A Certain Ratio - SextetFactory Benelux presents deluxe double vinyl and CD editions of Sextet, the ethereal yet rhythmic second album by Manchester postpunk funk group A Certain Ratio, originally released by Factory Records in January 1982. Self produced at Revolution Studio, Sextet saw the original Ratio quintet of Donald Johnson, Jeremy Kerr, Martin Moscrop, Simon Topping and Peter Terrell joined by co vocalist Martha Tili Tilson. Written and recorded following a

trademark blend of rock

This third album follows her rediscovery - after thirty years in the wilderness - with the 2000 re-release of 'Just Another Diamond Day' (a cult classic that made number 53 in the Observer Music monthly's 'top 100 British albums of all time')

all about using contrasting elements to create a bigger picture‰۝ - Spin

Since their debut in 1999

Despite the heavy context

tipping grit from their boots and soaking their sore feet in the creek

‰ÛÏSome Things You Don‰۪t Get Back‰۝ is a hypnotic strummer that builds a head of steam without overheating

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a heavily weird

the album became a instant worldwide hit helping spawn the gangsta rap phenomenon of the early nineties

Opening a new chapter

proceedings take on a distinctly libidinous