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A Certain Ratio
headed toward the making of their first album in a dozen years fired up by fruitful touring, involvement in an extensive reissue campaign capped with
ACR: Box
, and remixes commissioned by
Mute
labelmates ranging from fellow Manchester post-punk
Barry Adamson
to
Maps
. Perhaps these developments are part of why
ACR Loco
is freer in spirit and lighter in touch than their previous LP,
Mind Made Up
. While
ACR
could be forgiven for feeling the weight of a 40-year history, there's a spring in their step, one that lasts long after the descriptively titled "Bouncy Bouncy" (which could also be an apt, if a bit too silly, title for the album). They're as comfortable with referring to their past -- all phases, especially the tender-hearted moments fronted by
Jeremy Kerr
, and the more exploratory aspects of their 1981-1985 12" releases -- as they are with exhibiting old and new inspirations. "Bouncy Bouncy" incorporates tumbling go-go drums and a
Man-Machine
-era
Kraftwerk
melody. "Yo Yo Gi" quotes the early Detroit techno of
Cybotron
and seems to feed back from the
DFA
label's
-inspired moves. There's even an acid-laced Brazilian percussion workout to finish. And yet it's all put together in a way that only
could possibly manage. The lithe, Balearic-meets-bayou funk of "Get a Grip" could be heard as a salute to the late and beloved
fanatic
Andrew Weatherall
, given its likeness to
Primal Scream
's
Weatherall
-produced "Screamadelica" (the track more so than the like-titled LP). Then again, it's a continuation of what the band did three decades earlier on
ACR: MCR
, which showed
and company the way forward, all the way down to the recruitment of
Denise Johnson
as lead vocalist. That
and
Johnson
both died unexpectedly earlier in 2020 makes the moment bittersweet, but "Get a Grip" suggests continuous forward motion and eternal optimism, augmented by
-like potency from guest vocalist
Maria Uzor
. The
Sink Ya Teeth
member is among the several guests who appear in unobtrusive fashion, almost as if they're trying out for a role in the band rather than making a featured appearance.
is also in the mix, as valuable as ever to
. ~ Andy Kellman
headed toward the making of their first album in a dozen years fired up by fruitful touring, involvement in an extensive reissue campaign capped with
ACR: Box
, and remixes commissioned by
Mute
labelmates ranging from fellow Manchester post-punk
Barry Adamson
to
Maps
. Perhaps these developments are part of why
ACR Loco
is freer in spirit and lighter in touch than their previous LP,
Mind Made Up
. While
ACR
could be forgiven for feeling the weight of a 40-year history, there's a spring in their step, one that lasts long after the descriptively titled "Bouncy Bouncy" (which could also be an apt, if a bit too silly, title for the album). They're as comfortable with referring to their past -- all phases, especially the tender-hearted moments fronted by
Jeremy Kerr
, and the more exploratory aspects of their 1981-1985 12" releases -- as they are with exhibiting old and new inspirations. "Bouncy Bouncy" incorporates tumbling go-go drums and a
Man-Machine
-era
Kraftwerk
melody. "Yo Yo Gi" quotes the early Detroit techno of
Cybotron
and seems to feed back from the
DFA
label's
-inspired moves. There's even an acid-laced Brazilian percussion workout to finish. And yet it's all put together in a way that only
could possibly manage. The lithe, Balearic-meets-bayou funk of "Get a Grip" could be heard as a salute to the late and beloved
fanatic
Andrew Weatherall
, given its likeness to
Primal Scream
's
Weatherall
-produced "Screamadelica" (the track more so than the like-titled LP). Then again, it's a continuation of what the band did three decades earlier on
ACR: MCR
, which showed
and company the way forward, all the way down to the recruitment of
Denise Johnson
as lead vocalist. That
and
Johnson
both died unexpectedly earlier in 2020 makes the moment bittersweet, but "Get a Grip" suggests continuous forward motion and eternal optimism, augmented by
-like potency from guest vocalist
Maria Uzor
. The
Sink Ya Teeth
member is among the several guests who appear in unobtrusive fashion, almost as if they're trying out for a role in the band rather than making a featured appearance.
is also in the mix, as valuable as ever to
. ~ Andy Kellman
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