Manchester legends A Certain Ratio are back with their brand new ‘2023 EP’ on 12” vinyl.

This follows the release of their album, ‘1982’, and includes three remixes of tracks from the record and a brand-new track, ‘Day by Day’.

The remixers on the EP are fellow Mancunians Werkha and Jade Parker, as well as close friend Andy Meecham aka Emperor Machine, who originally contributed keyboards and electronic percussion to the very track he’s reworked, ‘Constant Curve.’

The EP also includes a remix of the popular single ‘SAMO’, which spent four weeks on the BBC 6 Music playlist, accompanied by an animated lyric video paying homage to the graffiti tag it was named after by Al Diaz and American artist and wunderkind, Jean-Michel Basquiat. The final track on the EP is a remix of ‘Waiting on a Train’, presenting a new and special version of the original song, with the presence of featuring artists Ellen Beth Abdi and Chunky remaining strong.

Formed in 1978 with a core line-up of Jez Kerr, Martin Moscrop and Donald Johnson, A Certain Ratio emerged from the hallowed grounds of the late 1970s punk scene, and from that day on they’ve moved forwards with gleeful disregard for the boundaries of style and genre, their eye fixed firmly on constant progression.

To celebrate their 45th anniversary and support the release of ‘2023 EP’, ACR will be taking to the road to play a select number of shows in the UK and Europe, which will see them play all of their 45s in chronological order across two sets in one evening, in venues hand- picked by the band and all with limited capacity.

“A Certain Ratio’s blend of knife-edge tension and funkateer abandon is a style that’s theirs and theirs only” – Uncut

“… this latest waxing points avowedly forward” – MOJO

“A Certain Ratio’s latest heads down a new trajectory, revamping their signature percussive style with glossy vocals and sharp production.” – The Guardian

“… a fireball of up-to-date energy” – Record Collector