A Certain Ratio
UK
Formed: 1977
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock, Electronic
Styles: Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave, Alternative Dance, Dance, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Club/Dance
Share to:
Though formed in Manchester's late-'70s punk scene, A Certain Ratio used an increasing amount of electronics throughout the '80s to become more of a dancefloor-oriented band, much like Factory labelmates New Order. The group (whose name is a pointer to a Brian Eno song) was formed in 1977 by vocalists Simon Topping and Martha Tilson, bassist Jeremy Kerr, guitarist Peter Terrell, and guitarist/trumpeter Martin Moscrop -- drummer Donald Johnson later joined as the drummer. New Order manager Rob Gretton was impressed by early live shows, and sprea...
See also
- Swing Out Sister (38)
Similar artists
- New Order (287)
- Joy Division (37)
- Clock DVA (26)
- Primal Scream (22)
- Pop Group (14)
- 23 Skidoo (7)
- Shriekback (6)
- the Lines (5)
- Pigbag (2)
- Essential Logic (1)
- Konk (0)
- Stockholm Monsters (0)
Influenced by
- James Brown (180)
- Brian Eno (158)
- Kraftwerk (111)
- Talking Heads (66)
- Throbbing Gristle (60)
- Cabaret Voltaire (38)
- Joy Division (37)
- Funkadelic (32)
- Wire (28)
- Parliament (18)
- This Heat (15)
- Sex Pistols (14)
- Chic (11)
- Joe Bataan (6)
- Eddie Palmieri (2)
- Banbarra (0)
Followers
- The Stone Roses (68)
- Neneh Cherry (31)
- Liars (24)
- Rapture (23)
- Meat Beat Manifesto (12)
- Santogold (11)
- Shocking Pinks (8)
- Luscious jackson (6)
- The Housemartins (4)
- Pigbag (2)
- Foreign Born (2)
- Tussle (1)
- Gramme (0)
Your account will be charged with:
free downloads and $. Your balance after this charge will be:
free downloads + $. Do you really want to purchase selected tracks/albums?
Once, you'll click on 'buy selected' button - you'll be redirected to "My Downloads" page, where you can download the music you've purchased.
melodysale.com
