Winston (chill)
Tim (chill)
Peter (chill)
Patrick (lame)
Jess (chill)
Influences
harry nilsson, tom waits, animal collective, david bowie, captain beefheart and his magic band, robert wyatt, scott walker, grizzly bear, man man, phil spector, the kinks, the beatles, sun city girls, the beach boys, ornette coleman, wolf parade, sunset rubdown, frog eyes, king crimson, sonic youth, pavement, the band, syd barrett, berry gordy, can, miles davis, john coltrane, pharoah sanders, love, randy newman, the smiths, black dice, talking heads, the velvet underground, harry partch, bruce springsteen, leonard cohen, frank zappa, the national, herbie hancock, procol harum, dirty projectors, neil young, the wu-tang clan, liars, van dyke parks, skip spence, they might be giants, olivier messiaen, charles mingus, the zombies, os mutantes, prince and the revolution, jackie wilson, the flying burrito brothers, alice coltrane, silver jews, the lounge lizards, erik satie, kate bush, charles ives, arto lindsay, antonio carlos jobim, bonnie "prince" billy, cecil taylor, john zorn, mf doom, julee cruise, brian eno/david byrne/jon hassell, department of eagles, albert ayler, this heat, hall and oates, sparks, wayne shorter, ELO.
Danny & Rob, our new EP can be downloaded for free right HERE
"Jokeland," BOFSF's first full-length album is now available for purchase at cdbaby.com and on iTunes
"Grumpy Little Bird," our 2007 EP is also available for purchase on iTunes and at cdbaby.com
People Talkin':
"Its a weird kind of mix, and this is off the grid for them - sample-based electronics. Its kind of weird, its kind of "experimental," but it keeps my attention so I'm posting it." -- lucid media on Danny & Rob
"Jokeland is crazy and fun and smart and interesting, and I really hope enough people can stomach its beautiful weirdness long enough to dig in and really appreciate it. Stuff like this doesn't come around everyday." --Fear of Arthropods
"Ball of Flame Shoot Fire have the capability to become the next big thing in the world of creatively unpredictable indie-rock." --Obscure Sound
"I'd call Grumpy Little Bird the first great new Pittsburgh record of the year (2008), with the potential for a wide, yet whip-smart appeal." --Manny Theiner, Pittsburgh City Paper
"Ball of Flame are one of the most challenging, rewarding, and important bands to arrive in the Pittsburgh scene, a group that should command attention by more than a few people craving music that is this heavy with ideas." --Speed of the Pittsburgh Sound
"You better start listening to these guys now. Seriously." --An Inside-Out Sock
"Jokeland is a difficult album to wrap your head around, but give it some time and even the more abstract songs reveal some fascinating and entertaining moments. The music is brimming with ideas and contains enough ambition that to ignore it would be a real shame." --Chewing Gum for the Ears
Contact/Booking/CD Order: Send us a Myspace Message, or email BallOfFlameShootFire@gmail.com
CDs are now available at Paul's CDs in Bloomfield, Caliban Book Store in Oakland, and on CD Baby.com, Itunes, and Emusic.com!
i like the subliminal message in your information. and your music. my mom also likes your music, although she wanted to know if "turn the screw" was a sexual innuendo. i told her it was a henry james reference.
Hey guys I listened to the new cd and it's pretty fucking wild and excellent. Your sound has really progressed. I just finished a new song too, you should check it out I'd like to know what you think of it.
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