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Fire (The Bug Album)
''Fire'' is a studio album by Kevin Martin (British musician), Kevin Martin under his alias The Bug. It was released on Ninja Tune on 27 August 2021. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Tom Morgan, in ''PopMatters'', describes ''Fire''s "tone" as one of "pure, scorching heat", and observes that it treats of themes including climate change and sociopolitical tensions. Morgan argues that ''Fire'' is Martin's "finest" as The Bug. In ''Le Devoir'', giving the album four stars, Philippe Renaud notes that the elements of Grime (music genre), grime, dancehall, and electronic music in ''Fire'' "add fuel to the fire" of Martin's "indignation". JR Moores, in ''The Quietus'', describes ''Fire'' as "like a direct sequel" to London Zoo (album), ''London Zoo'' (2008). ''The Quietus'' subsequently voted ''Fire'' as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Martin (British Musician)
Kevin Richard Martin, often known under his recording alias The Bug, is an English musician and music producer. Martin moved from Weymouth to London around 1990 and is now currently based in mainland Europe. He has been active for over two decades in the genres of dub, jazzcore, industrial hip hop, dancehall, and dubstep. Martin's projects include GOD, Techno Animal, Ice, Curse of the Golden Vampire, Pressure and, most recently, King Midas Sound (with poet Roger Robinson and singer/visual artist Kiki Hitomi) and The Bug vs Earth. Early life Martin first became interested in music as a teenager going to Handsome Dick's, a record store in Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK. At the same time, he was introduced to the music of Joy Division, the Sex Pistols, Captain Beefheart, the Birthday Party and Throbbing Gristle. He has described his initial interest in music as stemming from his difficult family situation during his childhood, adding, "It seemed like everything that I hated about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |