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Excavate!
The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall
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Excavate! will appeal to fans of the Fall, music enthusiasts interested in punk and alternative culture, and readers fascinated by the intersection of music, literature, and art.
A definitive insight into the ever-influential world of Mark E. Smith and the Fall, featuring never-before published essays and ephemera from fans, collectors and the artist and band themselves.
A definitive insight into the ever-influential world of Mark E. Smith and the Fall, bringing together previously unseen artwork, rare ephemera and handwritten material, alongside essays by a slate of fans.
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"Mark E Smith provided me with an alternative education, looping me into Camus, and Arthur Machen, and William Blake, and Can, and dub and old garage punk and rock'n'roll." - Stewart Lee
Over a prolific forty-year career, the Fall created a world that was influential, idiosyncratic and fiercely original - and defied simple categorisation. Their frontman and lyricist Mark E. Smith spun opaque tales that resisted conventional understanding; the Fall's worldview was an education in its own right. Who wouldn't want to be armed with a working knowledge of M. R. James, shipping-dock procedures, contemporary dance, Manchester City and Can? The group inspired and shaped the lives of those who listened to and tried to make sense of their work.
Bringing together previously unseen artwork, rare ephemera and handwritten material, alongside essays by a slate of fans, Excavate! is a vivid, definitive record - an illumination of the dark corners of the Fall's wonderful and frightening world.
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Mark E. Smith is celebrated as a cultural icon by figures such as Billy Bragg. Stewart Lee praises Smith for providing an alternative education by introducing listeners to great writers and musicians, weaving in influences from literature and eclectic music genres, which highlights the deep intellectual and cultural impact of the Fall.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780571358335
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 April 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Contributors:
- Original author Bob Stanley
- Original author Tessa Norton
- Original author Mr Bob Stanley
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 33.0mm
Width: 195.0mm
Height: 252.0mm
Weight: 1220g
Pages: 360
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About the Author
Bob Stanley is the author of Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop (Faber, 2013), and Too Darn Hot (Faber, forthcoming), and has written for the Guardian, The Times, NME and The Face. He is also a filmmaker, and founding member of the group Saint Etienne. He was Writer in Residence at the British Library in 2017.
Tessa Norton writes regularly about art, books and music for various publications including The Wire, and for exhibitions and events including Liverpool Biennial and The Tetley. Throughout 2018 she was an artist in residence at Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridgeshire, where she was commissioned to write The Fields are Full of Ghosts.
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