A zealous London-based four-piece with a point to prove, Lightning Type pound noisily beneath the self-erected banner of ‘Anthemic Post-Punk Art-Rock.’
Hailing originally from South Africa, Lightning Type toured, recorded an album and shot a popular music video for local cable network channel MK89 before moving to London. So where's the album fellas? Uh ... well ... the masters were ... how can I put this ... the masters were stolen from the studio in Johannesburg. I guess that's how it goes in Africa!? So instead of having their songs stolen on the internet, Lightning Type went Old School and got them stolen for real.
Consequently, there's a lot of energy buzzing about at a Lightning Type show. But, unlike many bands with a harder edge, it’s not all thrash and sweat: at least not for its own sake. The urgency is tangible: these guys are not kids any longer. Frontman Carl Addy: 'We left good jobs to be here, careers that our parents would be proud of. So either we’re gonna rock out and make it happen for ourselves, or we need to dust off the briefcases, cover our tatts, and go back to the office. Consequently, every gig is an opportunity to go out and back our conviction up with all the energy we can muster.’
As the main songwriter, Addy’s songs are astute observations of modern professional and personal life, from negotiating the black hole suction of the suit-clad professional environment, to questioning the hip scenester movements in music and fashion through which the band bulldozers itself. Influenced by everything from Hard-core metal circa 1994 to Ben Folds and other melody-mongers of that ilk, Lightning Type bring the ROCK, but not without a generous helping of hook, melody and quirk.
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Achievements to Date:
- Lightning Type form in South Africa in 2006. Local cable channel MK places the music video for 'Mercy' on heavy rotation. The band appears on Amp, a half hour show dedicated to the band and featuring interviews, studio performances and a live gig performance.
- Airplay on national radio station 5FM.
- MK's show 'Jip' features an interview with the band.
- 'Mercy' is included on the MK compilation, distibuted nationwide.
- XFM features 'Mercy' during their Unsigned show.
- Late 2006 sees the band migrate to London. Gigging ensues!
- 5FM interviews the band about their move to London and new track 'Pressure', which also recieves airplay.
- Lightning Type's MTV debut with 'Mercy'.
- Recording of the single 'Daylight Savings' begins at Beethoven Street Studios with Don Clark, whose previous projects include work with Muse, Mumm-Ra, Mew, The Aliens and The Dykeenies to name a few.
- Daylight Savings is mastered at Sterling Sound in New York.
- Lightning Type begin tracking at the SAE Institute in London.
- Daylight Savings is Track of the Day on garageband.com, and recieves a rating of 5 stars, an accolade reserved for less than 1% of the bands on the site.
- NZ rockers Steriogram invite Lightning Type to open for them at Islington Academy.
- The Bodog Battle of the Bands begins, Lightning Type come out on top at Camden's famous Barfly to make the second round of the competition, held at The Astoria 2 in London.
