Thursday, 30 July 2020

Wedge


This arrived via email and has gone straight to the top of my listening list, a sharp focussed four minutes of fun from Number (Rich Thair and Ali Friend, both also of Red Snapper). Number's album Binary came out earlier this year, an exhilarating blast of punk- funk, dance rhythms, live drums, grooves and DIY, songs you can dance to. The song Wedge has now been rejigged by A Certain Ratio, a partnership that seems blindingly obviously really and the end result is this...



And if that doesn't shine some light into your day and set you off with a bounce in your step I don't know what will. Wedge (ACR Rework) sounds like exactly the sort of tune that should soundtrack a party at The Face magazine's end of year knees up in 1983 while also being bang on the 2020 money. A vibrant and energetic re-working, vocals and whistles and laser noises riding over a funked up rhythm and squelchy bassline. And yet more proof that ACR are firing on all cylinders.
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6 comments:

  1. Unknown30 July 2020 at 11:35

    Hi Adam,

    Thanks for the lovely review. Could you correct that it was done by ACR not just me

    Thanks

    Martin xx

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  2. Michael Doherty30 July 2020 at 12:19

    That is absolutely wonderful. Lying in bed with a crappy bug but it really cheered me up. The world has finally caught up with ACR!!!

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  3. Nick L30 July 2020 at 14:19

    Great stuff. Yep, I can visualise the end of year Face party in 83, maybe it's at The Wag. Loved this kind of thing at the time, post brit-funk and pre-rave...

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  4. The Swede30 July 2020 at 20:48

    Yes, very good indeed.

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  5. Echorich31 July 2020 at 05:58

    I feel like ACR is doing everything they possibly can to make my 2020 much, much better than it could be. This is just bliss!

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  6. Dunproofin'31 July 2020 at 16:01

    nice review. Album purchased. Job done.

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