Summary: Bump For two years, Metro Detroit's Bump has toured regionally in lieu of a full length album, and using their tightly knit four piece rock show as collateral. In 2005, as one of JamBase.com's "Bands to See," Bump managed to do a couple national tours, play a couple major festivals, and share the stage with some of the bands they idled growing up. On May 2nd, Bump takes the necessary step forward by releasing their debut album Incredible Consequence on the Detroit indie label, Beechwood Records. Having been teetering on their own fine line between electronic indie-pop with obvious "jamband" influences in their live show, Bump decided to not replicate the live show on the album instead focusing on the songs. By trimming the fat and approaching the album is if they never performed these tracks live was the only way this project came to fruition. Incredible Consequence is layered with neo new-wave hooks focusing on electronic loops and beats behind live instrumentation in a pop atmosphere. On the other hand, this 70 minute effort also has a couple tracks that throws ordinary genre categorizations out the window. Even though those close to the project have called it "Synchronicity meets Amorica meets Talkie Walkie," Bump feels like they produced a 21st century Motown disc. Furthermore, this album proves that Yorg, Eric Novak, Clint Carpenter and Chris Sterr have collectively forged a dynamic neo-synth hook-driven brand of intelligent art rock. While still being a struggling "DIY" band, Bump have had a couple years of hardships with serious injuries, felony robberies and almost breaking up. All the struggles and demands of living the life of a full time touring musician create inconceivable effects and consequences. This album, is Bump's Incredible Consequence of choosing that path.
