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A Certain Ratio - Up In Downsville

Ignoring the final A&M out-takes album (ACR:MCR) this release saw ACR head feet first into the world of funky techno, and to give them credit, they did ok. It's not all techno but the influence can be heard running throughout. After the opening  aural assualt of Manik, the soulful Turn Me On is regarded as a new-ACR classic, the dance poptones of Mello and Twenty-Seven Forever are very catchy. Wonder Y is still played live by ACR today and is a throbbing mix of heavy percussion, sequenced beats, samples and Jez Kerr's dark vocals. The title track Up In Downsville is a bass heavy, nineties tribute to the p-funk sound of Funkadelic and Parliament. Tekno For An Answer (sic) probably went down well in a few Manchester clubs at the time but these days just sounds very out-dated. The bizarrely titled Salvador's (Fish) is an acoustic tribute to the chillout beats from Spanish club resorts of the day.

Ripped from a compact disc album released in 1992 on Robs Records (CDROB 20) to high quality lossless FLAC audio.

1. Manik
2. Turn Me On
3. Mello
4. Wonder Y
5. Up In Downsville Part 1
6. 27 Forever
7. Tekno 4 An Answer
8. Salvador's (Fish)
9. 27 Forever (Jon Da Silva Remix)
10. Mello (M People Remix)