A Certain Ratio return with a brand new 4-track EP set for release on limited edition 12” vinyl and digitally on 22 September 2023. The new release follows their latest album 1982 (released in spring this year), and includes three newly commissioned remixes of tracks from the album, alongside a brand-new track ‘Day by Day’, written and recorded with Ellen Beth Abdi – a seamless extension of 1982 to complete their playfully named 2023 EP.
Listen to the first track to be shared, a remix by fellow Mancunian and recent tour mate, Werkha, (Tom Leah) who has taken on one of the stand out singles from 1982. ‘SAMO’, named after Jean-Michael Basquiat and Al Diaz’s first art project, spent 4-weeks on the BBC 6Music playlist: https://youtu.be/1CglgYnf1h0
Elsewhere on the EP, close friend Andy Meecham, aka Emperor Machine reworks ‘Constant Curve’, the album track he originally co-wrote and contributed keyboards and electronic percussion to, while Manchester producer Jade Parker remixes ‘Waiting on a Train’ (feat. Ellen Beth Abdi & Chunky).
2023 EP tracklisting
Day by Day
SAMO (Werkha Remix)
Contant Curve (feat. Ellen Beth Abdi) [Emperor Machine Extended Rework]
Waiting on a Train (feat. Ellen Beth Abdi & Chunky) [Jade Parker Remix]
A Certain Ratio recently announced a unique tour that celebrates 45 years of the band’s incredible career. The dates will see A Certain Ratio perform two separate sets each night: the first set will represent the early years of their career from their Factory releases and the second set will include the latest material
These very special dates, across intimate venues in the UK and beyond, kick off with a sold out show London’s Moth Club on 10 November and finish at Band on the Wall in Manchester, the venue that hosted their 33 1/3 anniversary celebrations, also the site of The Musicians Collective where the band honed their craft at their earliest performances alongside artists such as Warsaw, The Fall, The Passage, Joy Division and many more – full details below.
A CERTAIN RATIO 45 DATES
10 November – London, Moth Club – SOLD OUT
11 November – Preston, The Ferret
12 November – Glasgow, Stereo
15 November – Gateshead, The Sage
16 November – Reading, Face Bar
18 November – York, The Crescent
25 November – Brugge (BE), Cactus
2 December – Liverpool, 24 Kitchen Street
10 December – Manchester, Band on the Wall
Ticket details here
A Certain Ratio will also be appearing at the following festivals:
A CERTAIN RATIO FESTIVAL DATES
15 July – Kew the Music, London
20 Aug – Luna Festival, Coimbra (PT)
26 Aug – Shambala Festival, Northamptonshire
19 Nov – Shiiine On Weekender, Minehead
24 November – BBMix, Paris (FR)