Green Blue Fire

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Green Blue Fire
Husikesque - Green Blue Fire.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1996
RecordedSpring 1995
StudioT.T.B., Wakefield, England
Genre Alternative rock
Length48:09
Label Astralwerks [1]
Producer Richard Brown, Beaumont Hannant [2]
Lida Husik chronology
Joyride
(1995)
Green Blue Fire
(1996)
Fly Stereophonic
(1997)

Green Blue Fire is an album by Lida Husik and Beaumont Hannant. [3] It was released in 1996 through Astralwerks. [4]

Contents

Conception

The album was inspired by Husik's travels in York, England. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Muzik 4/10 [7]

The Washington Post called the album "wispy, neo-psychedelic electronic music." [1] Trouser Press called it "by turns stark, still and catchy." [8] CMJ New Music Monthly called Green Blue Fire "chill-out ambient folk—groovy at times, dull at others." [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lida Husik, except "Starburst 7," co-written by Beaumont Hannant.

No.TitleLength
1."The Bird"5:01
2."Bad Head Day"4:30
3."Haunt Me"3:25
4."Wonderland"5:59
5."River Ouse"3:07
6."Just Like Candy"4:58
7."All Hands on Deck"5:09
8."Starburst 7"5:47
9."Soul of Gold"3:31
10."Dead Radio"6:42

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Jenkins, Mark (June 14, 1996). "LIDA HUSIK'S TWO WORLDS" via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. pp. 568–569.
  3. Dugan, John (January 22, 1999). "Lida Husik". Washington City Paper.
  4. "Lida Husik | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 424.
  6. Raggett, Ned. "Green Blue Fire". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  7. Newsome, Rachel (February 1997). "Lida Husik: Green Blue Fire" (PDF). Muzik . No. 21. p. 96. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  8. "Lida Husik". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  9. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly: 36. April 1996.