I, Ludicrous

I, Ludicrous is perhaps the only band who copied the Fall and remained popular with that band's fans. This probably comes from the duo having owned up to their inspiration, and Fall leader Mark E. Smith booked them to support his band once he heard an early four-track cassette. Formed by John Procter and Will Hung (David Rippingale) in Brixton, South London, England in 1986, I, Ludicrous satirize insular British society while remaining provincial and in-jokey themselves. The approach has seen them through three decades of sporadic activity. Initially restricted to a bedroom s...