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Lightning Bolt

Lightning Bolt is an American noise rock duo from Providence, Rhode Island, composed of Brian Chippendale on drums and vocals and Brian Gibson on bass guitar. The band met and formed in 1994, when the members of the then-trio attended the Rhode Island School of Design. The band signed to Load Records in 1997, and released their self-titled debut two years later. In total, Lightning Bolt has released several full-length albums, numerous vinyl singles, and appeared on several compilations. Lightning Bolt are known for their guerrilla-style live performances, where they typically play on the ground rather than a stage, with the crowd gathered around them. The band's sound is typically loud and aggressive, though the group cites composers Philip Glass and Sun Ra as compositional influences.

Links To Peel[]

Peel seems to have heard Lightning Bolt via the Load record label in 2001, when he played couple of tracks from their second album Ride The Skies on his show. Peel continued playing their music and got them to perform a live session on his show of 31 March 2004. The same monnth, the duo had played on the doorstep of Peel's chalet at noon during the All Tomorrow's Parties festival.[1] On his 04 May 2004 show, Peel set a competition for his listeners to win a broken drumstick from the group.

Sessions[]

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Lightning Bolt Peel Session

Peel introducing Lightning Bolt for his session on video

1. Recorded: 2004-03-31. Broadcast: 31 March 2004. Repeated: None.

  • Intro / Morrow Morrow Land / On Fire / Dracula Mountain / Dead Cowboy / 30,000 Monkeys / Rotator

Other Shows Played[]

2001
2002
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Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow (2003) -Full Album-

The album 'Wonderful Rainbow' was nominated album of the month twice in Peel's Record Box in 2003

2003
2004
Others

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