Premiere: Imperial Wax – ‘Art Of Projection’

Blistering post-punk delivered by former members of The Fall...

There's this myth about The Fall that Mark E Smith was hiring and firing on an hourly basis.

The truth is a bit more prosaic. Sure, the old adage about him and your Gran on bongos holds water, but truly The Fall worked at their best when it was a stable, and lasting unit.

The band's final line up was actually one of their best, releasing some exceptionally fine, and always brave, music in the process.

New group Imperial Wax boast three veterans of The Fall in their line up, each sharing some 11 years experience in the legendary band.

Lining up as Sam Curran and Keiron Melling, Dave Spurr and Pete Greenway, Imperial Wax make a fine racket of their own, with new album 'Gastwerk Saboteurs' out now via Saustex Records.

Crunching noise rock with a muscular post-rock sensibility, the album wipes the floor with sundry much younger and much more hyped contemporaries.

We're able to share the video for 'Art Of Projection' and it's a fine affair, the dense array of edits linking to the all-out confusion induced by their raucous endeavour.

Tune in now.

Catch Imperial Wax at the following shows:

May
30 Huddersfield The Parish
31 Manchester Night People

June
2 Brighton Prince Albert
3 Bristol Rough Trade
6 London The Islington
7 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
13 Glasgow Broadcast
14 Newcastle Think Tank? Underground

November
6 Dublin The Sound House
7 Limerick Kasbah Social Club
8 Galway Roisin Dubh
9 Belfast Speakeasy

Join us on Vero, as we get under the skin of global cultural happenings. Follow Clash Magazine as we skip merrily between clubs, concerts, interviews and photo shoots. Get backstage sneak peeks and a true view into our world as the fun and games unfold.

Buy Clash Magazine

-
Join the Clash mailing list for up to the minute music, fashion and film news.