A Certain Ratio - Do The Du (Official Audio)

A Certain Ratio and Mute are pleased to announce the launch of a long awaited series of reissues, out on 24 November 2017. The series will launch with the reissue of a selection of the Manchester’s band’s albums and will continue into 2018 with a compilation in April, followed by further releases and a rarities box set. 

24 NOVEMBER 2017 RELEASES
The Graveyard And The Ballroom – Vinyl with ltd edition colour PVC sleeve / CD / cassette (Limited to 500 packaged in coloured PVC sleeve, inc digital copy)
To Each – Ltd edition red vinyl / CD
Force – Ltd edition yellow vinyl / CD
[All vinyl releases include digital copies]

[domfjbrown]

Great bass solo on this. Sounds awesome on vinyl....

[imeka]

I remember this... In the hacienda... A Pakistani... UK born... In fila trainers from aspecto...junior gaultier top... Not that it gives a shite... It was the movement of loving music and culture... Real people ❤

[fryewerk]

Congrats on making the music mix during the Olympics breaking competition!

[DespicableBob]

This is what introduced me to "A Certain Ratio", OMG, this, and I am a "Talking Heads" Fanatic... they have an astounding video where they cover the "Taking Heads" song "Houses in Motion" 😮

[gertvanderstraaten]

We'd play it at parties in the Netherlands in the 80s. I only realised much later what the lyrics were about :O

[Daniel_Delayne]

The tightest groove and darkest lyrics.. a winning combination 👌🏻👌🏻

[jasonjackson]

Apart from the singing, this exactly the sort of music that plays in my head and I want to compose. Someone has beat me to it. Progressive funk. Primus with a rhythm guitar in a sense.

[davehales]

Got this on a reissue 7;SOUL JAZZ REC, what a tune

[AndrewWells]

It does not get funkier than this in the Hannett echo chamber...

[soulminer]

My fave ACR track. But there are many others.

[miquelgasco]

The Hacienda music....of Manchester city, is good !!!

[technoforbeer]

A typical Martin's production back then. That's nice.

[neilhenderson]

ACR were on Factory Records at same time as New Order and previously Joy Division . . Force .... Released in 1985/6 is a good album . Songs like Mickey Way , Fever 103° good songs .

[RPBtoday]

And this is how LCD Soundsystems was born

[pplckr]

One of the nastiest breaking of all time!

[RobinGuitarCovers]

Vocals sound a bit like Bowie's singing, especially in 'Look Back In Anger' - '79 era.

[rickyneal]

I dare you to blast this followed by The Clash Magnificent Seven... You'll be ready to jetpack it in search of life on another planet!

[taterbapple]

This is basically a Brian Eno track sped up.

Listen to 'No One Receiving' off 'Before and After Science' album.

Both great.

[MrHoefnix]

Bassline is taken from The Jones Girls' You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else.

[mikehunt]

I can hear the main musical motif of the Knightrider theme song here.