The Fall - The Infotainment Scan - Review

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While 'Paranoia Man' had confused me, 'Light' / 'Fireworks' made me wonder if I was listening to the same album. Perhaps somewhere between the original owner's purchase and it arriving with me someone had hilariously taped themselves spinning the record backwards, or a Fall TV appearance through a karaoke microphone. There was the faint sound of Smith in the background - amidst distant, indiscernible clattering - followed by what I assumed to be somebody spinning the record really fast, still taping the result. It was only when I eventually came to own a vinyl copy that I realised this track actually existed pretty much like that. I'm still glad it confused me so much, I think if getting into The Fall was going to be as easy as it first seemed the eventual rewards would not have been as great.

read Neil Macdonald's full review at The Quietus

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