Receive the Flame

Non | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: January 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B000040OBL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #308,925 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recieve The Flame, March 10, 2001

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"angstygothboi" (Hudson, Fl United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Receive the Flame (Audio CD)

NON/Boyd Rice continues to work in the Noise genre as he has since the 1970's. Compared to the other NON material I've heard, this is probably the most listenable and accesible I've heard so far. This album is pretty short, only a little over half an hour, but I think it's just the right length, because it's an enjoyable, full listen and it doesn't drag on. I'm not entirely sure what Boyd was going for on this album as far as the ideology and theme is concerned, I've read some interviews that get into the subject, but to be honest, I don't remember too much about it. Why is this important to the review? Because Boyd is known for his sometimes controversial views and these views tend to tie into the albums, but with the lack of any apparent vocals of any kind things are not as obvious here. The absense of vocals is, in my opinion, a good thing, as I can't see any vocals fitting in too well with the music. Now to the music itself, I'll be frank, it's repetetive, but that's whats good about it, the music is interesting because of this I think. Spectre and Solitude are my personal favorites on this album, Spectre is energetic and in my opinion, kinda upbeat. I find Solitude to be quite beautiful, calming and relaxing. I'm giving it 5 stars, because there aren't really any tracks I don't like and it's a pretty enjoyable album. If you're thinking of purchasing this, I have two pieces of adivce. First, I agree with the reviewer below who advises anyone to research Boyd before purchasing his material, I don't want to turn anyone away from Boyd, but it is important to know EXACLY what you're getting into with this. It can be dark stuff in my opinion and is not for the faint of heart, but there is also the ambiguity of it all and, in my opinion, the very real possibility that Boyd may be joking about certain things, but any matters concering Boyd himself you must research on your own and decide for yourself. Second, regarding this specific album, as stated above, these tracks can be quite repetetive, meaning the same beat/rythm/pattern or whatever over and over for minuets straight with little or sometimes no change in style, in this aspect this may not be for everyone musically. Although, in my opinion this is a great album and I recommend it to anyone who is sure they want to explore teh interesting world of Boyd Rice and NON

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Return To Form, March 2, 2000

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Charles Miller (North America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Receive the Flame (Audio CD)

Boyd's home page claims that this is a "departure" album. Actually it's more like a "return to form." This was the type of thing that he was doing many years ago... semi-melodic, industrial noise loops. Gone is "might is right" mentality (for now), and as a result, it can be played over and over better than more recent works. Try and get the 7" that this is based on... 7 locked loops that play infinately!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great album, February 4, 2000

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Ian (Tampa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Receive the Flame (Audio CD)

from Boyd Rice. Recieve the Flame is a totally different direction than God & Beast. No words on this one. And better yet no Douglas on this album. Continues to make great sounds/music/noise after 25 years.