One of the few members of the Fall who had a distinct identity in the band other than leader Mark E. Smith, Brix Smith was part of one of the group's most successful and celebrated eras, from 1993's Perverted by Language to 1988's I Am Kurious Oranj, giving them a melodic edge that buoyed Smith's lyrics. Brix also had a musical voice of her own as the leader of the Adult Net, a tuneful combo steeped in 1960s-style psychedelic pop as heard on 1989's The Honey Tangle. Brix collaborated with the likes of classical violinist Nigel Kennedy and Church guitarist Marty Willson-Piper, and after pursuing other interests through the 2000s, she returned to action in 2014 with Brix & the Extricated, a band dominated by fellow Fall alumni who hit the studio in 2017 to record Part 2.