Biography
A Certain Ratio
Effective period / Period of releases: 1979 - 2023
Members: Denise Johnson, Simon Topping, Andy Connell, Donald Johnson, Tony Quigley, Martin Moscrop, Liam Mullan, Jez Kerr, Matt Steele, Peter Terrell, Martha Tilson
British post punk & indie funk band formed in 1977 near Manchester. A Certain Ratio took their name from the lyrics of Brian Eno's song The True Wheel (from his album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (1974). Their first records were released on Factory. Over the years there have been changes in line-up and periods of inactivity.