You probably know who Mark E. Smith is. He's that filthy fellow from the legendary post-punk band The Fall; He's that 50 years old man who looks like a 90 years old geezer; He's the front-man who was supposed to O.D. somewhere in the 80's but somehow proved that you can be a junkie and survive; He's that lyricist that writes some genius nonsense that make sense to mostly five people; He's that singer that never really sings and basically just mumbles words into the microphone; He's without a doubt one of a kind, and almost certainly a great hero.

The Fall never ceased to exist. Most of the original band members are gone, but Smith kept the flame burning and surprisingly The Fall is still one of the best post-punk bands out there. If you find that hard to believe, check out "Reformation Post TLC", one of 2006's best albums – the man can still make damn good music, and that's incredible.

What's even more amazing to me is that Smith is accepting new forms of music, and is not obsessed with what went down "back in the day" – his opened attitude is probably the cause of "Tromatic Reflexxions", the brand new LP by smith's newest band/project Von Südenfed.

Von Südenfed is made out of three people: Smith, and the two German guys who usually go by the name Mouse on Mars, Andi Toma & Jan St. Werner. Together they are making brilliant music that combines the experimental IDM/Techno of Mouse on Mars with the post-punk aesthetics of The Fall.

Smith, obviously, runs the show with his craziness and weirdness, as we can hear in likes like "Fledermaus Can't Get Enough" & "Flooded". Mostly he yells and mumbles as only he can, and in one of the songs he does something that he hasn't done in years: in "The Rhinohead" he actually sings to a melody!

Mouse on mars are also as sharp as ever and they are contributing their best beats in years. They added to their usual sound a touch of hip-hop, a tiny bit of dub step and who knows what else. Basically, they are using the computers & synths in the same way that Smith is using his voice – they are mashing, mixing & slicing.

"Tromatic Reflexxions" is definitely one of this year climaxes and I'm looking forward to hear Smith in more music journeys – we already know he's here to stay – if he stayed alive this far, he will probably live forever.