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	Volta Do Mar At the Speed of Light Genres: Alternative Rock, Special Interest, Pop, Rock Track Listings (13) - Disc #1 The Sound Of Day 7/1000 Rock For Nations Lengua Pivo Thoughts From The Assembly Line Warszawa Minor Breaking Ribs For Tom Thayer Ransom Stoddard Binary Penetration Quiet Alley And Lonely Terrain Another Air Strike Called Love Music For Countries Sound After Day
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CD Details

All Artists: Volta Do Mar
Title: At the Speed of Light
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Arborvitae
Original Release Date: 1/1/2001
Re-Release Date: 10/23/2001
Genres: Alternative Rock, Special Interest, Pop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Experimental Music, Progressive, Progressive Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 656605921020, 790168270864

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CD Reviews

An instrumental powerhouse of musical madness

Alex Maidy | Chicago, IL USA | 06/16/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I recently saw this band at a small show in Chicago and was blown away! Without using too many lyrics (they don't need them) these guys pump out amazing sounds that vary from mellow to downright crazy. Their words amount to not much more than a single word repeated or screaming but once you listen to this album once, it will never leave your CD player. Honestly, this is one of the best bands I have heard in a long time!"

Like nothing you've seen.

Mike Bundy | Seattle, WA United States | 07/05/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If your able to hang with brainy music that knows no bounds (think Don Caballero with twice the bass, half the guitar, breakneck changes, and spare vocals from all members) then you'll love these guys, especially live."

Absolute Hidden Gem

Dylan Bailey | Costa Mesa, CA United States | 03/28/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Volta do Mar; "return from the sea" in Portuguese is a sailing technique in which you sail in the wrong direction for the purpose of catching better wind, and better yet it is also the name of the Chicago IL instrumental math rock quartet. Aside from the traditional rock band makeup there are two bass players in the band, one playing a 5 string bass and the other playing a 6 string bass. Formed in 1999, the band has released an EP, Split, full length album and a compilation of their earliest and latest studio recordings. At the Speed of Light or Day is the bands first full length album and a brilliant one at that. Incorporating everything from classical guitar to modern and math rock, this album is an absolute hidden gem. Some of the songs on this album are melodic and beautiful others technical and robotic and still some freeform and jammy, all without coming off as pretentious or manufactured. Vocals are also sometimes used throughout the album to accentuate certain segments of songs. Overall their music is innovative and inspiring and at times has reminded me of early 31 Knots (A Word is also a Picture of a Word) and late Don Caballero (American Don) with jam-band accentuations. Any enthusiast of indie/post/math/jam rock will be sure value this priceless hidden gem."