Fall - Photoscapes

by Darren Aston

published: 8 / 2 / 2017

intro

Darren Aston takes photographs of The Fall at the Arts Club in Liverpool on the 21st January

Having celebrated their fortieth anniversary last year, The Fall are a British musical institution who have become renowned for their distorted and abrasive sound, singer Mark E. Smith's cryptic lyrics and the large number of musicians who have passed through their ranks. The current line-up of The Fall consists as well as Smith on vocals of Pete Greenway ( guitar), Dave Spurr (bass), Keiron Melling and Paul Bonney (drums). The Fall released their thirtieth and latest album, 'Sub-Lingual Tablet', on Cherry Red Records in 2015. These photographs of Mark E. Smith were taken at a show on January 21st at the Liverpool Arts Club by Darren Aston.

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