Live America 1985
Released: May 3, 2005
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Released: May 3, 2005
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First released on cassette and then re-released in various guises since then, Live America 1985 captures the mid-'80s incarnation of A Certain Ratio in compelling form. Those who felt that the...
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The Graveyard and the Ballroom - BONUS TRACKS
Released: Mar 16, 2004
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Released: Mar 16, 2004
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The angular, bass-heavy post-punk of A Certain Ratio could conceivably be compared to that of their Factory labelmates Joy Division (singer Simon Topping is a dead ringer vocally for Joy Division's...
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Sextet - BONUS TRACKS
Released: Jan 1, 2004
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Released: Jan 1, 2004
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Released the same year as their debut, Sextet upped the energy of A Certain Ratio's dour minimalist dance, with cursory nods to even soul and funk from vocalist Martha Tilson. For the most part,...
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Early
Released: Mar 22, 2002
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Released: Mar 22, 2002
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With the Creation reissues of A Certain Ratio's catalog becoming increasingly tough to track down and with the post-punk revival going on around the time of its release, Early arrived right on...
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To Each... - BONUS TRACKS
Released: 2004
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Released: 2004
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For A Certain Ratio's debut album, the group dropped much of the bleak dance-punk of earlier material in place of what sounds like a shallow attempt to seize the baton dropped by gloom giants Joy...
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