Excavate!: The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall
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- Author：Bob Stanley
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Summary
This is a book about Mark E。 Smith and The Fall - or more precisely， their ever-influential world。 The Fall were so many things， so many worlds; if you got it （and not everyone did）， they represented everything。
'To 50，000 Fall Fans: please buy this inspired & inspiring， profound & provocative， beautiful & bonkers Book of Revelations， choc-stock-full of loving Acts by true Apostles， simultaneously both the scrapbook you wished you'd kept and a portal to futures & pasts， known & unknown， & a Fantastic Celebration of this Nation's Saving Grace。'
DAVID PEACE
'Mind blowing 。 。 。 there is so much to enjoy in this brilliant book。'
TIM BURGESS
'A container sized treasure trove bursting at the hinges with strangeness and wonder 。 。 。 I strongly advise you to buy it。'
MAXINE PEAKE
This is not a book about a rock band。 This is not even a book about Mark E Smith。 This is a book about The Fall group - or more precisely， their world。
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。
'[EXCAVATE！ is] an insane hardback fanzine of found items from one of Mark E。 Smith's carrier bags and essays by a really fascinating variety of people 。 。 。 this whole book is the most wonderful， unashamedly intellectual， pretentious， ridiculous， exciting hymn to this incredible group。'
ANDY MILLER， BACKLISTED
' Excavate！ is testament to the power such an effort sets out to rationalise， domesticate and destroy， placing The Fall in the hidden heart of the last 40 years of contemporary art。'
THE WIRE
'A satisfying reminder of Smith's scabrous wit， unique visual style and rich literary hinterland。'
CLASSIC ROCK
'A thoroughly engrossing， insightful and immersive trawl through the wonderfully strange Fall-world' RECORD COLLECTOR
'To 50，000 Fall Fans: please buy this inspired & inspiring， profound & provocative， beautiful & bonkers Book of Revelations， choc-stock-full of loving Acts by true Apostles， simultaneously both the scrapbook you wished you'd kept and a portal to futures & pasts， known & unknown， & a Fantastic Celebration of this Nation's Saving Grace。'
DAVID PEACE
'Mind blowing 。 。 。 there is so much to enjoy in this brilliant book。'
TIM BURGESS
'A container sized treasure trove bursting at the hinges with strangeness and wonder 。 。 。 I strongly advise you to buy it。'
MAXINE PEAKE
This is not a book about a rock band。 This is not even a book about Mark E Smith。 This is a book about The Fall group - or more precisely， their world。
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。
'[EXCAVATE！ is] an insane hardback fanzine of found items from one of Mark E。 Smith's carrier bags and essays by a really fascinating variety of people 。 。 。 this whole book is the most wonderful， unashamedly intellectual， pretentious， ridiculous， exciting hymn to this incredible group。'
ANDY MILLER， BACKLISTED
' Excavate！ is testament to the power such an effort sets out to rationalise， domesticate and destroy， placing The Fall in the hidden heart of the last 40 years of contemporary art。'
THE WIRE
'A satisfying reminder of Smith's scabrous wit， unique visual style and rich literary hinterland。'
CLASSIC ROCK
'A thoroughly engrossing， insightful and immersive trawl through the wonderfully strange Fall-world' RECORD COLLECTOR
Reviews
Gavin Hogg
，
Wonderful and frightening。 A book that studies the prism of The Fall from various angles and perspectives。 Right up my strasse。
Gary Fowles
，
Good not great。 The posters， photos， handwritten MES images and various bits and bobs from throughout the Fall’s career are superb。 Then we come to the essays that are peppered throughout， the quality of which fluctuates wildly。 The best are personal takes， the worst are insufferably pretentious。 The sort of thing of thing Smith would have grumbled as being ‘student’。
Glenn
，
Back when I was a rock critter my take on The Fall was that their material was for all intents and purposes completely indecipherable。 This erudite and passionate compendium， with magnificent illustrations， demonstrates that the indecipherability was not absolute。。。Some of the essays are a tad precious but most are exciting and illuminating。。。and of course I've been binge-listening to the band since。 Some knowledge of Industrial British history and football clubs will be a great help to the lay Back when I was a rock critter my take on The Fall was that their material was for all intents and purposes completely indecipherable。 This erudite and passionate compendium， with magnificent illustrations， demonstrates that the indecipherability was not absolute。。。Some of the essays are a tad precious but most are exciting and illuminating。。。and of course I've been binge-listening to the band since。 Some knowledge of Industrial British history and football clubs will be a great help to the lay reader。。。 。。。more
Blane
，
As one of those 50，000 hardcore Fall fans （is there such a thing as a "casual" Fall fan？）， I was excited to hear of the publication of this book。 The included full-color ephemera & original LP cover art photos were refreshing to see （but similar goodies have been included in the various reissue projects over the years） and the essays were wildly uneven。。。so 2。5 stars， rounded up to 3。 As one of those 50，000 hardcore Fall fans （is there such a thing as a "casual" Fall fan？）， I was excited to hear of the publication of this book。 The included full-color ephemera & original LP cover art photos were refreshing to see （but similar goodies have been included in the various reissue projects over the years） and the essays were wildly uneven。。。so 2。5 stars， rounded up to 3。 。。。more
John
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