A Certain Ratio

A Certain Ratio is a rock band from Manchester, England. The name is taken from the lyrics of Brian Eno's song "The True Wheel" (from the album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)).

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Rock - Band - Manchester - England - Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)

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They formed in 1977, in the punk rock era, but began soon to play more dance-oriented music. The group's longest serving members have been Martin Moscrop (guitar, trumpet) and Jeremy Kerr (bass, vocals). Another of today's members, Donald Johnson (drums, vocals), joined early to replace a drum machine. Three original members have left the band - singers Martha Tilson (left in 1982) and Simon Topping (left in 1983), plus guitarist Peter Terrell, who left in 1983. Keyboardist Andy Connell who joined in 1983 left to form Swing Out Sister.

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1977 - Punk rock - Dance - Martin Moscrop - Jeremy Kerr - Donald Johnson - Drum machine - Martha Tilson - 1982 - Simon Topping - 1983 - Peter Terrell - Andy Connell - Swing Out Sister

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Currently the band comprises Kerr, Moscrop, Johnson, Tony Quigley (brass, keyboards, percussion), vocalist Denise Johnson (also a member of Primal Scream in their peak) with the main keyboards played by Liam Mullen.

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The bands exploration of rhythm fusing funk, disco, punk and Latin has had a resurgence in the last few years and their influence can been seen on bands such as The Rapture. In 2002 Soul Jazz Records started a program of reissues of ACR's albums and difficult to find tracks. Although the band does not play full time, they continue writing, recording, and performing.

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'A Certain Ratio' started their career on Factory Records, managed by Tony Wilson.

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Factory Records - Tony Wilson

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