Time Is Fire

ds American rock, funk and punk with reggae, Middle Eastern music and styles from both East and West Africa." -- The Washington Post

"Produced by Fugazi's Brendan Canty, the group's eponymous four-song EP presents an absolutely perfect assemblage of musicians and the freshest new sounds his writer has heard in years. Extraordinary singer Kamyar Arsani comes across like a cross between The Pop Group's Mark Stewart and The Sleepers' Ricky Williams, while bassist Ashish Vyas (Thievery Corporation) and former GWAR/Alter Natives drummer Jim Thomson generate Funk as fiery as early Gang Of Four. Imagine PiL's Keith Levene sharing notes with The Edge circa Boy/October, and you have guitarist Matt Perrone," -- Joel Gausten, joelgausten.com

Time is Fire is a band that could only come out of Washington DC. Rooted in DC's post-punk scene but reaching out to embrace styles and sounds from across the world. Composed of players steeped in punk, dance and experimental music, Time is Fire mixes pan-cultural rhythms, floor-shaking grooves and acid-laced guitar into a mind-expanding geopolitical dance party.