Atiba Jefferson
Four months after releasing their third LP, Hellfire, black midi has returned with a live album. Live Fire, the soundboard recording of the group’s Primavera Porto this past summer, dropped today (November 15) without warning as a limited-edition 12’’ vinyl. In addition to featuring five songs from their latest studio project, the new record opens with the first two tracks from their 2019 debut, Schlagenheim; contains three cuts from its 2021 follow-up, Cavalcade; and offers a sneak peak at bm’s future endeavors in the form of the previously unreleased “Lumps.”
Accompanying Live Fire’s release are a digital taste of the album — “Sugar/Tzu” (Live) — and a short film documenting an impromptu jam session between the British Band’s drummer, Morgan Simpson, and Mdou Moctar percussionist Souleymane Ibrahim at Chicago’s Electrical Audio. After some freewheeling improvisation, Simpson and Ibrahiim offer collaborative live takes on each other’s work: the aforementioned “Sugar/Tzu” and Moctar’s “Chismiten.”
Watch the clip, listen to “Sugar/Tzu” (Live), check out Live Fire’s tracklist, and view black midi’s touring schedule below.
Live Fire tracklist
Side A
1. 953
2. Speedway
3. Welcome to Hell
4. Sugar/Tzu
5. Lumps
6. Eat Men Eat
Side B
7. Chondromalacia Patella
8. John L
9. 27 Questions
10. The Defence
11. Slow
black midi tour dates
November 16 - Bristol, UK - SWX (SOLD OUT)
November 19 - Mexico City, NX - Corona Capital
November 21 - Mexico City, MX - Fronton
December 2 - Seoul, KR @ Rolling Hall (SOLD OUT)
December 4 - Tokyo, JP - O-East (Early Show)
December 4 - Tokyo, JP - O-East (Late Show)
December 5 - Osaka, JP - Umeda Club Quattro
December 6 - Nagoya, JP - The Bottom Line
March 5 - London, UK - Village Underground
March 6 - London UK, - Village Underground (SOLD OUT)
March - London, UK - Village Underground
March 8 - London UK - Village Underground (SOLD OUT)
March 26 - Auckland, NZ - Hollywood Avondale
March 28 - Sydney, AU - Metro Theatre
March 30 - Brisbane, AU - Powerhouse
April 2 - Perth, AU - The Rechabite
