On 'Direct Action', Alternative TV's first studio album since 2015's 'Opposing Forces', we are presented with six instrumental tracks which steadily rip apart all expectations as they shed all allusions to rock music in favour of the kinda sonic mutilations that once helped 1979's classic 'Vibing Up The Senile Man (Part One)' stumble into weird and wonderful shapes. 'Direct Action' marries guttural electronics to sounds most artists would consign to the bin and through Perry's long perfected mastery of pulling together disparate strands to create something entirely alchemical and invigorating delivers a unique stamp to the ATV story.