Blood & Flame [Import]

Non | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Mute
• ASIN: B000007UBH
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #275,695 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fire in the Organism

2. Make Red

3. Sunset

4. A Taste of Blood

5. Kingdom Come

6. King of Beast

7. (Theme From) Dark Shadows

8. Pillar of Silence

9. Storm

10. Cruenta Voluptas

11. Secret Garden, Secret Fire

12. Blood Stream

13. Only One

14. Rise Below

15. And If Thou Will Remember

16. Operation Carnival

17. Rise

18. And If Thou Will, Forget

19. Inside Out

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Pure balm for the soul...", March 19, 2004

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Robert P. Beveridge "xterminal" (Lakewood, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood & Flame (Audio CD)

NON, Blood and Flame (Mute, 1986)

If you've heard NON's much more readily available best-of compilation, Easy Listening for Iron Youth, a lot of this is going to sound familiar; fully five of Blood and Flame's twenty tracks are included on Easy Listening. The rest of the album runs in a similar vein; this is Boyd in instrumental, industrial-loop mode. Lots of sampled loops overlaid with static, creating a martial feel, but of no army that ever inhabited this planet. Added to that are less doctored samples floating in and out of the mix. (This is also the material whence Sicktour came, if you've ever been lucky enough to get ahold of that exceptionally rare beast.)

Boyd at his industrial-noise best. It ain't considered a classic in its genre for nothing. Easy Listening for Iron Youth is probably a better overall into to NON, as it spans the various types of music one is liable to find when picking up a random NON disc; if you find yourself repeating "Cruenta Voluptas," "Rise," or the wonderful "Fire in the Organism" (this disc's opening track) over and over again in your head days later, you will be doing yourself a service if you pick this one up, as well. ****

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Noise, May 16, 2007

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Jeff L. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood & Flame (Audio CD)

I own this album and really like it,but don't buy it expecting to listen to music or you will be sorely disappointed. I would highly recommend listening to "Might" or "God & Beast" to help assimilate to NON before buying "Blood & Flame". If you are familiar with NON then you already know what to expect. The best way to describe this album is a continuous drone of "orchestrated noise". So turn off the boob tube, block out all other distractions, relax and let the sounds take you to another demension of time and space.

4 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars immature attitude but awesome noise pioneer, July 29, 2005

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Music Lover "Good Music is Good Music" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood & Flame (Audio CD)

NON has some awesome noize music. In todays world of hatred , racism , intolerance and apathy- the mindset of this self proclaimed neo-nazi , and head of the church of satan (i do believe this is correct, or at one time was with Michael Monhiyan)-- it is not a needed thing. I love his music- his solo stuff but as I matured and decided to be an adult- I put away childish things and the need for an image of intensity. take it for what it is- make up your own mind--- enjoy the noise- follow your heart and mind about his beliefs and rationalization. We must not forget that htis is the same Boyd Rice who fought in the 1970's for the release of Charles Manson from prison.Dont believe it- do your research--- it is in the Re-Search books , the Industrial Revolution issue that features Cabs, TG , EN ,PTV etc. Dont let my knowledge and opinions make up your mind- listen and make up your own.As I said--- musically- Boyd / NON is a genius for his noise and other "poppier" sounds he has done.