The Fall - Slates 10" 12-inches he discovered the boot of

he discovered the boot of an SPG thug dancing up and down on his face and promptly stopped singing

Voag was dragged by the SPG to his Bloomsbury squat

the album's heady textures and rhythmic meditations are more reminiscent of the German Kosmische movement (Cluster

"Totally Wired" is often cited (and rightfully so) as The Fall's most infectious tune – an amphetamine-fueled anthem with stuttering nods to forebears

fluid and always marked by a tension between the performers and their conscious rejection of traditional forms

The Fall - Slates 10" 12-inches he discovered the boot ofIf The Fall truly is a cult band, then Slates both benefits from and reinforces such shrouded obsessions. In presenting these six particular songs as a 10 inch EP, the inherent and attractive difficulty of The Fall's sound is made physical, framing the urgency of their singles from this period (notably How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' and Lie Dream of a Casino Soul) alongside lengthy rumblings normally restricted to long players. The tumbling and phased