A Certain Ratio
A Certain Ratio are a British post-punk band from Manchester, signed to Factory Records. Blending punk energy with funk, Latin rhythms, and electronic experimentation, they were influential pioneers of the dance-oriented post-punk sound that would later define the Madchester scene.
Origin: Manchester, England · Years active: 1977–present
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Biography
A Certain Ratio are a British post-punk band from Manchester, signed to Factory Records. Blending punk energy with funk, Latin rhythms, and electronic experimentation, they were influential pioneers of the dance-oriented post-punk sound that would later define the Madchester scene.
Key 1980s albums
- The Graveyard and the Ballroom (1980) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- To Each... (1981) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Sextet (1982) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- I'd Like to See You Again (1982) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Force (1986) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- ACR:MCR (2020) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- 1982 (2022) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
Essential songs
- Shack Up (1981) — 80s songs
- Flight (1982) — 80s songs
- Knife Slits Water (1981) — 80s songs
- Do the Du (1981) — 80s songs
- Lucinda (1982) — 80s songs
- Won't Stop Loving You (1982) — 80s songs
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- Who are A Certain Ratio?
- A Certain Ratio — Manchester, England, active 1977–present. A Certain Ratio are a British post-punk band from Manchester, signed to Factory Records. Blending punk energy with funk, Latin rhythms, and electronic experimentation, they were influential pioneers of the dance-oriented
- What did A Certain Ratio release in the 1980s?
- RADIO 1980 lists 7 albums and 6 essential songs for A Certain Ratio, covering 1980–1986.
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