Bold, by Dolmen

Bold

by Dolmen

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	1.	the Occult Rhythm 05:03
	2.	Bending Candle 05:26
	3.	Bodies of Mist and Bodies of Stone 04:46
	4.	Bold 13:16
	5.	the Sun Dance 09:16
	6.	Realign 02:54
	7.	Voices from the Garden of Birch 02:59
	8.	Child of the Dagger 04:53

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Popular across England during the late 1970s, Dolmen were a psychedelic electronic band started in Trewanmead, England.
The band found fame playing clubs in nearby Bristol, Swindon and, of course, in London; even finding their way to the european mainland for a brief tour in 1976. However, the band would be short-lived, with lead guitarist John Pearl dying tragically at the age of 23 during the summer of 1977.
Following police investigations and a private funeral in Trewanmead in 1978, the cause of Pearl's death would never be made public.

'Bold' finds new audiences in the decades that follow the band's indefinite hiatus after the loss of their friend. Rumours have even spread that the very recordings found here were rehearsed and taped at the infamous Birch House, with members of the band having connections to Trewanmead's now-notorious Adder Group.
The last public interview for NME magazine by band member Paul Rowley in 2005 gave no hints of the band reforming, and further, rejected any members playing guest to Edda Birch. Rowley stated, "I weren't even from Trewanmead - I grew up in Winterbourne Monkton!"

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released October 1, 2023

Recorded in Trewanmead, England during 1974-75 by Peter Hall. All music by Dolmen. Album artwork donated by a local Trewanmead artist. John Pearl played lead guitar and piano. Paul Rowley played rhythm guitar, the Yamaha SY-1 and programmed the Hammond Auto-Vari 64. Gary Thorne played bass guitar. Peter Hall contributed live drums.

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