during a stay in munich anthony shake shakir heard a demo version of the song >hammering< and was so thrilled by it, that he decided he wanted to release it on his own label frictional.
striking about the 12-inch is the way it was done. the basement is the track >hammering<, a techno track that uses a sample of a work song from an historical recording dating from the 1930s. the swinging-souly voices are combined with a clear and funky beat that pushes you forward, and you wont forget the voice for a long time, even after the track has been listened to multiple times.after that anthony shake shakir created a remix that afterwards was again remixed by splits & slits.

first released in 2001, this album is fully remastered, remade and presented once more in its entirety and features a certain ratio, cabaret voltaire, throbbing gristle, the human league, the pop group, gang of four, the slits, 23 skidoo and this heat.

the history of female punk, compiled by vivien goldman.

-sextet- ist eine von vier streng limitierten neuen editionen legendärer a certain ratio alben, die die veröffentlichung ihres neuen albums -acr loco- begleiten. -sextet- ist das dritte album der post-punk band aus manchester und erschien ursprünglich 198

sextet (1982) will be released on clear orange vinyl (with download code included) in a textured sleeve replicating the original factory release. dark and brooding, yet bright and funky, sextet is a firm favourite amongst the critics and saw a certain ratio refine the experimentation of the first two albums and deliver a masterpiece that is as off-kilter and weird as it is commercial and pop.

die erste ausgabe mit dem titel -sherwood at the controls vol.1: 1979-1984- prŠsentiert 14 von sherwood produzierte oder remixte tracks zwischen post-punk, mutant-disco, dub, funk und electro aus der hochphase zwischen 1979 bis 1984. klassiker und raritŠten, cd-erstveršffentlichungen und zwei komplett unveršffentlichte tracks (prince far i, voice of authority ft. congo ashanti roy). alle formate unmixed.

james nice label von ltm recordings hat sich hier auf wiederveršffentlichungen einiger stŸcke von factory artists wie zb.lawie the durutti column und a certain ratio konzentriert. mit dabei das offen gestimmte instrumental ãmadeleineÒ von durutti column.von a certain ratio, einer der factory-bands schlechthin, gibt es das white-funk-zu-breakdance-zeiten-stŸck ãwild partyÒ sowie einen sich Ÿber fast zehn minuten erstreckenden mix von ãknife slits waterÒ