A Certain Ratio – To Each... (E/E) – LP, US 2018

To Each... is an LP by A Certain Ratio from 2018 released on the Mute label.

About this album

To Each... is a sharp, influential debut that helped define A Certain Ratio’s singular blend of post-punk and funk. Released in 1981, the album channelled Manchester’s early-80s experimental energy into clipped guitar lines, taut bass grooves and percussion-driven momentum, setting the band apart from their contemporaries. Its lean, restless sound gave songs like The Fox and Back To The Start a cool, danceable edge while keeping the tension of the post-punk underground intact. Widely regarded as one of the key documents of the era, the record helped open a path for later hybrid forms of alternative dance music.