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grant wakefield / various artists - the fire this time (double cd)
The acclaimed anti-war album, The Fire This Time, is a double CD release featuring exclusive music and mixes by Orbital, Aphex Twib, Bass Communion + Naseer Shamma, Higher Intelligence Agency and Bola amongst others.
It utilises music, samples and narration to deconstruct the gulf war, reveal mass media propaganda and illustrate the devastating effect of sanctions on Iraq. Purely instrumental versions of the music feature on disc 2.
Visit the official website to access a huge archive of Iraq related material, full reviews and mp3 excerpts. www.firethistime.org.
"....unbeatable for its sheer devotion to truth...."
NEW INTERNATIONALIST MAGAZINE – Best Album of the Year 2002
Click on 'notes' to read more reviews of this album.
Tracks
Disc one - narrated by grant wakefield
1- from the cradle... - michael stearns
2 - the playground - ashra
3 - lines in the sand - the higher intelligence agency
4 - get thee behind me - soma
5 - counting on new friends - orbital ('the box' - re-mixed by bump 'n' grind)
6 - the whore of babylon - pansonic
7 - we're doing well now - barbed
8 - nails in the wall - speedy j and kait gra
9 - say hello to allah - aphex twin ( 'come to daddy' - re-mixed by black lung)
10 - church bells
11 - no news is good news - nasser shamma and bass communion
12 - dog in america - bola
13 - ...to the grave - amba
Disc two - instrumentals
1- from the cradle... - michael stearns
2 - lines in the sand - the higher intelligence agency
3 - get thee behind me - soma
4 - the box - orbital (re-mixed by bump 'n' grind)
5 - oud improvisation - naseer shamma
6 - we're doing well now - barbed
7 - nails in the wall - vocal track by kait gray
8 - come to daddy - aphex twin (re-mixed by black lung)
9 - call to prayer - recorded in baghdad, april 1999
10 - excerpt: conoid tones - the higher intelligence agency
11 - no news is good news - nasser shamma and bass communion
12 - dog in america - bola
13 - black mountains - amba
Notes
"....unbeatable for its sheer devotion to truth...."
NEW INTERNATIONALIST MAGAZINE – Best Album of the Year 2002
"...terrifying and timely....assembled with such originality that it creates its own new genre of protest record...."
THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY - 5/5
"....a landmark CD....extraordinary...."
THE BIG ISSUE
"....if such voices of dissent were allowed to be heard, the world might not be in such a state...."
THE WIRE MAGAZINE - Best 50 albums of the Year 2002
"....immaculately produced....needs to be heard...."
MUZIK MAGAZINE - 5/5
"....an impressive record both for its content and message....deserves to be listened to with a lot of attention...."
THE MILK FACTORY.CO.UK - 4.7/5
"....extraordinary....compelling....overwhelming...."
RED PEPPER MAGAZINE
"....stunning....one of the most important albums to address these issues...."
DUSTED.COM
"....a shattering protest record...."
UNCUT MAGAZINE - 4/5
"....an amazing double album which should be issued to every citizen of voting age...."
MINISTRY OF SOUND MAGAZINE - 10/10
"....easy listening this is not.....essential listening this might be...."
LOOPDILOOP.COM - 4/5
"....astonishing.....a brilliant intervention in the propaganda war...."
THE SCOTSMAN
"....more relevant, more essential now than ever....a masterpiece...."
BIG ISSUE NORTH - 10/10
"....informative, emotional, brilliantly researched; it demands your attention...."
MARK THOMAS, comedian and activist 'The Mark Thomas Product' - Channel 4, UK
"....this extraordinary album....nothing short of staggering...."
THE BIG CHILL
"....as brave as it is powerful...."
PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY.COM
"....an important release....very powerful...."
GRIDFACE.COM
"....a stunning, stunning album....brilliantly executed...."
RICK O'SHEA - RTE 2FM
"....this brilliant album...."
EDWARD S. HERMAN, co- author 'Manufacturing Consent' with Noam Chomsky
"....unusual and disturbing....sound in every sense...."
THE OBSERVER
"....takes your breath away....one of the strongest and most consistent statements yet to come out of the current anti-war movement...."
CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION - RADIO 3
"....seriously thought inspiring...."
DROWNEDINSOUND.COM
"....hard-hitting and politically vital....one of the most important CDs released for some time...."
NTH POSITION.COM
"....greatly to be welcomed...."
NOAM CHOMSKY, author 'Deterring Democracy', 'Necessary Illusions' and others
"....emotional, shocking and eye opening...."
Q MAGAZINE - 4/5
"....powerful, eye-opening, blood-boiling stuff....essential listening...."
IAIN BANKS, author 'The Wasp Factory' and others
"....presenting people with awful facts they'd like to ignore....uniquely effective...."
TIME OUT NEW YORK
"....confronts us powerfully...."
HOWARD ZINN, author 'A People's History of the United States'
"....this album stands out like a beacon for a time gone by, when music was considered a positive force for change....."
MICHAEL DOG, founder Planet Dog Records
"....incredibly researched....shocking....provocative...."
ASHEVILLE GLOBAL REPORT
"....I think it's fabulous...."
LAURIE ANDERSON
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One of the most powerful audio pieces I have heard in a very long time.A masterpiece of investigative documentary reporting.And the music is gorgeous!!
Luis Torregrosa