Day of The Burning, by By The Fireside (CD on Red Deer Club)

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Its not everyday that someone comes up to you in a pub and put a 12" in your hand (fnar fnar). But thats exactly what happened a few years ago when, quietly minding my own business in a London boozer, someone gave me a copy of a By the Fireside 12" which I promptly filed in the must-listen-to-but-probably-won't-get-around-to-it pile. Fortunately I did get round to it and 'Battles that add up to None' has been one of my favourite records ever since. I was listening to it just this morning in fact which makes it somewhat of a co-incidence that their new CD 'Day of the Burning' appeared in stock today. Their sound is a woozy, hazy, even more laid back version of the signature Sparklehorse sound. This album has a few more kraut rock influences with hints of Mercury Rev and Thee More Shallows. I'm wondering if they could perhaps do with a little bit more variety to their sound (the EP was more stripped back and countrified) although track 6 'The Burning' is a certain highlight building slowly with exquisite strings arrangements. Fans of American Anologue Set, Grandaddy and the aforementioned Thee More Shallows should be curious about this one. Limited to 500 lovely looking CD's on Red Deer Club.

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London based musician and producer Daniel Lea is enchanted by the forgotten narratives of yesterday. Trawling the past for visual and lyrical inspiration, gathering snippets from forgotten histories, By The Fireside is his music box and storytelling vehicle.Inspired by dialogue and imagery from old noir classics, world cinema and the silent era,Daniel Lea welds unique influences into his music. Leas first EP, Battles That Add Up To None, drew heavily from his grandfathers time in the air force in WW2, quickly catching the attention of the peeps down at Rough Trade Records. Rating it amongst the top releases of2005, the mix of lo-fi loops with homemade ramshackle folk found a healthy audience and By The Fireside was heralded as one to watch.Having recently built his own studio, Lea buries himself in inspiration within his Stoke Newington hive of creativity - Golden Hum Studios. Taking the role of producer, he spent four months recording the debut album from Martin Craft (ex of Sidewinder) for 679 Recordings. Heis currently producing the hotly tipped debut album by Dark Captain Light Captain to be released on Loaf Recordings later in the 2008.This very special release is a limited edition mini album from Manchester label red deer club.It continues the musical journey of Daniel Lea, with warm woozy harmonies and ghost note guitar crescendos that bring to mind the driving energy of Sonic Youth, Neu! and Kraut Rock with a cinematic atmosphere. Lea has spoken often of his desire to create a world of imagery and storytelling, and his exquisitely crafted lyrical collages presented on this mini album are testament to his limitless talent. At times as chilling as he is comforting, Leas fragile voice can render you breathless on first listen, and yet fill your heart with a rosy glow.After all, the greatest stories end By The Fireside.

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