Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw (Deluxe 2023 Remix & Remaster) '2023

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Pelican and Thrill Jockey are proud to present a deluxe edition of the
band’s acclaimed 2005 album 'The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The
Thaw,' newly remixed and remastered and featuring special bonus rarities
including an early version of “Red Ran Amber,” (previously only
available on a split with MONO) and demos of “Autumn Into Summer,”
“Last Day of Winter” and “Sirius”. The album arrives
with a fresh mix by its original engineer Greg Norman and mastering by Josh
Bonati, imbibing the songs with a new ferocity while also granting increased
clarity, highlighting the developing interplay between each member. The
refreshed mix brings an additional punch to the rhythm section of bassist Bryan
Herweg and drummer Larry Herweg, bolstering the brightened melodicism and
interlocking riffing between guitarists Trevor Shelley de Brauw and Laurent
Schroeder-Lebec. The more articulate presentation of the album showcases the
power of each individual player while buttressing Pelican’s distinct
sound as a unified force.

“As part of the long process of assembling these reissues we went back to
the original tapes and made transfers to ensure we had digital backups of
everything as well as physical,” Shelley de Brauw explains. “Greg
oversaw this work at Electrical Audio and somewhere in the process of archiving
the original 24 track tapes of 'Fire In Our Throats' he had the brainstorm that
he wanted to take another pass at the mixes with all the experience he’s
accrued in the years since the original recording. The album was a really
pivotal one for us, but admittedly the original mix sessions were rushed and the
final product always felt like it was lacking something. From the first test mix
Greg sent over we knew that we had the rare opportunity to hear the album the
way we’d long envisioned. We cannot wait for people to hear the new life
that he’s breathed into this album.”

Following the heavy riffing bombardment of 'Australasia,' 'The Fire In Our
Throats' showcased the group’s compositional deftness via the addition of
increasingly complex melodic layers. The genre-busting nature of the
album’s melodicism and refined dynamics was a harbinger of things to come
in a genre whose strict boundaries were rapidly being shattered. “Autumn
Into Summer” showcases Pelican’s unique sense of rhythm and
cadence, with subtlety and gentle gestures one moment and thunderous full-stomp
ferocity the next. The simplicity and romance of “Aurora Borealis”
demonstrates how completely the band had harnessed their potential to make
affecting music without defaulting to mountains of distortion or booming
percussion. “Sirius” bursts with a hopefulness and sense of joy
rarely exhibited in heavy music, whereas “March to the Sea” embraces
the darker tropes of metal and twists them into knottier, more nuanced webs.
Across the album’s hour of runtime, not a single moment is wasted. Each
passage exudes an emotional depth, a sense of wonder and awe that few artists
tap into in their oeuvre.

'The Fire In Our Throats' established Pelican as indisputable masters of their
craft. Pelican’s ability to alchemize their influences into a sound so
wholly original and then expand on that sound into a work of captivating beauty
remains a marvel. The album indelibly shifted the paradigm of heavy music and
the ripples of that shift can be heard in the countless bands who have risen to
prominence since its release. Nearly two decades since the album’s
release on Hydra Head Records, 'The Fire In Our Throats' has stood as not just
one of the band’s most celebrated releases, but as a watershed work of
avant-metal.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Pelican - Last Day of Winter (Remixed & Remastered) (9:33)
1.02 - Pelican - Autumn into Summer (Remixed & Remastered) (10:45)
1.03 - Pelican - March to the Sea (Remixed & Remastered) (11:38)
1.04 - Pelican - * (Remixed & Remastered) (4:44)
1.05 - Pelican - Red Ran Amber (Remixed & Remastered) (11:29)
1.06 - Pelican - Aurora Borealis (Remixed & Remastered) (4:57)
1.07 - Pelican - Sirius (Remixed & Remastered) (5:47)
1.08 - Pelican - Ran Amber (Remastered) (9:03)
1.09 - Pelican - Autumn Into Summer (SGSII demo) (10:26)
1.10 - Pelican - Sirius (SGSII demo) (5:06)
1.11 - Pelican - Last Day of Winter (SGSII demo) (8:29)

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