Auric Fires

Auric Fires is the second studio album by Benestrophe, released in 1997 by Ras Dva Records.[1][2][3][4]

Auric Fires
Studio album by
Benestrophe
Released1997 (1997)
GenreEBM
Length71:01
LabelRas Dva
Benestrophe chronology
Sensory Deprivation
(1994)		 Auric Fires
(1997)		 A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered
(2012)
Mentallo & The Fixer chronology
Centuries
(1997)		 Auric Fires
(1997)		 ...There's No Air to Breathe
(1997)
Alternative cover
2018 reissue cover

Reception

Industrial Reviews gave Auric Fires four stars out of five and praised the melody and density of the compositions, as well as the band's ability to stand out in the EBM and industrial music scenes.[5] Sonic Boom severely criticized Richard Mendez's vocal performances and said "luckily, Gary Dassing contributes vocals to 'Base of Brutality' and there are a handful of instrumental tracks on the album to keep it becoming a dismal failure."[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Richard Mendez, except "Base of Brutality" by Gary Dassing; all music is composed by Dwayne Dassing, Gary Dassing and Richard Mendez.

No.TitleLength
1."Future Tense"4:42
2."Hypocrite"6:20
3."Base of Brutality"3:29
4."H.I.V. (Test Positive)"6:21
5."Planets"5:29
6."Disbelief (The Quest)"6:51
7."Phobia"4:55
8."Auric Fires"5:49
9."Sleep Tonight" (Remix)8:37
10."Britches (A.L.F)"3:43
11."Farewell My Love"6:49
12."Farewell"4:08
13."L.S.D."2:05
14."Liberty City"1:44
2008 digital issue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."D.C.O."5:06
16."Sleep Tonight" (Remix)7:14
17."Dog Lab" (An Early Morning Remix)6:43
18."Sister Mary's Sleep"4:14
19."Rich Mendez Interview"0:52
20."Dwayne Dassing Interview"0:33
21."Gary Dassing Interview"0:58

Accolades
Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1996CMJ New Music MonthlyUnited States "Top 25 Dance"20[7]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the Auric Fires liner notes.[8]

Mentallo & The Fixer

Production and design

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1994 Ras Dva CD 12CD09
2008 DL
Belgium 2018 Alfa Matrix AM3258DJ

References
  1. Marks, Peter (March 31, 2012). "Mentallo & The Fixer - A Collection". Brutal Resonance. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  2. Alex (October 3, 2012). "199X: Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp". I Die:You Die. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  3. Konings, Chris (June 16, 2012). "Mentallo & The Fixer: Associated Projects: Benestrophe, Mainesthai, Polyhedron – A Collection Of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered". Peek-A-Boo Magazine. BodyBeats Productions. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  4. Van Isacker, Bernard (February 19, 2018). "Back-Catalogue Mentallo & The Fixer (And Projects) Reissued Via Bandcamp in a Remastered Version – Available Now". Side-Line Magazine. Bernard Van Isacker. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  5. Lic (1997). "Benestrophe: Auric Fires". Industrial Reviews. Leo Levin. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  6. Christian, Chris (July 1997). "Benestrophe: Sensory: Deprivation". Sonic Boom. 5 (6). Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  7. Haslett, Tim (September 1997). "Dance Top 25". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. (49): 50. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  8. Auric Fires (booklet). Benestrophe. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Ras Dva Records. 1997.CS1 maint: others (link)
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