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Sextet by Certain Ratio (A) (CD, Creation USA) 
Sextet by Certain Ratio (A) (CD, Creation USA)
Artist: Certain Ratio (A)
Format: CD
Record Label: Creation (USA)
Genre: New Wave, Rock & Pop
UPC: 5025006630247
Product ID: EPID3415576
Description: In the early '80s, punk-funk forged a meeting place for black and white pop music traditions, and brought new wave to the dance floor while (initially) retaining an unassailably hip veneer. In New York, this feat was accomplished by the ...
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A CERTAIN RATIO SEXTET CD *RARE* REV-OLA CREV 024CD
Long Deleted Rev-Ola Label Original UK Pressing. 1994
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Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:DDD

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In the early '80s, punk-funk forged a meeting place for black and white pop music traditions, and brought new wave to the dance floor while (initially) retaining an unassailably hip veneer. In New York, this feat was accomplished by the likes of minimalist scenesters Liquid Liquid, and groove savants ESG. On the other side of the pond in the U.K., nobody did it better than A Certain Ratio.
SEXTET, the group's third recording, is widely acclaimed as one of its best. While there's plenty of the bleak artiness (including some decidedly Joy Division-like touches) and spaced-out dub that made ACR a Factory Records favorite, there's an added sense of structure. New vocalist Martha Tilson, while nobody's idea of a soul sister, leavens the darkness of the mood somewhat (don't worry, she never fully succeeds), and brings focus to the compositions. Throughout the album, syncopated slap-bass lines, ambient guitar washes, and postmodern horns mesh in a glorious celebration of the disaffected dance that was ACR's stock in trade.

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[T]here is still something unplaceable and irreplaceable about ACR's morbid soul inversions here.
The Wire

4 stars out of 5 - [With a] taut, abrasive swagger - an uncompromising blend of percussive NY dance-funk, avant jazz and African, Latin and Brazilian influences.
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