The Graveyard and the Ballroom

by A Certain Ratio

The Graveyard and the Ballroom cover art

Originally issued as a cassette-only release, this crucial document splits its runtime between jagged studio recordings and a ferocious live set. The Manchester outfit aggressively fused austere post-punk aesthetics with skeletal, repetitive funk rhythms, laying the blueprint for the burgeoning dance-punk movement. Produced in part by Martin Hannett, it perfectly captures the bleak, industrial paranoia of their early era.

Genres

  • Post-Punk
  • Dance-Punk

Tracklist

  1. Do The Du (Casse)
  2. Faceless - The Graveyard
  3. Crippled Child - The Graveyard
  4. Choir - The Graveyard
  5. Flight - The Graveyard
  6. I Fail - The Graveyard
  7. Strain - The Graveyard
  8. All Night Party - The Ballroom
  9. Oceans - The Ballroom
  10. Choir - The Ballroom
  11. The Fox - The Ballroom
  12. Suspect - The Ballroom
  13. Flight - The Ballroom
  14. Genotype-Phenotype - The Ballroom