Ballad, String and Bone
Ritual Sacrifice and Religious MemoriesCompiled by Old Fire.
A collection of horror soundtracks,
dissonant voices and dark atmospheres.
Listen now on Mixcloud.
Along Came a Sadness...
I discovered Tom Rapp and Pearls Before Swine a few decades ago through This Mortal Coil’s interpretation of their song, “The Jeweler” (as so many others did...). In 2006, I was introduced to Tom via email through a mutual friend and we made an instant connection. Though he knew nothing about me or my work, Tom graciously said yes to partnering up. Within a couple of weeks, I received a DAT tape with several takes of his vocals that would go on to become the foundation of our song, Shadows. He picked a second demo I sent him to record on, but after a month or so of not hearing anything, I got a card apologizing, saying he'd fallen into bad health and as a result decided to retire from singing. I'm so proud of and grateful for our collaboration and very thankful to the others who helped bring this song to life: David Michael Stith, Thor Harris, Joe Ryan, Robin Allender and Christian Madden.- John Mark Lapham, February 2018
03 Nov 17 /
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Kscope has reissued our
album “Songs From the
Haunted South” on limited
edition vinyl. Snag your copy
here before they sell out!
Kscope has reissued our
album “Songs From the
Haunted South” on limited
edition vinyl. Snag your copy
here before they sell out!
21 Sept 17 /
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We have released a video
for our version of Low’s
beautiful torch song,
Laser Beam. Check it out
here.
We have released a video
for our version of Low’s
beautiful torch song,
Laser Beam. Check it out
here.
21 Sept 17 /
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What are the covers and
inspirations that went in
to the conception of the
Old Fire album? This
Spotify playlist pretty well
sums it up.
What are the covers and
inspirations that went in
to the conception of the
Old Fire album? This
Spotify playlist pretty well
sums it up.
03 Jun 17 /
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Now playing: Two excerpts from
the “Ghost Dreamers” bonus
CD given away with copies
of the deluxe edition “Songs
From the Haunted South”
vinyl. Click here to check them
out.
Now playing: Two excerpts from
the “Ghost Dreamers” bonus
CD given away with copies
of the deluxe edition “Songs
From the Haunted South”
vinyl. Click here to check them
out.
13 Jan 17 /
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The deluxe limited vinyl
edition of ‘Songs From the
Haunted South’ is out now!
Only 250 copies have been
pressed. You can order your
copy here.
The deluxe limited vinyl
edition of ‘Songs From the
Haunted South’ is out now!
Only 250 copies have been
pressed. You can order your
copy here.
22 Sept 16 /
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Kscope has issued a track by
track commentary of the
album on Spotify. Hear the
highs, lows and everything in-
between about the ten year
process of bringing Songs
From the Haunted South to
fruition!
Kscope has issued a track by
track commentary of the
album on Spotify. Hear the
highs, lows and everything in-
between about the ten year
process of bringing Songs
From the Haunted South to
fruition!