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Bolt - "Movement and Detail"

Label - 10t Records
Reviewed by: Jerry Lucky
Genre: Alt Rock/Jazz/Prog
Country: USA
Language: English
Length: 47:30
Release Date: July 10th, 2006
Label:
10t Records
Band Members: Sims, W. Heyward: Guitars, Korg Synth, Casio Keys, Bells, Loops, Vox Elliott, Bill: Drums, Percussion, Vox
  Maxey, Geoff: Basses, Korg Synth, Vox
 
Track Listing: 1.)- The Devil's Paintbrush 8.)-Knocking on 9
  2.)- Stryker 9.)- Vanilla
  3.)- Anaphase 10.)-Solar
  4.)-Variables 11.)-Kick
  5.)- Invasion  
  6.)-Skydiving with a Life Preserver  
  7.)-Vendetta
     
The Review

Just when you think you’ve heard all the sounds a trio can make, along comes a band called Bolt and adds a new wrinkle into the time-space-continuum. As a sophomore release Movement and Detail displays a band that not only likes to experiment with sounds and song structures but seems to have a lot of fun along the way. The music here really seems infused with a sense of fun and adventure. ***

As mentioned this is the second release for Bolt, a trio that recorded their first offering in 2003. The live gigging since that release allowed for a not so subtle shift in style and certainly upped the level of musicianship. Consisting of W. Heyward Sims (guitars, synth, loops, vox), Bill Elliot (drums, percussion, vox) and Geoff Maxey (basses, synth, vox) the three produce an ever changing musical style that while written in short tasty compositions are simply loaded with detail. The forty-seven minute CD features eleven tracks mostly in the three or four minute range. Yet this allows plenty of time for the musical gymnastics, changing meter, changing sound, changing rhythm, there is so much changing going on it’s hard to keep track. The music is instrumental although there are moments where voices are heard, this more as an effect more than anything else. The guitar sounds range from all-out distorted frenzy to intricate finger picking and sometimes within the very same tune. The one element that pervades each of the compositions however is that there is a solid groove happening. A few of the tracks even sound like the Police on rave-steroids. This is music that one could easily imagine hearing at an all-night rave and yet it contains a tremendous amount of detail and depth to qualify it as progressive in some sense. ***

If I had to compare Bolt to anything (hard as that is) I’d say they’re in the same space as bands like Forever Einstein although without the surf-guitar sound. Bolt have the added dimension of synth loops working away in the background, giving their music a fullness and texture that I really like. The compositions are varied, upbeat always throwing something new your way. Bolt’s Movement and Detail is a fascinating release and one that, given its variety, can stand up to repeated spins without growing old. Great stuff, it’ll be interesting to see how the band develops. ***

 

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