- Hexen Definitive
- Strife Knot
- Ludd Gang
- Wings
- Prole Art Threat
- Tempo House
- Eat Y’self Fitter
- The Man Whose Head Expanded
- Neighbourhood of Infinity
- Kicker Conspiracy
- Hip Priest
- I Feel Voxish
- Mere Pseud Mag Ed
NOTES
Tempo House was released as part of Perverted By Language.
I’d seen Mark at the bar in the Hacienda around April before the American Tour (he was chatting to Richard Kirk from Cabaret Voltaire). I complimented him on the latest Peel Session and asked why they weren’t playing Manchester very often. He remarked “there’s nowhere to play around here” so I replied “what’s wrong with this place?”. Whether this led to this gig is pure conjecture. But maybe?
A gap, for me, of seven months, from the Free Trade Hall gig. A completely different band, albeit only one member less. This was The Fall pummeling their audience into dumb submission. Seven of the thirteen tracks were brand new to me, the bulk of them being motorik ridden laden epics seemingly one one chord, or one riff. Smith in a shiny red shirt with a memorably large collar looking like some sort of mutant Bingo caller or club comic. The “lads” heads down and full of intent.
This gig features the group at their non-commercial zenith, this type of performance would prove a catalyst for a slew of bands who never quite did as well as The Fall in creating a form of anti-music.