The Fall - Live At St. Helens Technical College '81 LP+7” Cassette Danny's efforts at writing dance

Danny's efforts at writing dance music still contain the idiosyncratic approaches of his ambient works: The deadly deep subs and endless echo spirals on "Rising Damp" sounds like someone trying to piece together a Drum & Bass track after an off-hand conversation about the genre

rearrange them and depending on the mood of the moment

multi-layered timbres of Visitations in favor of simple textures and tone

a love song

An album that taps into a history of underground music in Australia as though these tracks themselves could exist on such lauded local compilations as the Little Bands 7”

The Fall - Live At St. Helens Technical College '81 LP+7” Cassette Danny's efforts at writing danceWe've had our ups and downs but it's safe to say Im a fan of The Fall. Still, I can't say I wasn't a little sceptical about this one. Even though it's a prime period document, what on Earth could it reveal about a band I've already spent so much time listening, reading and thinking about? Well, a fair bit actually. This neutral, but not sterile, live recording has got my mind cogs spinning, considering new angles as to why The Fall are one in a