The Fall Code: Selfish (Vinyl)

This is the record that pointed the way towards the electronic music explosion that was looming, but seemed visible to only Mark E. Smith.

As the Fall enters it’s third decade Smith lets you know right off the bat that’s he heading for a new direction with 1991’s Code: Selfish. After having plumbed the depths of punk and flirted with pop success, Smith and his bandmates have fashioned a new sound around the synthetic textures and programmed waves provided by the recently added Dave Bush on keyboards. The enemies now are technology and the pursuit of wealth

Hanley and Scanlon are as rock solid as ever, and Bush joins Smith, Steve Hanley (bass), Craig Scanlon (guitar), and Simon Wolstencroft (drums) in producing a record that is quite possibly as good as anything they have ever done.

Tracklist:
The Birmingham School Of Business School
Free Range
Return
Time Enough At Last
Everything Hurtz
Immortality
Two-Face!
Just Waiting
So-called Dangerous
Gentlemen’s Agreement
Married, 2 Kids
Crew Filth