A Certain Ratio - 1982A Certain Ratios greatest strength has always been their unpredictability. Theyve always moved with gleeful disregard for the boundaries of style and genre, their eye fixed firmly on constant progression. Its an ethos thats open minded over all else, and thats seen them take everything from experimental electronica to vintage funk, filtered through their own Mancunian lens. And their latest studio album 1982 is no different in its unpredictable

atmospheric electronics and contemporary popular music

and proudly sports the original “Sarah” logo

James Yorkston and Out Lines

and with lyrics written by his wife Sandy

he gave it a play - and a whole world opened up to him - his Great Aunt Mirry had recorded a number of piano compositions which she had kept secret from her family

If no tape exists

Those life-altering

The 29 minute masterpiece

I met Yasuaki Shimizu when he was living in Paris

An avid record collector and an expert of the Wamono style

Sidney Bechet Rip Up The Joint 4

lacquered directly from his master tapes in an all analog transfer by Bernie Grundman