Fire Dances
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| Studio album by Killing Joke | ||||
| Released | July 1983 | |||
| Recorded | February–March 1983 at Basing Street Studios, London, England | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 39:25 | |||
| Label | E.G. | |||
| Producer | Killing Joke, John Porter | |||
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Fire Dances is the fourth studio album by English post-punk band Killing Joke, recorded from February to March 1983 and released in July 1983 by record label E.G..
Recording
Fire Dances was recorded at Basing Street Studios in London between February and March 1983.[1]
Content
Fire Dances was Killing Joke's first album to feature new bass player Paul Raven.
Release
Fire Dances was released in July 1983 by record label E.G. It reached No. 29 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]
The album was remastered and reissued in 2008, with eight bonus tracks: the non-album single "Me or You?", 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.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| NME | favourable[4] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[5] |
Fire Dances was well-received by critics.
Mat Snow of NME called it "their best [album] yet, and also likely to be their biggest."[4] PopMatters and Trouser Press both qualified the album as "superb",[5][6] with the latter describing the album's mood as "brighter" and "more joyous" than previous records.[6]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Killing Joke (Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Paul Raven and Geordie Walker).
| Side A | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "The Gathering" | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Fun and Games" | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Rejuvenation" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Frenzy" | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Harlequin" | 3:57 |
| Side B | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 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
- Killing Joke
- Jaz Coleman – vocals, synthesizer, production
- Kevin "Geordie" Walker – guitar, production
- Paul Raven – bass guitar, production
- Paul Ferguson – drums, vocals, production
- Technical
- John Porter – production
Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK Albums Chart | 29[2] |
References
- ↑ Fire Dances (Reissue liner notes). Killing Joke. Virgin Records. 2008.
- 1 2 "Killing Joke | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Jeffries, David. "Fire Dances – Killing Joke | Albums, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- 1 2 Snow, Mat (20 August 1983). "He Man and All That Jaz: Killing Joke". NME. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- 1 2 Begrand, Adrien (30 April 2008). "Fun & Games: Killing Joke in the Mid-'80s | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- 1 2 Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David; Fasolino, Greg; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Killing Joke". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
External links
- Fire Dances at Discogs (list of releases)
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