THE FALL - Slates LP Minimal Wave with recordings captured in the

with recordings captured in the forests and caves of rural Quebec

Loon became active in music at an early age

tape loops and synthesizers

the two side-long snapshots Roger presents feel far more spontaneous and rustic than those trappings might suggest

THE FALL - Slates LP Minimal Wave with recordings captured in theLP edition compiles the six tracks from the original EP release, their March 1981 Peel session and an early '80s studio outtake. Liner notes by Brian Turner. If The Fall truly is a cult band, then Slates both benefits from and reinforces such shrouded obsessions. In presenting these six particular songs as a 10 inch EP, the inherent and attractive difficulty of The Fall's sound is made physical, framing the urgency of their singles from this period