The Fire This Time

by Various Artists

The Fire This Time cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: September 2002
  • Label: Hidden Art
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 2:34:41
  • Community rating: 4.11/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceived as an intense audio-documentary, this collaborative project critically examines the socio-political realities and horrific consequences of the 1991 Gulf War. The sobering, heavily researched spoken-word elements are soundtracked by contributions from high-profile electronic artists including Aphex Twin, Orbital, and Speedy J.

Genres

Descriptors: Political, war, history, political, violence, conceptual, death, educational

Tracklist

  1. From The Cradle... (4:18)
  2. The Playground (4:32)
  3. Lines In The Sand (4:54)
  4. Get Thee Behind Me (4:57)
  5. Counting On New Friends (5:04)
  6. The Whore Of Babylon (5:10)
  7. We're Doing Well Now (7:05)
  8. Nails In The Wall (3:11)
  9. Say Hello To Allah (7:11)
  10. Church Bells (5:49)
  11. No News Is Good News (8:10)
  12. Dog In America (9:07)
  13. …To The Grave (8:01)
  14. From The Cradle… (3:47)
  15. Lines In The Sand (5:40)
  16. Get Thee Behind Me (5:22)
  17. The Box (Equilibrium Found Mix) (5:42)
  18. Oud Improvisation (7:11)
  19. We're Doing Well Now (6:51)
  20. Nails In The Wall (Vocal Track) (2:28)
  21. Come To Daddy (Re-mixed By Black Lung) (7:04)
  22. Call To Prayer (3:49)
  23. Conoid Tones (Excerpt) (6:54)
  24. No News Is Good News (8:22)
  25. Dog In America (10:16)
  26. Black Mountains (3:46)

Credits

  • Various - primary artist
  • Alison Sterling - narrator [additional]
  • Miriam Ryle - written-by, research
  • Kait Gray - effects [vocal effects]
  • Ramsey Clark - featuring [speaker]
  • Naseer Shamma - oud [improvisations]

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