{"title":"House Of All","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"house-of-all","title":"HOUSE Of ALL","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese days everyone loves The Fall, but rarely has a band's rise to cult status been quite as lengthy, unpredictable and unprecedented as that of those lovable Mancunian misfits who went through more line-up comings and goings than anyone sane would bother to count. Martin Bramah, The Fall's singer until Mark E Smith's lesser guitar skills caused them to swap places, was, per Daryl Easlea, \"possibly the last true equal to Smith in the group\" and likewise the longest survivor of the original line-up. Yet while The Fall was later famous for their legendary productivity, Bramah often went great spans of time between releases, releasing fewer albums in thirty-five years (under any guise) than he has in the last seven with Blue Orchids - who already have a fantastic new album in the can. What caused HOUSE Of ALL to come together is something of a mystery. Bramah has joined forces with four other mighty Fall alumni: Steve Hanley, The Fall's longest-serving bassist, as well as his brother Paul Hanley, who drummed on what may be the best run of Fall records, from \"Grotesque\" to \"Bend Sinister\". The three have also played together as Factory Star, for a brief period. Joining them are two surprise members - drummer Simon Wolstencroft, who joined the Fall around the time Paul left, and more surprisingly, guitarist Pete Greenway, The Fall's longserving and final guitarist who has, to our knowledge, never played with the other four before. And the album? Recorded in a burst of intense creativity, we won't tempt to propagandise you, the album speaks or itself, but it wouldn't be a false boast to say that it stands with much of the best Fall or Blue Orchids music, displaying an energy and psychic impulse all its own, each member playing as sharply and with as much drive as ever, around manic motorik grooves and a shocking lack of 'compromise'. It's an album of depth which demands multiple visits to uncover its many dimensions, yet it still satisfies upon first listen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tiny Global Productions","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50389275738443,"sku":"2020924","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50389276164427,"sku":"2020944","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/HOUSE_Of_ALL_-_HOUSE_Of_ALL_de898b04_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726356674"},{"product_id":"continuum-5","title":"CONTINUUM","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat a difference a year makes, right? HOUSE Of ALL's follow-up to their self-titled debut came about at some risk to band and label . . . so absolutely sure of their debut, Martin Bramah asked for an advance on recording costs for the follow-up before their self-titled album had even been released. Needless to say, things went pretty well with the debut, which led to a few sold-out tours, wildly enthusiastic press and great sales. Follow-ups do come with perils, but perhaps Bramah's presumption was the very thing which has allowed CONTINUUM to escape the dread second album syndrome, 2 because . . . it's fantastic! Whatever initial re-establishment of synaptic connection was needed to get things grooving on their debut, after many years since they'd last played together (excepting Peter Greenway, whose genuine bravery in joining four former members of The Fall whom he alone had never played with before) is history now. The grooves are bigger, the lyrics brilliant, Tomos Williams' production is top-notch and the necessity sitting on this album while the first one kept on rolling offered the advantage of allowing Dave Trumfio (of The Mekons and Pulsars) time to fine-tune the mixing and mastering . . . and it sounds HOT. HOUSE Of ALL will be playing plenty of dates (some below) to promote the album, and members will be available for interviews and whatnot throughout the year. And please note the sleeve joke 'continuum' from the first album cover!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tiny Global Productions","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50402599338315,"sku":"2192746","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402599534923,"sku":"2184723","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/HOUSE_Of_ALL__CONTINUUM_255a8ef2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726551818"},{"product_id":"house-of-all-souls","title":"House Of All Souls","description":"\u003cp\u003eA valentine for black hearts! An electric array of magic sounds! The shock return of a missing legend!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe surprise formation of House of llL by five former members of The Fall was bound to provide some pleasant surprises, not the least of which being the creation of an identity distinct from that of any specific Fall line-up, and here the band offer an steep evolution of sound of their two previous albums . . . darker, more elliptic and can we say it? A more mystical sum of talents than most groups ever manage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey’ve kept their open door policy to former members of The Fall and expanded it. Phil Lewis, who's stepped in live for Pete Greenway, makes his studio debut, and the long-lost Karl Burns has emerged from his mystery lair to add a third set of drums to the line-up . . . besting The Glitter Band by 50%! How this will work live has yet to be determined, but the band has already scheduled dates in Spring, 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse Of All Souls\u003c\/i\u003e is somewhat more psychedelic than its predecessors, and despite seven players, each with his own particular style, the songs and production are shockingly cohesive. From the breakneck pace of first tune, Tempest And Storm to the superb album closer, Born At Dawn And Dead At Sunset, there's quite a lot to unpack - it's an album-lover's album, each track magnificent in its own way and impossible for us to pick a fave from the lot of 'em.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlenty has been written about The Fall, whose 50th birthday is just a few years off, but rare is the group with an equally perverse and persuasive influence in that period. When House of All debuted, Martin Bramah remarked on it being \"part of the Fall family continuum\" - a matter of actual fact, given the pedigree of its members. With this, House of All's third full-length album, it's proven fact that the bright lights of those multiple talents behind the band have yet to dim.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tiny Global Productions","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":51144758952267,"sku":"2240861","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51144758264139,"sku":"2240859","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/d72ceabc-bf1b-5d71-3bd3-bbb2ec537f63_a6d41027_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1737642399"},{"product_id":"inklings","title":"Inklings","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt’s hard to fathom Martin Bramah’s trajectory from his beginnings as a guitarist\/writer behind two crazily influential postpunk albums - The Fall’s Live At The Witch Trials and Blue Orchids’ The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain) (vocalist on the latter too, of course) - then nearly three decades of sporadic-at-best activity, offering releases just frequently enough to remind fans of his peculiar brilliance . . . before another stay in the void. Chalk it up to what you want - Mark E. Smith’s utter usurpation of The Fall, his split from partner Una Baines after Blue Orchids’ debut, the vague collapse of rash experimentation in ‘underground’ music as early ‘80s nu-pop and American college rock diluted any real spirit, a few failed attempts at working with with Mark again . . . and maybe just life getting in the way. A sense of lost opportunities isn’t tough to justify. Inasmuch as Martin was originally the singer for The Fall - Mark began as guitarist but couldn’t play! - and given that the group’s mythology was born in an era before that gang of Mancunian misfits had even thought of playing, it’s high irony that 49 years after The Fall began, Martin has both become wildly prolific and the leader of a band with more rights of inheritance to The Fall’s credibility than any other living person could justify . . .yet the band isn’t remarkable for that as it is for the range and wealth extent of their collective powers and talent: two great and original guitarists, three of the UK’s most daringly-skilled drummers, a genuine bass legend, and a brilliant spare Blue Orchid guitarist. Four albums in, the HOUSE Of ALL is getting ambitious, with each album a subtle improvement on the last, forging a path away from their pasts without denying a thing. Inklings differs from the first three for not having being largely improvised at first, with sounds, rhythm, groove and melody later forged into songs. They rehearsed! They had fun doing it! They’re going on an extended tour! There were even extra tracks! We’ll leave it to fans and critics to sit down and analyse the specifics of it all, but Steve, Si, Pete, Phil, Karl and Martin have made a bold and powerful album unlike any other you’ll hear in 2026 . . . stately, majestic, bold and worthy of a group of real survivors. 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