{"product_id":"excavate-9780571358335","title":"Excavate!","description":"\u003cb\u003e A definitive insight into the ever-influential world of Mark E. Smith and The Fall, featuring never-before published essays and ephemera from fans, collectors and the artist and band themselves.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e'They are always different; they are always the same.' John Peel \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the course of their prolific forty-year career The Fall were consistently one of the most influential and unique groups Britain has ever produced, with frontman Mark E. Smith hailed as one of the country's sharpest lyricists. Following Mark E. Smith's death in January 2018, there was an outpouring of tributes from a surprising spectrum of admirers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With contributions from Adelle Stripe, Dan Fox, Elain Harwood, Mark Fisher, Ian Penman and others, alongside never-before seen artwork, photographs, and hand-written material from Smith and the band, Bob Stanley and Tessa Norton book unpack and make sense of the strangely fascinating landscape of The Fall. Illuminating their reference points, lyrical concerns and influences, from shipping dock procedures to Manchester City and contemporary dance to German experimental rock, this book cements their worldview as a vital contribution to British culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eExcavate: The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive atlas to help you navigate The Fall's idiosyncratic world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanley, Bob:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBob Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eYeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop\u003c\/i\u003e (Faber, 2013), and \u003ci\u003eToo Darn Hot\u003c\/i\u003e (Faber, forthcoming), and has written for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNME \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Face\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a filmmaker, and founding member of the group Saint Etienne. He was Writer in Residence at the British Library in 2017. \u003cb\u003e Tessa Norton \u003c\/b\u003ewrites regularly about art, books and music for various publications including \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, and for exhibitions and events including Liverpool Biennial and The Tetley. Throughout 2018 she was an artist in residence at Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridgeshire, where she was commissioned to write \u003ci\u003eThe Fields are Full of Ghosts.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510870937874,"sku":"9780571358335","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1c00561b-ab4a-4685-bfe1-fe2d070f64ce.jpg?v=1730937414","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/excavate-9780571358335","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}