Blue Orchids - Skull Jam - 10" |-Music History

This is their first EP in over twenty years and it spans every aspect of the band's sound and ide- as. The title track, "Skull Jam" is a short slice of pop-noise which harkens back to the off-kilter scree of early songs like "Disney Boys." Their 1982 debut album had an embryonic recording of "Hanging Man" . This new version has a meteoric motorik vibe that the original never hinted at. "The Devil's Answer" is a Atomic Rooster cover. But for many, the plum is "Work Before The Moon Falls." Written shortly before Bramah's original departure from The Fall, its lyrics were held back by Mark E Smith for a different tune, which became a standout track on the second Fall album, "Dragnet