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- Artist: A Certain Ratio
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- Release Date: 1982 10
- Genre: Rock
Review
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. While this revealed the influence of time spent in club culture and marked a radical departure from the melancholy Manchester sound of their previous albums, the band kept their melodic passages intact, which created a tension between bright and dark moods that was the striking characteristic of their best work. The fact that this album fared well on the dancefloor some 20 years after its release may indicate that A Certain Ratio was ahead of their time. Their influence could be heard cropping up in strains of the Brit-pop, techno, post-rock, and house of the late '90s. Hence, I'd Like to See You Again is an album that deserves a revisit. Essential listening for fans of the Factory sound that spawned the British club sound exemplified by New Order and the New York wave of minimal funk groups, like Liquid Liquid and ESG. ~ Skip Jansen, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Touch | A Certain Ratio | A Certain Ratio | (5:03) |
| Saturn | A Certain Ratio | A Certain Ratio | (3:50) |
| Hot Knights | A Certain Ratio | A Certain Ratio | (3:52) |
| I'd Like to See You Again | A Certain Ratio | A Certain Ratio | (5:13) |
| Show Case | A Certain Ratio | A Certain Ratio | (3:11) |
| Sesamo Apriti - Corco Vada | A Certain Ratio | A Certain Ratio | (3:52) |
| Axis | A Certain Ratio | A Certain Ratio | (6:27) |
| Guess Who | A Certain Ratio | A Certain Ratio | (5:00) |
| Knife Slits Water [7"][*] | A Certain Ratio | A Certain Ratio | (3:51) |
| Tumba Rhumba [*] | A Certain Ratio | A Certain Ratio | (2:33) |
| I Need Someone Tonite [*] | A Certain Ratio | A Certain Ratio | (5:34) |
| Guess Who [Remix][*] | A Certain Ratio | A Certain Ratio | (3:59) |
| Knife Slits Water [12"][*] | A Certain Ratio | A Certain Ratio | (9:32) |
