| Artist |
The Fall |
| Album Title: |
Your Future Our Clutter |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: General Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
05/04/2010 |
| Label |
Domino Recording Company, Ltd. |
| Catalog No |
DNO 264 |
| Bar Code No |
8 01390 02642 3 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
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O.F.Y.C. Showcase (5:50)
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| 2.
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Bury Pts. 1 + 3 (6:36)
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| 3.
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Mexico Wax Solvent (6:13)
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| 4.
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Cowboy George (5:42)
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| 5.
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Hot Cake (3:17)
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| 6.
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Y.F.O.C. / Slippy Floor (7:41)
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| 7.
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Chino (5:20)
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| 8.
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Funnel of Love (2:55)
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| 9.
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Weather Report 2 (6:36)
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| Date Acquired |
05/18/2010 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
11.99 |
Web Links |
All Musivc Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry:
The Fall online - Discography: singles & albums |
Notes |
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Analyzed: The Fall / Your Future Our Clutter
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.17 dB -8.84 dB 5:50 01-O.F.Y.C. Showcase
DR7 -1.00 dB -9.52 dB 6:36 02-Bury, Pts. 1 + 3
DR8 -1.00 dB -10.24 dB 6:14 03-Mexico Wax Solvent
DR8 -0.18 dB -10.53 dB 5:42 04-Cowboy George
DR7 -1.00 dB -9.14 dB 3:18 05-Hot Cake
DR7 -1.00 dB -9.39 dB 7:42 06-Y.F.O.C./Slippy Floor
DR8 -1.00 dB -9.79 dB 5:20 07-Chino
DR7 -0.24 dB -9.07 dB 2:56 08-Funnel of Love
DR7 -0.13 dB -8.82 dB 6:37 09-Weather Report 2
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 809 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by David Jeffries
Entering on “O.F.Y.C. Showcase” with that lurch and throb that they do so well -- guitar, drums, and bass in perfect Mancabilly sync -- the Fall sound as vital as ever on Your Future Our Clutter, their 28th studio album leader/vocalist Mark E. Smith describes perfectly with the song's line “a showcase of proud talent.” Add the cover artwork which, in a rare move, features pictures of the bandmembers, and fans can correctly assume that everything is good in the Fall's often tumultuous world as the members from their previous effort all show up here. It’s also safe to assume and that this album is going to feature some esoteric references to their previous work along with some other oddball moves that are best appreciated by Fall regulars. Two songs in and Smith is giving us a minute and a half of recordings off his cheap hand-held tape recorder, a regular stage prop as of late, but part three of “Bury” is the stomping payoff, rewarding those who have learned to savor the man's eccentricities with a serious kick in the gut. “Mexico Wax Solvent” references the band's previous effort, Imperial Wax Solvent, and maybe even its universally positive reviews with Smith’s declaration “I am invincible!” Then the bizarre happens as layers of Western guitars and Smith's cut-up tale of “Cowboy George” combine for an unexpected Fall classic. From here on through it's back to the usual business with two tight hook/sharp riff/caustic Smith tracks (“Hot Cake,” “Y.F.O.C./Slippy Floor”) mixing with the surprise rave-up cover song (Wanda Jackson's “Funnel of Love”) along with two of those elaborate numbers (“Chino,” “Weather Report 2”) that take time to untangle. These knotty tracks are worth the effort as they are two prime Fall epics, and when Smith exits with “You don't deserve rock & roll” on the closer, the whole theme of the band and fan relationship has come full circle. Too insider to cross over or consider one of their classics, but an otherwise solid Fall effort offering everything fans require.
Pitchfork - 8.0
The only thing more unstable than the Fall's membership over the past 34 years has been their label situation. Fall figurehead Mark E. Smith seems happy to release his music on any ol' label that'll have him, whether it's A-list indies (Beggars Banquet, Rough Trade), under-the-radar imprints (Narnack, Action Records), or companies best known for issuing budget-series classic-rock concert DVDs (Eagle Rock). These shifts are emblematic of the band's own tumble along the mainstream/underground divide, creating those rips in the space-time continuum that allow the Fall to score the occasional Top 40 UK chart entry, Mark E. Smith to get gigs reading soccer scores on national sports telecasts, or "Hip Priest" to become the key punchline in yet another Hitler/Downfall video parody.
But in a career that's defied all logic and convention, the Fall's signing to Domino makes perfect sense, given both the label's own over/underground balancing act and the fact that the Fall's influence can be felt in many of Domino's marquee acts (Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys among them). And while there's rarely been a correlation between the accessibility of a given Fall album and the profile of the label releasing it, the lean, brute-force rockers on Your Future Our Clutter suggest that the Fall might actually be taking this upgrade to Domino seriously.
