Bolt Action Five
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| Bolt Action Five | |
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| Origin |  London, England |
| Genre(s) | industro-pop, dance punk, new-rave, post-hardcore |
| Years active | 2006-2008 |
| Label(s) | Unsigned, singles released on No Pain In Pop (UK) So Sweet (US/Japan) |
| Website | Official Website Myspace page |
| Members | |
| Tobias J Hughes Ian William Galloway Dan The Carnivore Mark Murphy |
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Bolt Action Five were a dancepunk/industrial band from London, England, composed of Tobias J Hughes, Ian William Galloway, Dan the Carnivore and Mark Murphy. They formed in early 2006 from a variety of different members and appeared repeatedly in Artrocker and PlayMusic magazines, as well as in NME, i-D, Disorder Magazine and various online music journals.
The band seemed to have difficulty describing their sound, variously categorising themselves as indie/electro, industro-pop, dance punk, or electro-metal. and in interviews listed influences as Devo, Nine Inch Nails, Wire, Prince and Michael Jackson.
The band split on March 26, 2008 and are said to be working on independent projects.
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[edit] Members
- Tobias J Hughes – guitar
- Dan The Carnivore – vocals, keyboards
- Ian William Galloway – bass, keyboards, samplers, drum machines
- Mark Murphy – keyboards, vocals, drum machines
[edit] Discography
[edit] Releases
| Release | Format | Date | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Tree Friend Tree Foe" | Single | March 2007 | No Pain In Pop [UK] | UK release – 500 copies on green vinyl |
| File Under WOLVES | EP | July 2007 | So Sweet [US] | US release – 200 copies of a 6-track EP |
| "Think Fast/Can The Freedom Regulate The Volume?" | Single (A/AA) | October 2007 | This Is Fake DIY [UK] | UK release – 500 copies on vinyl + digital download |
[edit] Compilations
- "Spring Heeled Jack" – on Playmusic magazine compilation (October 2006)
- "Gurl Howl" – on Artrocker magazine compilation (December 2006)
- "Tree Friend Tree Foe" – on Japanese compilation (October 2007)
- "Can The Freedom (Barringtone Remix)" – on Artrocker magazine compilation (December 2007)
[edit] Reviews
- Profile - from The Guardian New Bands
- Review, Stealth, Nottingham - from FRINKmusic
[edit] Related artists
[edit] Influences
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Bolt Action Five Official Site
- Bolt Action Five at MySpace
- BAF Soundsystem at MySpace
- No Pain In Pop Records at MySpace
[edit] Sources
- Artrocker, "The Friday Review", Issue 48, Page 22
- Artrocker, "Soundcheck", Issue 4, Page 10
- NME, "What's On The NME Stereo?", March 30, 2007
- Zoo, "10 New Tracks", March 30, 2007
- Drowned In Sound
