The Light User Syndrome

by The Fall

The Light User Syndrome cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 June 1996
  • Label: Jet
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 59:24
  • Community rating: 3.23/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Julia Nagle, Stephen Hanley, Brix Smith, Karl Burns, Simon Wolstencroft

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Mark E. Smith's remarkably enduring post-punk institution integrated heavy electronic sequencing and chaotic synthesizer noise into their classic, repetitive guitar structures. The deeply cynical, cryptic lyrical observations clash aggressively with frantic, slightly danceable industrial rhythms. The incredibly dense and chaotic recording marks the final appearance of long-time keyboardist and crucial collaborator Brix Smith Start.

Genres

Descriptors: Leftfield, repetitive, noisy, guitars, spoken-word, lo-fi

Tracklist

  1. D.I.Y. Meat (2:37)
  2. Das Vulture Ans Ein Nutter-Wain (3:00)
  3. He Pep! (3:07)
  4. Hostile (3:59)
  5. Stay Away (Old White Train) (2:49)
  6. Spinetrak (3:08)
  7. Interlude/Chilinism (7:05)
  8. Powder Keg (3:16)
  9. Oleano (3:08)
  10. Cheetham Hill (3:31)
  11. The Coliseum (8:08)
  12. Last Chance To Turn Around (3:24)
  13. The Ballard Of J. Drummer (3:21)
  14. Oxymoron (4:02)
  15. Secession Man (4:49)

Credits

  • The Fall - primary artist
  • Stephen Hanley - bass guitar, performer [the fall group:], written-by
  • Simon Wolstencroft - drums, programmed by [programming], performer [the fall group:], written-by
  • Karl Burns - drums, vocals, guitar, performer [the fall group:], written-by
  • Brix Smith - guitar, vocals, performer [the fall group:], written-by
  • Julia Nagle - keyboards, guitar, performer [the fall group:], written-by
  • Lucy Rimmer - performer [the fall group:], vocals
  • Johnny Paycheck - written-by

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