Domenica Romagni

Joy On Fire: Hymn

by Gareth Thompson
February 11, 2021

The industrial anarchists Throbbing Gristle stood by their notion that noise and frequency could change states of consciousness. Listening to saxophonist Anna Meadors of Joy On Fire, with her pitch-shifting and time-stretching, might back this idea up. Certainly the audience enters many realms of awareness on the band's album Hymn . Even the cover artwork, a close-up of beach grass in Maryland, was chosen for its dramatic contrasts. A core trio with numerous associates, Joy On Fire have ...