Fire Works is the third album by the New Zealand post-rock band High Dependency Unit. It was released in New Zealand in March 2001.[1] HDU had supported Steve Albini's band Shellac on a tour of New Zealand, and the album was recorded at Albini's studio in Chicago, but with Albini otherwise engaged production was handled by Dale Cotton.[1]

Fire Works
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 2001
RecordedSteve Albini's studio, Chicago
GenrePost-rock, psychedelic rock
Length43:45
LabelFlying Nun Records FNCD450
ProducerDale Cotton
High Dependency Unit chronology
Crosschannel Multitap
(1998)
Fire Works
(2001)
Metamathics
(2008)

The album received a four-star rating from Allmusic, who were most impressed by the slower tracks.[2]

Track listing edit

  1. "Visionson" – 2:09
  2. "Joyd" – 4:30
  3. "The 3 Second Rule" – 5:04
  4. "Giant Overpasses" – 6:20
  5. "Sarsparilla" – 4:32
  6. "Schallblüte" – 3:42
  7. "Now Here" – 6:45
  8. "Parfum" – 4:23
  9. "Concentricity" – 6:20

References edit

  1. ^ a b "HDU: Fire down under". The New Zealand Herald. 10 March 2001. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy "Fire Works Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-08-26