Tosh and Kimley discuss EXCAVATE! THE WONDERFUL AND FRIGHTENING WORLD OF THE FALL (ed. by Tessa Norton & Bob Stanley) with special guest, number one fan of The Fall, Dave Ehrlich. We are neophytes to the forbidding and frankly overwhelming world of The Fall, so weāve enlisted Dave to be our Sherpa. Daveās been a super fan since the 80s and guides us through The Fallās mysterious landscape. This is not a band for the faint of heart and their prodigious output means thereās some work to be done to explore their universe, but weāve found that the rewards are more than worth it. Weāre quickly becoming super fans as well.
Daveās guide to initiates:
Ten Fall releases Iād grab if the house were on fire:
ā¢ This Nationās Saving Grace (1985)
ā¢ Slates 10ā EP (1981)
ā¢ Hex Enduction Hour (1982)
ā¢ The Wonderful & Frightening World of the Fall (1984)
ā¢ Grotesque (1980)
ā¢ The Unutterable (2000)
ā¢ Bend Sinister (1986)
ā¢ Perverted by Language (1983)
ā¢ Fall Heads Roll (2005)
ā¢ In: Palace of Swords Reversed: 1980-83 (1987)
If youād like a crash course on their fantastic Beggarsā Banquet years (the āBrix Eraā), incl. some essential tracks not on TNSG/etc., then seek out both of the ā458489 A Sidesā and ā458489 B Sidesā collections. And for anyone wanting to take a deep dive, thereās an epic box set of every single one of the bandās 24 radio sessions for the John Peel Show, entitled āThe Fall: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978ā2004ā. Happy excavating!
Spotify playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Xm7OogvKqMltiuwCHV47P?si=55c67e093d7245b0Apple playlist:
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/book-musik-the-fall/pl.u-Eg7WsMkbbEgTheme music: "Behind Our Efforts, Let There Be Found Our Efforts" by LG17
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