| Artist |
The Fall |
| Album Title: |
Levitate [Limited Edition] |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Old School Punk |
| Format |
CD (2) |
| Released |
09/29/1997 |
| Label |
Artful Records |
| Catalog No |
ARTFUL CDX9 |
| Bar Code No |
5 018524 144426 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| Levitate [Limited Edition] |
| 1.
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Ten Houses Of Eve (3:39)
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| 2.
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Masquerade (3:58)
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| 3.
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Hurricane Edward (5:52)
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| 4.
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I'm A Mummy (2:37)
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| 5.
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The Quartet Of Doc Shanley (3:13)
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| 6.
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Jap Kid (3:03)
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| 7.
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4 1/2 Inch (3:56)
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| 8.
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Spencer Must Die (3:59)
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| 9.
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Jungle Rock (3:10)
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| 10.
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Ol' Gang (3:59)
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| 11.
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Tragic Days (1:29)
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| 12.
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I Come And Stand At Your Door (3:31)
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| 13.
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Levitate (2:49)
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| 14.
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Everybody But Myself (4:14)
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| Levitate [Limited Edition] [disc 2: Special Edition Bonus CD] |
| 1.
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Powderkex (3:16)
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| 2.
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Christmastide (3:43)
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| 3.
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Recipe For Fascism (1:02)
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| 4.
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Pilsner Trail (5:19)
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| 5.
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Everybody But Myself [Live] (3:04)
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| Date Acquired |
06/01/1998 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Let It Be |
| Purchase Price |
19.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry:
The Fall online - Discography: singles & albums |
Notes |
foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-12-10 16:46:40
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Analyzed: The Fall / Levitate
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR16 -0.04 dB -20.43 dB 3:39 01-Ten Houses of Eve
DR12 -0.01 dB -15.82 dB 3:58 02-Masquerade
DR14 -0.06 dB -17.71 dB 5:52 03-Hurricane Edward
DR13 0.00 dB -14.66 dB 2:37 04-I'm a Mummy
DR11 -0.30 dB -13.34 dB 3:14 05-The Quartet of Doc Shanley
DR16 -0.97 dB -19.48 dB 3:03 06-Jap Kid
DR11 -0.80 dB -13.90 dB 3:56 07-4 1/2 Inch
DR15 -0.11 dB -16.68 dB 4:00 08-Spencer Must Die
DR16 0.00 dB -17.76 dB 3:11 09-Jungle Rock
DR10 -1.31 dB -13.91 dB 4:00 10-Ol' Gang
DR13 -4.32 dB -26.26 dB 1:29 11-Tragic Days
DR16 -0.08 dB -18.23 dB 3:31 12-I Come and Stand at Your Door
DR15 0.00 dB -19.56 dB 2:50 13-Levitate
DR14 0.00 dB -15.67 dB 4:15 14-Everybody But Myself
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 822 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-12-10 16:47:21
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Analyzed: The Fall / Levitate (bonus disc), Disc 2
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.01 dB -15.40 dB 3:17 01-Powderkex
DR12 -2.44 dB -15.57 dB 3:44 02-Christmastide
DR15 0.00 dB -18.90 dB 1:03 03-Recipe for Fascism
DR11 -2.18 dB -14.65 dB 5:20 04-Pilsner Trail (live)
DR12 -0.37 dB -14.42 dB 3:04 05-Everybody but Myself (live)
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Number of tracks: 5
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 781 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by John Bush
Mark E. Smith was always in step with progressing musical styles, even if his vocal delivery and abstract material placed him square against the mainstream, so it's not a huge surprise to find breakbeat jungle on Levitate's first track, "Ten Houses of Eve." And the Fall frontman doesn't just add moderate elements of drum'n'bass, he bends electronics to his own will; the synth lines on "Masquerade" and "Jungle Rock" function in the same fashion as ragged guitar lines did on previous albums -- repetitive music for Smith to vamp over, which places him right in the center of the mix. Most of the rest of the album is signature Fall, with raunchy garage rock covers (the completely obscure "I'm a Mummy") and noisy percussive post-punk ("4 1/2 Inch," "Spencer Must Die") alternating with abstract pieces, instrumental or otherwise. Longtime guitarist Craig Scanlon is missing (and definitely missed), but songwriter/programmer/keyboard player Julia Nagle helps contribute to Mark E. Smith's twisted vision. (A special two-disc issue adds five extra tracks.)
Mark Prindle Review:
Levitate - Artful 1997.
9 out of 10
STUDIO ALBUM #19 - What's that I see? Why, it's ANOTHER new Fall album! And man alive, is Mr. Smith getting bizarre in his old age.... After careful consideration, I've determined that this is probably the least accessible and most experimental album in the Fall's lengthy catalog - and it's FOOKIN' ACE!!!! I think so, anyway. I understand that it's receiving mixed reviews in the UK, but I guess that's been the case since the beginning.
Okay, about the record - how to describe? Well, it's... strange! Everything sounds incomplete; the songs seem to be more like collections of drumbeats and sketchy half-riffs than actual fully-developed melodies. At first, it sounded to me like the band was just half-assing it, but then I paid a bit closer attention and now I think I've figured out the situation. See, there's one simple phrase printed on the back cover that I believe makes it crystal clear why this record is so bizarre - "Produced by Mark E. Smith."
Need I really write more, need I? I could be wrong, but I'm almost positive that this is the first time ever that Mark has produced a Fall record on his own, without a real producer standing by to say, "Umm, Mark? You can't DO that...." As such, the whole damn thing sounds like "Paintwork" - the "songs" will alternately be just a muffled keyboard noise with a funky beat, or a fuzzed-out bass with Mark talking over it, or a pretty little electric piano line with nothing behind it, or.... Oh, why go on? WHY??? My point here is that, even though these songs sound like incomplete constructions, I'd bet probably half a dollar that these ditties actually WERE at one time complete songs, but Mark purposely screwed everything up in post-production. I can just see the rest of the band (especially the two new guitarists, whose input seems to have been nearly entirely deleted from the final mix) sitting down and listening to the final product with these huge furrows in their brow as they nudge each other and ask, "It didn't sound like that when we PLAYED it, did it? I thought I remembered there being a melody in that song!"
Okay, then, anyway, I still haven't described the music too well, so I'll try - it's very drum-and-keyboard dependent. Very dancey, but not at all in that slick Infotainment Scan way. This is sort of like organic electronica, with bass fuzz, Mark's shouting, and assorted guitar planking and tinkly keyboard noises layered all atop Simon and Karl's typically topnotch trappin', hank. Some of the bits sound like rockabilly (when the guitar shows up), but the overall mood is really one of noisy and almost industrial-sounding (though it's clearly man-made, which adds a good deal of warmth to the proceedings) dance music. It makes ME dance anyway! Forget U2's Pop. Hell, for all I care, forget the Chemical Brothers and all that other Spin magazine stuff. THIS is the sound of modern innovative dance music. Dissonant, minimalist, juvenile, interesting, rockin', and FUN! I personally find the songs really catchy too, but I'll leave that up to you. Go Fall Go! Mark's still keeping the dream alive. Levitate is a great album.
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