Thursday, 7 August 2014

ACR

Mind Made Up (2008) ...

A Certain Ratio began as Manchester's funk-punk's in the Factory of the late 1970s ...They are still here and as leftfield funky as ever ...

I Feel Light ...





There's an excellent, immediate opening track in "I Feel Light," its tightly wound riff and punchy rhythmic crispness as clear a calling card as ever for the group, but at the same time there's a further ominousness in the arrangement that feels well earned by this point. It's a combination explored at a number of further instances on the disc, such as "Very Busy Man" and the title track, but doesn't define it entirely. On "Rialto 6," the group creates what almost could be a spy movie theme in the classic '60s sense, while Denise Johnson's work on "Down Down Down" adds further pep to the clavinet-led arrangement. Other moments twisting expectations include the almost Durutti Column-like "Teri" and the swinging stomp and clatter of "Bird to the Ground."... allmusic.com ...



 Way To Escape ...


 

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