Fire of God’s Love is the legendary 1973 album by Australian nun Sister Irene O’Connor—a sincere, soulful, and unconsciously psychedelic song sequence devoted to self-reflection and awakening the spirit within. A collection of original folk spirituals written by and channelled through O’Connor with guitar, electric organ, drum machine and her angelic voice, the album was recorded and mixed in an astonishingly futuristic fashion by fellow nun and recording engineer Sister Marimil Lobregat. This edition from Freedom To Spend is the first authorized reissue of this holy grail since 1976; the album restored and remastered with love from the best available sources by Jessica Thompson.

It’s actually irresistible and unintentionally psychedelic, whatever your thoughts on religion. Very imaginative production from two nuns in Sydney on a single track reel to reel and basic organ, guitar and otherwordly cheap echo machine. Anyone who loves British psyche band “Broadcast” will love this as it has Trish Keenan (R.I.P.) all over it.

It’s a fantatsic sounding pressing too. I think I first heard this through WFMU or some other odd radio show but it’s long been a cult classic.

Wonderful.