Fire Dances

Fire Dances is the fourth studio album by English post-punk group Killing Joke and the first to feature new bass player Paul Raven. The album was remastered and reissued in 2008, with eight bonus tracks.^[4]

The bonus tracks include the non-album single "Me or You?"/"Wilful Days", an alternate version of "Dominator" (B-side to "Let's All Go (to the Fire Dances)"), an unreleased early version of "The Gathering" and four tracks from a John Peel session from 1983.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Coleman, Ferguson, Raven, Walker.

Side one

1. "The Gathering" – 3:11
2. "Fun and Games" – 4:05
3. "Rejuvination" – 4:00
4. "Frenzy" – 3:46
5. "Harlequin" – 3:57

Side two

1. "Feast of Blaze" – 3:35
2. "Song and Dance" – 5:13
3. "Dominator" – 4:28
4. "Let's All Go (to the Fire Dances)" – 3:19
5. "Lust Almighty" – 3:50

2008 CD reissue bonus tracks

11. "Me or You?" – 3:11
12. "Wilful Days" – 5:01
13. "Dominator" (Alternate Version) – 5:33
14. "The Gathering" (Original Version) – 3:25
15. "Dominator" (John Peel Session, 12/07/83) – 5:40
16. "Frenzy" (John Peel Session, 12/07/83) – 3:40
17. "Wilful Days" (John Peel Session, 12/07/83) – 6:00
18. "Harlequin" (John Peel Session, 12/07/83) – 3:56

Personnel

• Jaz Coleman - vocals, synthesizer
• Kevin "Geordie" Walker - guitar
• Paul Raven - bass guitar
• Paul Ferguson - drums, vocals

Charts

References