FIRE! WITH STEPHEN O'MALLEY AND DAVID SANDSTRÖM
REQUIES (SINGLE SIDED 12") (RUNE GRAMMOFON)
No two FIRE! records sound the same, but with Requies they venture into uncharted territory. Musically ever expanding and no strangers to collaborations, FIRE! this time team up with no other than the one and only Stephen O'Malley from Sunn O))) and David Sandström from legendary Swedish hardcore punk band Refused for a truly epic 21-minute ebb and flow journey starting with church bells and ending in a whirlwind of postpunk energy.
Spellbinding stuff! Flip it over and discover the stunning silk screen print courtesy of Kim Hiorthoy on the B-side.
Strictly limited to 1000 numbered copies, this is a most desirable object you don't want to miss! FIRE!'s debut album, You Liked Me Five Minutes Ago, was released in 2009 to wide international acclaim.
"The basic strategy of pairing the expressive energy of free jazz with a sturdy sense of groove has yielded something potent and self-contained" (New York Times).
Between their debut and their previous album Defeat (2021) there's been five albums, including collaborations with Jim O'Rourke (Unreleased?, 2011) and Oren Ambarchi (In The Mouth A Hand, 2012).
Track Requies (21:23) Mats Gustafsson - bass sax, organ and live electronics Johan Berthling - electric bass Andreas Werliin - drums with Stephen O'Malley - guitar David Sandström - drums