A Certain Ratio

Announce LOCO REMEZCLADA

OUT ON 5 NOVEMBER 2021

REMIX ALBUM FEAT. DAN CAREY, THE ORIELLES, LONELADY, SINK YA TEETH, MAPS, LOU HAYTER, THE LOUNGE SOCIETY AND MORE

LISTEN TO THE MR DAN REMIX OF DOWN & DIRTY

UK TOUR STARTS NOVEMBER

A Certain Ratio continue an incredible run of releases and touring, one that has marked a dynamic new phase in their career, with details of LOCO REMEZCLADA: a collection of entirely new mixes and reworkings of tracks from across their recent catalogue. Out on 5 November 2021 on double clear vinyl, triple sparkle vinyl, CD and digitally, the new album takes in 2020’s acclaimed ACR LOCO album alongside ‘Down and Dirty’ featuring Denise Johnson, taken from EPA, the first in a trip of EPs released this year

Pre-order LOCO REMEZCLADA: https://mute.ffm.to/acr-remez

LOCO REMEZCLADA features a diverse range of artists, each bringing their own take on the band’s material and list of remixers – which includes Dan Carey, The Orielles, LoneLady, Sink Ya Teeth, The Lounge Society, Lou Hayter, Skream, Colleen Cosmo Murphy and many more – were all chosen by the band, who explain, “We took time to consider who we’d like to have involved, who we admired, who we love hanging out with, who we couldn’t wait to hear what they came up with.”

Dan Carey’s ‘Down & Dirty (Mr Dan Remix)’ opens LOCO REMEZCLADA and the producer, songwriter, mixer and founder of Speedy Wunderground brings his inimitable touch to ‘Down & Dirty’, one of the last tracks ACR recorded with Denise Johnson who passed away unexpectedly last year.

Listen to the track here:

Carey explains, “A long time ago when I was a teenager, I was out in Manchester and spotted a poster that said something about A Certain Ratio remixed by Norman Cook. At the time I didn’t really know what a remix was, who Norman Cook was, or who/what A Certain Ratio was, but somehow I knew it was worth investigating. As a result, I discovered ACR, figured out what remixes were, and started trying do my own. I’ve loved ACR ever since, and got pretty involved in production and remixing, so it meant a lot being asked to do this. It also meant a lot to work with one of the last vocal tracks that Denise recorded.”

Elsewhere on the album, Maps remix ‘Get A Grip’, The Orielles reimagine ‘Yo Yo Gi’, Sink Ya Teeth (who collaborated with ACR on the last studio album) take on ‘What’s Wrong’, Lou Hayter mixes ‘Friends Around Us’ and LoneLady gives ‘Bouncy Bouncy’ the 12” remix treatment. Full line-up below!

LOCO REMEZCLADA TRACKLISTING (CAT #STUMM454)

Down & Dirty (Mr Dan Remix)

Friends Around Us (Lou Hayter Remix)

Bouncy Bouncy (Chop & Drop LoneLady Mix)

Yo Yo Gimix (The Orielles)

Supafreak (Massey Mix)

Always in Love (Skream Remix)

Family Finger Tip Mix Suite (Doctor Petier & Lea Mullen)

Get A Grip (Maps Remix)

Berlin Cosmodelica Remix (Colleen Cosmo Murphy)

What’s Wrong SYT DMT Mix (Sink Ya Teeth)

Taxi Guy (Number Rework)

Always in Love (Muddy Feet Remix)

Friends Around Us (The Lounge Society Rework)

After an emotional performance celebrating the life and work of Denise Johnson and a series of festival dates throughout the summer, the band embark on a headline tour across the UK and France throughout November. ACR will be joined on stage by Manchester singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Ellen Beth Abdi. In true ACR style, they have invited an artist they admire into the fold, to augment and bring an extra dimension to their live performance. ACR explain, “In Ellen we recognised a fellow artist, someone creating inspiring and original music, and were made up when she agreed to join us – first in the studio and now on the stage.”

Ellen Beth Abdi goes on to say, “I love listening (and dancing) to ACR’s records so to be performing with them live is an amazing feeling. Denise was a friend as well as a massive inspiration and support to me.”

ACR LIVE – 2021/2022

3 Nov – Huddersfield, The Parish*
4 Nov – Newcastle, St. Dom’s Social Club*
5 Nov – Manchester, Gorilla*
6 Nov – Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, The Sugarmill*
7 Nov – York, The Crescent*
9 Nov – Birmingham, Hare & Hounds*
10 Nov – Southampton, Engine Rooms*
11 Nov – Brighton, CHALK (formerly The Haunt) *
12 Nov – Bristol, The Exchange*
13 Nov – London, EartH*
15 Nov – Preston, The Ferrett*
16 Nov – Leeds, The Warehouse*
17 Nov – Glasgow, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut*

18 Nov – Rennes, L’Ubu

20 Nov – Brest, La Caréne (festival Invisible)

23 Nov – Lorient, Hydrophone

24 Nov – Nantes, Le Stereolux

25 Nov – Bordeaux, Barbey Rock School

26 Nov – Paris, La boule Noire

27 Nov – Besançon, La Rodiz

28 Nov – Lille, L’Aeronef

7-9 Jan 2022 – Bognor Regis, Rockaway Beach Festival

16 April 2022 – Futurama Festival, Liverpool

*with support from The Emperor Machine

Listen to ACR LOCO: https://mute.ffm.to/ACRLOCO

Listen to the EPs: https://mute.ffm.to/acr-ep

RECENT PRAISE FOR ACR LOCO

“their best LP in decades” – UNCUT

“ACR Loco is riotous, life affirming and bristling with energy” – ELECTRONIC SOUND

“A Certain Ratio found a powerful formula: paying heed to where they came from while keeping the door open for more all night parties in their future.” – PITCHFORK

“A gloriously heady mix evoking the ecstatic spirit of a chemical haze” – METRO

“…a distillation of the group’s entire career, a blend of funk, electro, indie guitar post-punk, acid house, rave-on Madchester and more…a serious party album.” – BROOKLYN VEGAN

RECENT LIVE REVIEWS

“Their sense of adventure means that they are still in the now and it’s time to shift the focus

back onto them.” – LOUDER THAN WAR live review

“…played their signature funky- post-punk to a jubilant crowd” – CLASH live review

“…pioneering groove alchemists” – THE QUIETUS         “Cult punk funkateers” – UNCUT

“… mould-breakers” – MOJO     “… pioneering, criminally overlooked” – ELECTRONIC SOUND

“I still think ACR are one of this country’s most underrated bands.”

Andrew Weatherall (Jockey Slut)

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