Was always in step with progressing musical styles, even if his vocal delivery and abstract material placed him square against the mainstream, so it's not a huge surprise to find breakbeat jungle on 's first track, 'Ten Houses of Eve.' And the Fall frontman doesn't just add moderate elements of drum'n'bass, he bends electronics to his own will; the synth lines on 'Masquerade' and 'Jungle Rock' function in the same fashion as ragged guitar lines did on previous albums - repetitive music for to vamp over, which places him right in the center of the mix. Most of the rest of the album is signature, with raunchy garage rock covers (the completely obscure 'I'm a Mummy') and noisy percussive post-punk ('4 1/2 Inch,' 'Spencer Must Die') alternating with abstract pieces, instrumental or otherwise.
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Longtime guitarist is missing (and definitely missed), but songwriter/programmer/keyboard player helps contribute to 's twisted vision. (A special two-disc issue adds five extra tracks.).
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Levitate by Released 29 September 1997 Recorded mid-1997 West Heath Studios, Beethoven Street Studios, London PWL Studios, Length 49: 35 Artful Records chronology (1996) 1996 Levitate (1997) (1999) 1999 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating 8/10 Levitate is an album (the 19th) by, released in 1997 on Artful Records. Levitate became the last album to feature two long-time Fall members, drummer and bass player (whose playing was once described by Smith as the defining element of the group's music).
The album remains out of print to date, as Artful went bankrupt in the early 2000. Contents. Recording background Levitate was recorded amidst a difficult period for the group, described by personnel turmoil, financial troubles and 's alcohol and drug abuse. Longtime members and were both fired, and fellow guitarist and Smith's ex-wife (a key part of the group in the 1980s before quitting and briefly rejoining in the mid-90s) quit during the disastrous tour in support of. The album was initially going to be produced by Keir Stewart and Simon Spencer (who previously collaborated with Smith under the moniker D.O.S.E. On the 1995 single 'Plug Myself In').
Most of the recordings took place at 's studio in West Hampstead. However, Stewart and Spencer soon fell out with Smith over payments and left after a week, taking most of the tapes with them. The only tracks from these sessions to make the album were '4½ Inch' (allegedly edited out of samples of a rehearsal recording), 'Spencer', later re-dubbed by Smith as 'Spencer Must Die', and 'The Quartet of Doc Shanley'. Drummer also left the group midway through the sessions, unhappy with Smith's treatment of his writing contributions, particularly 'Everybody But Myself'. He was replaced by the returning Burns, while the guitar position was taken by Scottish artist Tommy Crooks, despite him only having limited ability on guitar. The album features several covers - 'I'm a Mummy' by & and 'Jungle Rock' by, as well as an interpretation of the song 'I Come and Stand At Every Door', based on a poem by and a traditional tune, previously performed by, and ('Jap Kid' is an instrumental version of this track). Another track, 'Tragic Days', is a poorly recorded fragment of a jam session at 's flat back in 1990, when Bramah still played in The Fall.
'Masquerade' was re-recorded from the album version and released as a single in February 1998 to coincide with the group's leader receiving the Godlike Genius award at the Awards. It reached number 59 in the UK charts. 'Masquerade' sessions also produced a b-side 'Calendar', a collaboration with then-unknown Damon Gough (aka ) which came about after a chance meeting when Smith allegedly mistook Gough's car for a taxi outside the pub. The album was followed by another shambolic tour. Smith sacked the whole group in Ireland in November, although they were re-instated within days. The situation was further exacerbated by the group's growing debts and subsequent arrival of a large VAT bill, which left Smith and Steve Hanley in danger of their houses being repossessed.
It was during the US tour in 1998 that the group essentially fell apart, leaving Smith with only Nagle's support in rebuilding the group for their next album.