The new album was recorded with the same lineup that debuted on 2008's Imperial Wax Solvent, but you'd never know it without close inspection of the liners-- in sharp contrast to that album's playful, sloppy sprawl (typified by the hilarious centerpiece ramble "50 Year Old Man"), Your Future Our Clutter sees Smith assuming the role of military drill sergeant to unleash a more pointed offensive against The Kids. From the opening theme "O.F.Y.C. Showcase" onward, Smith outfits his charges with single-chord morse-code riffs and lockstep rhythms before gradually ratcheting up the intensity; by the time we hit the gonzo second act of "Y.F.O.C./Slippy Floor", the Fall are thrashing about like a totally wired Led Zeppelin. And whether Smith is shouting, "Your Future! Our Clutter!" or "Our Future! Your Clutter!"-- as he's wont to invert them-- he sounds particularly enthused by the prospect of leaving the next generation to inherit a world of shit.
Your Future Our Clutter is noticeably bereft of the call-and-response group chants that defined the Fall's mid-1980s classics as well as its most recent successes (see: "Theme From Sparta FC", "What About Us?"). Instead, Smith's free-ranging rants gain focus as the music accrues momentum and menace: "Bury Pts. 1 + 3" takes a verse-by-verse ascension from lo-fi to fierce hi-fi stomper, as if to mock those who intentionally use crude production values-- "a new way of recording," Smith sneers, "a chain around the neck." But Smith also invests Your Future Our Clutter with moments of surprising sensitivity (disquieting ballad "Weather Report 2") and self-aware reflection: During the late-night prowl of "Chino", Smith repeats, "When do I quit?" Coming from any other grizzled 53-year-old artist, you might interpret that statement as an admission of mortality and humility. But given the irrepressible vitality heard throughout Your Future Our Clutter, it's a question that, I'm happy to report, still has no answer.
— Stuart Berman, May 7, 2010
Mark Prindle Review:
Your Future Our Clutter - Domino 2010
8 out of 10
STUDIO ALBUM #27 - Against all expectations, the Imperial Wax Solvent line-up has survived intact to record a second Fall album! On first listen, I absolutely hated this album. "It's just a bunch of eight-hour-long garage rockers!" I shouted angrily at God. Those around me fought me all the way; "It's good," they vehemently argued, dangerously and filled with destructive rage. Well, I'm here to tell you one thing once and forever: those around me were right!
The songs are definitely long (seven of the nine exceed five minutes), but the chosen genre isn't Garage Rock; it's Fall Sound -- meaning it's all over the place. For example, "O.F.Y.C. Showcase" tricked me into hearing it as a generic three-note Kingsmen rocker until I listened closer and discovered that it steadily grows and progresses, adding additional harmony notes on top of the original notes until by the end it has become a loud screaming wall of Krautrock joy. For a second example, the four-note "Mexico Wax Solvent" riff is as simple as any Pebbles track, but it's set to a funky dance-ass beat motherfucker and comes complete with multiple organ tones, lovely guitar arpeggio and even some gorgeous Stereolab vibes. For a third example, "Bury Pts. 1 + 3" is... well, garage rock. Why lie during this time of crisis, with the terrorists and 7-11.
But the rest of the album doesn't come within a fly's glance of garage rock, so I must have prejudged it based on my initial distaste for the first three songs. "Cowboy George" spends three minutes as an intense rollicking spaghetti western before suddenly switching to drumless psych-poetry. "Chino" will make you puke on the dance floor with its queasy slide bass and slow groove beat. "Weather Report" begins as a shambolic take on a Shiftwork-style ballad before giving up and turning into click-swoosh noises and Mark insisting, "You don't deserve rock and roll!" Furthermore, the "Funnel of Love" cover is melodic pop, "Slippy Floor" remains cowpunk, and the new mix of "Hot Cake" is too swinging and snappy to make the garage scene.
The energy level is high, the mix is crystal clear but not the slightest bit slick, and the hooks are galore. The songs generally consist of catchy bass and crisp drums holding down the fort as multiple guitars and organs make the rounds of noise and melody. It's these dynamic lead parts (and Mark's exuberant vocals) that enable the bassist to get away with playing one or two simple riffs for six or seven minutes apiece. There's also a lot of wiggly, bendy guitarwork -- tremelo bar or actual tremelo? Only Peter Greenway knows the truth! And he's too busy with The Second Cook, The Other Thief, His New Wife & Her Follow-up Lover to c
In utter finality, Your Future Our Clutter is the 27th good Fall album in a row. Take that, Take That!
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