Auric Fires

Auric Fires is the second studio album by Benestrophe, released in 1997 by Ras Dva Records.^[1][2][3][4]

Auric Fires
Studio album by Benestrophe
Released	1997 (1997)
Genre	EBM
Length	71:01
Label	Ras Dva
Benestrophe chronology
Sensory Deprivation (1994) Auric Fires (1997) A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered (2012)
Mentallo & The Fixer chronology
Centuries (1997) Auric Fires (1997) ...There's No Air to Breathe (1997)
Alternative cover
2018 reissue cover

Reception

Industrial Reviews gave Auric Fires four stars out of five and praised the melody and density of the compositions, as well as the band's ability to stand out in the EBM and industrial music scenes.^[5] Sonic Boom severely criticized Richard Mendez's vocal performances and said "luckily, Gary Dassing contributes vocals to 'Base of Brutality' and there are a handful of instrumental tracks on the album to keep it becoming a dismal failure."^[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Richard Mendez, except "Base of Brutality" by Gary Dassing; all music is composed by Dwayne Dassing, Gary Dassing and Richard Mendez.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Future Tense"	4:42
2.	"Hypocrite"	6:20
3.	"Base of Brutality"	3:29
4.	"H.I.V. (Test Positive)"	6:21
5.	"Planets"	5:29
6.	"Disbelief (The Quest)"	6:51
7.	"Phobia"	4:55
8.	"Auric Fires"	5:49
9.	"Sleep Tonight" (Remix)	8:37
10.	"Britches (A.L.F)"	3:43
11.	"Farewell My Love"	6:49
12.	"Farewell"	4:08
13.	"L.S.D."	2:05
14.	"Liberty City"	1:44

2008 digital issue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
15.	"D.C.O."	5:06
16.	"Sleep Tonight" (Remix)	7:14
17.	"Dog Lab" (An Early Morning Remix)	6:43
18.	"Sister Mary's Sleep"	4:14
19.	"Rich Mendez Interview"	0:52
20.	"Dwayne Dassing Interview"	0:33
21.	"Gary Dassing Interview"	0:58

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1996	CMJ New Music Monthly	United States	"Top 25 Dance"	20	[7]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the Auric Fires liner notes.^[8]

Mentallo & The Fixer

• Dwayne Dassing – programming, sequencing, effects, tape, recording, engineering
• Gary Dassing – programming, sequencing, recording, engineering
• Richard Mendez – vocals

Production and design

• Angela H. Brown – photography
• Ric Laciak – mastering, cover art, illustrations, design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1994	Ras Dva	CD	12CD09
	2008		DL
Belgium	2018	Alfa Matrix		AM3258DJ