Bubble Witch Saga is a popular mobile game developed by King, the same company behind Candy Crush Saga. It is a puzzle game that follows the adventures of a witch named Stella who is on a mission to save her fairy friends from an evil dark wizard named Wilbur. In the game, players are tasked with clearing a series of bubbles by shooting matching colored bubbles at them. The goal is to clear all the bubbles on the screen to progress to the next level and ultimately defeat Wilbur. The game features over 500 levels, each with its own unique challenges and obstacles. As players progress, they can unlock special power-ups and abilities that help them clear bubbles more effectively.
When the Fall’s “Industrial Estate” plays during the closing credits of High-Rise–Ben Wheatley’s new big-screen adaptation of J. G. Ballard’s classic novel–it’s more than a case of similar subject matter. True, the film is about urban malaise, and so is the song. But Ballard’s vision of a tower block turned hermetic, ingrown, incestuous, and cannibalistic unfolds with a clinical exactitude. On the other hand, “Industrial Estate” is a spew of dissonant chaos, fugue-state chants, and malfunctioning carnival organs that inhabits the liminal space between punk and post-punk–just like the rest of album it appears on, the Fall’s 1979 debut Live at the Witch Trials. At the time, the first wave of post-punks were taking Johnny Rotten’s “no future” rant and parsing it like surgeons, laying it bare and reducing it to its components like Ballard. The Fall were no exception but, where many of their contemporaries used anesthetic and scalpels, they packed switchblades.
No Xmas for John Quays, meanwhile, almost establishes the Fall formula on its own Smith chanting and yelling over a quick, semi-rockabilly shamble and attack punctuated by unexpected stops and starts. By the time the eight-minute closer Music Scene crawls its way into oblivion en route, beating Public Image Ltd s similarly distended Theme and Fodderstompf to the punch by months the Fall had already established themselves as something far more wobbly and toxic than the emerging post-punk mass.
As players progress, they can unlock special power-ups and abilities that help them clear bubbles more effectively. While the game is free to download and play, it does offer in-app purchases for additional lives, power-ups, and other items. However, players can also play the game without making any purchases and can earn in-game currency by completing levels and challenges.
The Fall - Live At The Witch Trials LP
The first full-length album of The Fall, Live At The Witch Trials, is not actually a live album. Emerging out of a two-day studio session at Camden Sound in North West London during a sickly December of 1978, Witch Trials amounts to the sinister foundation of the band's diverse sound. Every song explores drastically different styles and wild terrain, leaving much to decipher over its eleven tracks.
"Frightened" has magnetic attraction / repulsion that shifts between Martin Bramah's skeletal guitar, Yvonne Pawlett's plastic keyboards and the lurching rhythm section of Marc Riley and Karl Burns. Mark E. Smith's mesmerizing bark and eerie lyrics warp the cosmic context with each repeated non-chorus. "Rebellious Jukebox" takes yet another turn and showcases the band's more melodic leanings.
One gets the sense that The Fall are in a time-travel hallucination (from 19th century witch trials to a scathing critique of the late-70s punk scene) where the band's snot-nosed scrabble afflicts the shape of pop to come. As Smith dictates, "We are The Fall, northern white crap that talks back."
Superior Viaduct's edition is the first time that Live At The Witch Trials has been available on vinyl domestically since its initial release in 1979. Liner notes by Brian Turner.
Track Listing:
- Frightened
- Crap Rap 2 / Like To Blow
- Rebellious Jukebox
- No Xmas For John Quays
- Mother-Sister!
- Industrial Estate
- Underground Medecin
- Two Steps Back
- Live At The Witch Trials
- Futures And Pasts
- Music Scene
"Frightened" has magnetic attraction / repulsion that shifts between Martin Bramah's skeletal guitar, Yvonne Pawlett's plastic keyboards and the lurching rhythm section of Marc Riley and Karl Burns. Mark E. Smith's mesmerizing bark and eerie lyrics warp the cosmic context with each repeated non-chorus. "Rebellious Jukebox" takes yet another turn and showcases the band's more melodic leanings.
Overall, Bubble Witch Saga is a fun and addictive puzzle game that offers hours of entertainment. Its charming graphics, challenging levels, and addictive gameplay make it a hit among players of all ages. Whether you're a casual player looking to kill some time or a dedicated gamer looking for a new challenge, Bubble Witch Saga is definitely worth a try..
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