Paranoid London, the production duo comprising Gerardo Delgado and Quinn Whalley, have released their second album 'PL' via their own Paranoid London Records on 30 August 2019.

The Factory connections come from Simon Topping (ex-A Certain Ratio) who provides vocals on track 8 'Cult Hero (Do You Wanna Touch Me)' and there's also a guest slot for Arthur Baker (famously noted for his production skills working with New Order and also worked with Anna Domino) on track 5 'Angel Hell' which also features Alan Vega.

Tracklisting

1. Starting Fights [feat. Josh Caffe]
2. The Boombox Affair [feat. Bubbles Bubblesynski]
3. Nobody Watching [feat. Mutado Pintado]
4. The Music
5. Angel Of Hell [feat. Arthur Baker & Alan Vega]
6. Drum Machine
7. Blue-Ish
8. Cult Hero (Do You Wanna Touch Me) [feat. Simon Topping]
9. Sly Is Watching
10. (Vi-Vi) Vicious Games [feat. Josh Caffe]
11. Just My Size [feat. Mutado Pintado]

More info via external sites: Buy it Now | Facebook (Official) | paranoidlondon.com

Labels: Arthur_Baker, Paranoid_London, Simon_Topping, single

The actual opener for Hook/The Light's Unknown Pleasures on Wednesday night was, of course, Sum Ratios: Jez Kerr (ACR) Bass/Vocals, Peter Terrell (ex-ACR) Guitar and broken wrists, Simon Topping (ex-ACR, ex-T-Coy) Vocals and Bass, Vin Cassidy (S25) Percussion and Bland Mahdi (Various) Keyboards and Violin.

Setlist [19 May 2010]

Do the Du
Oceans
Teri
Venus In Furs
Is that loud enough?
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All Night Party

Labels: Jez_Kerr, Simon_Topping, Sum_Ratios

Jez Kerr, Simon Topping and Peter Terrell, collectively known as (at least for the time being) as Sum Ratios will play their debut gig at The Factory in Manchester on Wednesday 19 May 2010. Please note that this is a new date which replaces the one previously announced for 12 May.

The performance by Sum Ratios will form part of a multimedia experience featuring bands, poets, short films and DJ Graham Massey.

Labels: FAC251_The_Factory, Graham_Massey, Jez_Kerr, Peter_Terrell, Simon_Topping, Sum_Ratios

ACR members old and new, Jez Kerr, Pete Terrell and Simon Topping will play their first gig together in 27 years at The Factory in Manchester on 12 May 2010.

Their performance will be part of a much wider multimedia experience in association with those Noise Festival people featuring 3 bands, several poets, short films and DJ Graham Massey.

Stand by.

Labels: FAC251_The_Factory, Graham_Massey, Jez_Kerr, Peter_Terrell, Simon_Topping

On 24 July 1981, The Durutti Column, A Certain Ratio and Kevin Hewick played a Factory mini-festival at Kaivopuisto Park, Helsinki, Finland. As previously reported here, this event was documented on Fact 56 A Factory Video on the track 'The Missing Boy' by The Durutti Column. Here is an extract from Kevin Hewick's reminiscences of the event, taken from full version which also features photos and video stills:

"The Finns were lovely people, great fans of the UK music scene and very pleased to have us playing there. The Kaviopuisto Park concerts were held every Sunday - Paul Jones and The Blues Band had done the one before.

Ratio, now with American Tilly on vocals with Simon Topping, were at their height of that era, extraordinarily good live - Donald Johnson just shone and seemed to steer it, really he was the most talented of any of the bands. I honestly think Tony missed out on a developing a talent who could have been a major artist in his own right - I'm sure Donald himself would laugh at that notion! Vini was a frail little bird, a mournful fellow who I loved dearly. On the 'plane back I sat next to him and he was about fading away.

On the plane to there I'd sat with Tony. Tony: "I'm having a Cointreau do you want one?" Me (betraying my council estate roots) "Whats a Cointreau?". Ah, if only I'd have said "What's a fookin' Cointreau" Tony would have hailed me as the greatest poet since Keats and there'd have been no Shaun Ryder!

There were also 2 shows at a grand 18th century building called The Old Student House and New Order had done there too. Someone said New Order actually weren't very good at their Old Student House show - see, already paying the price of not getting me in on vocals after all!

We stayed at a big hotel, 'The American Hotel', with a great bar in the round - astonishing buffet breakfast served there too. I shared a room with Donald Johnson and John Hollingsworth who later became 2nd in command at Warners UK A&R and, with Margaret Thatcher was to blame for the Eighties, (he gave us Howard Jones and the like) slept on our floor. He'd hitch-hiked there using me as a way to get to Wilson. Of course when John did get to the top from Cherry Red records (he failed to worm his way in at Factory) to Warners friends like me and Eyeless in Gaza were dropped like hot spuds.

15,000 people! I never faced so many before, never again. A glorious summer day - though the nights were also filled with sunshine, 2AM on the park like 2PM in England and it all felt so safe, no hassle with anyone, nothing like that".

Many thanks to Kevin Hewick.

Labels: A_Certain_Ratio, Donald_Johnson, Factory_Records, Kevin_Hewick, New_Order, Simon_Topping, The_Durutti_Column, Tony_Wilson

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