Reflections from the Firepool

Reflections from the Firepool
Studio album by Djam Karet
Released	1989
Recorded	September 1988 (1988-09) – May 1989 (1989-05)
Studio	Underground Railroad Studios
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	65:38
Label	HC Productions
Producer	Rychard Cooper, Djam Karet
Djam Karet chronology
Kafka's Breakfast (1988) Reflections from the Firepool (1989) Suspension & Displacement (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Reflections from the Firepool is the third studio album by American rock band Djam Karet.^[2]

Release and reception

Allmusic reviewer François Couture preferred the band's later releases, noting that here "their assembling is a bit more crude." Despite this he praised the band for being at the top of their form, admitting that "all the elements that would constitute the band's sound for the next ten years are present."^[1] Glenn Astarita of All About Jazz shared much of the same criticisms, while noting that "the band goes for the jugular as they pursue impacting motifs amid heated interplay and cunning developments, in a loud yet purposeful sort of way."^[3]

In 2000, Cuneiform Records adopted and re-issued Reflections from the Firepool with an alternate cover.^[4]

Track listing

All music is composed by Djam Karet

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Sky Opens Twice"	10:19
2.	"Fall of the Monkeywalk"	9:19
3.	"Run Cerberus Run"	6:45
4.	"Scenes from the Electric Circus"	7:08
5.	"Animal Origin"	7:17
6.	"All Doors Look Alike"	7:20
7.	"The Red Monk"	7:25
8.	"Reflections from the Firepool"	10:05

Personnel

Adapted from Reflections from the Firepool liner notes.^[5]

Djam Karet Gayle Ellett – electric guitar, steel guitar, classical guitar, keyboards, tape, percussion Mike Henderson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitars, percussion Chuck Oken – drums, synthesizer, electronic drums, programming, engineering, mixing Henry J. Osborne – bass guitar, keyboards, percussion

Additional musicians Maxim J. Mahoney – saxophone Production and additional personnel Rychard Cooper – production, engineering, mixing, goblet drum (2) Rob DeChaine – mixing Djam Karet – production Dave Druse – illustration, design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1989	HC	CD, CS	HC017
	2000	Cuneiform	CD	Rune 139

References

1. Couture, François. "Djam Karet: Reflections from the Firepool > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
2. "Djam Karet Discography: Reflections from the Firepool". HC Productions. 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
3. Astarita, Glenn (October 1, 2000). "Djam Karet: Reflections from the Firepool". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
4. "DJAM KARET: REFLECTIONS FROM THE FIREPOOL". cuneiformrecords.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
5. Reflections from the Firepool (booklet). Djam Karet. Topanga, California: HC Productions. 1989.

External links

• Reflections from the Firepool at Discogs (list of releases)
• Reflections from the Firepool at Bandcamp