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A Certain Ratio
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
A Certain Ratio
Plays on LTZ: 2 across 2 shows (2023-03-23, 2026-05-29)
Tracks played
Naked and White (FM) — researched 2026-09-11
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16. A Certain Ratio — Naked and White (FM)
A Certain Ratio are a post-punk and funk band from Manchester, formed in 1977 on Factory Records. Contemporaries of Joy Division and New Order, central to the Manchester scene but without the same commercial reach. Their sound mixes post-punk angularity with Afrobeat percussion and bass-driven funk — a combination that influenced a generation of British bands. "Naked and White (FM)" is a single released ahead of their album Force Majeure, due August 28, 2026. 3:59 at 128 BPM.
Placement: Closes Segment 5. Post-punk with funk underpinning — a different texture to end on before the wind-down begins. The August album is worth a brief mention in the link.
A Certain Ratio
Origin: Flixton, Greater Manchester, England · formed 1977 · still active
Members: Jez Kerr (bass, vocals), Martin Moscrop (guitar, trumpet), Donald Johnson (drums), Tony Quigley (saxophone), Matt Steele, Ellen Beth Abdi, Viv Griffin
Genre: Post-punk, funk, new wave, avant-funk, dance-punk
Discography:
The Graveyard and the Ballroom (1980) — Factory Records
To Each… (1981) — Factory Records
Sextet (1982) — Factory Records
Force (1986) — Factory Records
ACR Loco (2020) — Mute Records
1982 (2023) — Mute Records
It All Comes Down to This (2024)
Force Majeure (2026) — due August 28, 2026
Facts:
Among the first Factory Records signings (1978); their "All Night Party" (May 1979) was Factory's first proper single release.
Manchester contemporaries of Joy Division and New Order, but distinguished themselves by mixing post-punk with Latin rhythms, Afrobeat percussion, and funk bass.