GodFire

Prolific. Godfire performances and releases occur at a 1:1 ratio. Everything played is recorded, and everything recorded is shared. Godfire is not interested in quality control. Haphazard. The only parameter around the music is that it contains improvisation. Each recording is captured differently and sound quality varies wildly. Godfire makes no apology for this. Opportunistic. Whilst Godfire is at its core a drummer and a bass player, it is not beholden to a specific mode of sound production. Godfire expresses itself sonically via whichever objects are close at hand and exists foremost as a naïve exploration of sound. Godfire writes and rewrites its own rules to suit itself. Godfire does not strive toward traditional notions of musical virtuosity. DIY. All performance, recording, artwork and promotion is undertaken by Oliver Maiolo and James Wingard unless otherwise stated. Other contributors appear from time to time, but Godfire exists fundamentally as a duo. A labour of love. Godfire is the result of a longstanding closeness between its members. It is riddled with in-jokes, opaque humour, spelling errors and ad-hoc rituals. Godfire has its own internal folklore and with varying degrees of directness tells the stories of the lives of its members. Whilst it would bring Oliver and James great joy to know that someone out there is listening and attaching significance to the sounds that they make, Godfire exists ultimately for them. It is sufficient for their purposes that Godfire's music is merely discoverable, even if nobody apart from the two of them ever hears it. James Wingard: Drums, Sample Manipulation. Oliver Maiolo: Bass, Vocals, Objects.