Fire Works
Encyclopedia
Fire Works is the third album by the New Zealand
post-rock
band High Dependency Unit
. It was released in New Zealand in March 2001. HDU had supported Steve Albini
's band Shellac
on a tour of New Zealand, and the album was recorded at Albini's studio in Chicago
, but with Albini otherwise engaged production was handled by Dale Cotton.
The album received a four-star rating from Allmusic, who were most impressed by the slower tracks.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band High Dependency Unit
High Dependency Unit (band)
High Dependency Unit is a psychedelic rock band originating from Dunedin, New Zealand. Forming in 1994, the band was described by BBC DJ & presenter John Peel as "one of the 10 best bands in the world you've never heard of." The band consists of Tristan Dingemans , Neil Phillips and Constantine...
. It was released in New Zealand in March 2001. HDU had supported Steve Albini
Steve Albini
Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
's band Shellac
Shellac (band)
Shellac is an American group composed of Steve Albini , Bob Weston and Todd Trainer...
on a tour of New Zealand, and the album was recorded at Albini's studio in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, but with Albini otherwise engaged production was handled by Dale Cotton.
The album received a four-star rating from Allmusic, who were most impressed by the slower tracks.
Track listing
- "Visionson" – 2:09
- "Joyd" – 4:30
- "The 3 Second Rule" – 5:04
- "Giant Overpasses" – 6:20
- "Sarsparilla" – 4:32
- "Schallblüte" – 3:42
- "Now Here" – 6:45
- "Parfum" – 4:23
- "Concentricity" – 6:20