A Certain Ratio "Tumba Rumba (EM)"
From Side-line: “A Certain Ratio mark two anniversaries in 2026: 45 years since recording “Sextet” at Revolution Studios in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, and 40 years since the release of “Force”. “The Joy of Sextet” is a nine-track companion to the 1982 album, newly mixed by Meecham from the original 1981 two-inch multitrack tapes and featuring “Tumba Rumba”, “Knife Slits Water”, “Lucinda”, “Crystal”, “Gum”, “Day One”, “Below the Canal” and “Waterline”. The second companion, “Force Majeure”, reworks the 1986 album “Force” and adds previously unreleased versions produced by the band with the late Stuart James, including the title track “Force” that was left off the original. Both arrive on 28 August 2026 on limited coloured vinyl – “The Joy of Curacao” for “The Joy of Sextet” and “Unforced Purple” for “Force Majeure” – plus CD and digital formats. Side-Line reported on the two companion albums and their announcement in an earlier article, and the band previously worked with Meecham on his reworking of “Constant Curve” in 2023.