12: Random Slice of Life at Ft. Thunder - Bands Who Played At (2002)
• I Love Guitar Wolf...Very Much (Narnack Records) (2005)
• A Benefit For Our Friends (DMBQ Tribute CD) (No label) (2005)

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Peter Glantz, Nick Noe. The Power of Salad [DVD]. Load Records.
2. ^ Lightning Bolt: Interview by Ryan. LOTSOFNOISE.com. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.
3. ^ Harley, Kevin. "All Tomorrow's Parties, Camber Sands, East Sussex", The Independent, 2004-03-31. Retrieved on March 23, 2007.
4. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (2006-12-05). Interview: Brian Chippendale. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.

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External links

• Official Website
• Load Records
• Fort Thunder
• Official MySpace
• Interview with drummer Brian Chippendale