LTM is proud to announce a brand new studio album from cult post-punk group Section 25, who previously recorded four studio albums with the celebrated Factory Records label. Formed by Blackpool brothers Larry and Vin Cassidy in 1978, Section 25 gigged extensively with Joy Division, a Certain Ratio, Durutti Column, New Order and the original Factory stable, completed two North American tours, and recorded keynote albums Always Now (1981) and from the Hip (1984) with Martin Hannett and Bernard Sumner as the respective producers. Their sublime proto-techno single Looking from a Hilltop remains an oft-sampled club classic. Although Section 25 disbanded in 1986, core members Larry (bass/vocals), Vin (drums) and Jenny Cassidy (keyboards/vocals) regrouped in 2001, joined by guitarist Ian Butterworth (ex Tunnel vision) and multi-instrumentalist and engineer Roger Wikeley. Although work on the new album was set back by the untimely death of Jenny Cassidy in November 2004, the group began gigging again in May 2006 and have since visited France, Belgium, Italy, Greece, Dublin, London and Poulton-le-Fylde. Part-Primitiv was produced by the band at West Orange Studio, Preston, in 2007. Stand-out tracks include Can't Let Go, Dream, Carbon and You Never Make Your Mind Up. As the title suggests, the new album combines raw post-punk power with retro-futurist electronics, including two tracks written and sung by Jenny.
5つ星のうち5.0Punky surprise from the lost Factory band!
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I had been ignorant of Section 25's resurgence in recent years, but given the renewed interest in "proper" post-punk or synth bands as shown by the recent concert outings and releases by artists such as John Foxx, Magazine and Claudia Brucken, I have been making up for lost time. Part-Primitiv is a very strong album, at once SXXV but also showing a harder, more urgent side than they had shown in the past. It's a CD of contrasts. Winterland I is an instrumental opener (albeit with harmonica!!), reminiscent of 3rd album From The Hip perhaps, whereas second track Cant Let Go could have come from one of their early singles if those early Factory recordings had been afforded the production values of A Certain Ratio's Sextet instead of the rather murky sound that SXXV explored in those days. Poppy Fields is all skittering synths, growling synth bass and the chattering sequencers used to such great effect on From The Hip and driven by great drumming from Vin Cassidy, with the poignant repeated lyric "I really miss my baby" from brother Larry Cassidy. The late Jenny Cassidy, who died in 2004 and to whom PP is dedicated, contributes vocals to two tracks, with the taut Better Make your Mind Up sounding like Young Marble Giants fused with Wire. But the emphasis is definitely on harder guitar-driven punk here - checkout Cry, Nick and Ludus Cantus for example, something you never really associated with SXXV before. Its Inevitably all tinged with sadness of course, as they were clearly on top form here in this 2007 release, but sadly founder Larry died last year. Still, his and Jenny's daughter Beth is now a full member of SXXV and I recommend to you their recent Invicta EP. Also check out last years Retrofit CD where the new SXXV magnificently update and retool songs from their back catalogue for the dance floor, including Looking From A Hilltop, Dirty Disco, Wretch and superior versions of Girls Don't Count and Beating Heart . Superb stuff.
5つ星のうち3.0this one is ok by todays standards but old fans shouldn't expect it to sound like anything familiar
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Sect 25 have gone through many changes over the years. this one is ok by todays standards but old fans shouldn't expect it to sound like anything familiar.