Hex Enduction Hour

by The Fall

Hex Enduction Hour cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 March 1982
  • Label: Kamera
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:51:56
  • Community rating: 4.02/5 from 11 ratings

Artists on this release: Kay Carroll, Paul Hanley, Steve Hanley, Craig Scanlon, Marc Riley, Karl Burns, Mark E. Smith

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Built on a relentless two-drummer rhythm section, 'Hex Enduction Hour' is a deliberately raw and confrontational album defined by its jagged, lo-fi production. Recorded in unconventional venues, including an Icelandic studio and a disused English cinema, the tracks capture a chaotic live energy. Frontman Mark E. Smith's caustic, semi-narrative lyrics are pushed high in the mix, establishing an abrasive Northern aesthetic that combines kitchen-sink realism with occult folklore to critique contemporary culture.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, repetitive, talk-singing, abrasive, unpolished

Tracklist

  1. The Classical
  2. Jawbone and the Air-Rifle
  3. Hip Priest
  4. Fortress / Deer Park
  5. Mere Pseud Mag. Ed.
  6. Winter (Hostel-Maxi)
  7. Winter 2
  8. Just Step S'ways
  9. Who Makes the Nazis?
  10. Iceland
  11. And This Day

Credits

  • Mark E. Smith - vocals, tape, guitar, producer, artwork, Producer, Tape, Guitar, Vocal
  • Steve Hanley - bass guitar, vocals, Bass Guitar, Vocal
  • Paul Hanley - drums, guitar, Drums (drum Set), Guitar
  • Karl Burns - drums, vocals, tape, Drums (drum Set), Tape, Vocal
  • Marc Riley - electric organ, guitar, electric piano, Guitar, Electronic Organ, Electric Piano, Background Vocals Vocal
  • Craig Scanlon - guitar, vocals, piano, Background Vocals Vocal
  • Kay Carroll - vocals, percussion, Percussion, Vocal
  • Alan Skinner - artwork [cover]
  • Tony J. Sutcliffe - engineer
  • Richard Mazda - producer, Producer

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