1995 - 2001 The Fall
One of the first concerts employed as keyboard player with The Fall
was the launch for album
'Cerebral Caustic'
Julia Nagle, keyboards
Karl Burns, drums
(L-R) Steve Hanley, bass and Craig Scanlon, guitar
Mark Smith, vocals
Simon Wolstencroft, drums
Brix Smith Start, guitar
Filmed rehearsal at Vector Studios in Stockport in January 1995
Recording The Light User Syndrome Album
Working at Suite 16 studio in Rochdale, Manchester
and later in London.
The group recorded single The Chiselers
before continuing to record album The Light User Syndrome.
L-R Brix Smith Start, Karl Burns and Simon Wolstencroft
Rex Sargeant tuning the drums
Steve Hanley
Craig Scanlon
Listen to computer tracks programmed for the album; He Pep and Oxymoron
Brix Smith Start
L-R Mark E Smith and Mike Bennet studio in London
video here done for a music channel acoustic session
on tour
Mark Smith at airport
Karl Burns, Saltzburg, Austria
Brix on stage at The Hacienda, Mancheter
The stage post soundcheck with one of Anthony Frosts backdrops.
Craig Scanlon and Steve Hanley in Berlin
Simon Wolstencroft, Berlin
On the bus at an early hour to catch a flight from Heathrow, London
Karl Burns, ferry to Dublin
A break during transit
Craig Scanlon in a hotel.
nasty and nice poses from Brix, before The Phoenix Festival
Taken from the stage, while preparing to go on at The Phoenix festival.
Fall footie (Belgium)
Julia, Barcelona
Brix, London.
Mark, Salford.
Edwyn Collins and Seb, at a book launch in London, when recording at their studio in London for the Levitate album was discussed.
Mark with Anthony Frost ,
artist responsible for some Fall backdrops and record sleeves.
Taken by Basil (aged 10). Mark and Julia re-stringing a guitar on the day Touch Sensitive was written in December 1997
The ill-fated tour to promote Levitate (album) in March 1998. It led to the band splitting up and Mark being arrested.
The day Mark had the charges against him dropped and was released with the help of Steve Sapporitto, April 1998
Back in London June 1998 with stand in drummer Kate Themen. Karen Latham joined the group shortly after playing bass.
A spoken word album 'The Post Nearly Man' by Mark was worked on late 1997 and early 1998, recording various segments that helped create the montage of the album released in August 1998. A few concerts to promote the album followed including Nick Caves 'Sacred and Profane' celebration of the spoken word at Londons Royal Festival Hall and the Stanza Poetry Festival in St Andrews.
There was a collaboration with Elastica on their album 'The Menace' during 1999.
This is one of the songs we helped with.
A new Fall line up for album 'The Marshall Suite' drummer Tom Head.
Video done for Touch Sensitive in 1999
Neville Wilding, guitar.
Adam Helal, bass.
A concert in Derby 1999.
The album 'The Unutterable' was recorded and released in 2000.
'Dr Buck's Letter' from 'The Unutterable'A Christmas tour in the UK followed to promote the album with Spencer Birtwhistle playing drums.
The group line up changed again in January 2001. Integrating and rehearsing the seemingly endless stream of new group members took it's toll. Also a desire to spend more time with family encouraged the decision to take a break from das gruppe. A few European concerts followed and the last contribution was keyboards on a live recording of 'Ibis Afro Man' from The Falls next album 'Are You Are Missing Winner'.
