A Certain Ratio - I'd Like to See You Again

Following the new wave classic Sextet, this Manchester/New York post-punk funk unit's third album, I'd Like To See You Again, points toward a more minimal, stripped-down funk sound. This was apparently influenced heavily by the New York club scene of the early '80s, in which A Certain Ratio immersed themselves following their formation in Manchester. The departure of vocalist Martha Tilson left the band working in a more rhythmic instrumental approach, eschewing the pop forms of Sextet and focusing on a harder electro-funk sound. Read More