SXXV Press Release
LTM are pleased to present the sixth studio album from cult Factory Records group Section 25, titled Nature + Degree.
Formed in Blackpool (UK) by brothers Larry and Vin Cassidy in 1978, the band were initially mentored by Joy Division, and went on to record four albums with Factory Records between 1980 and 1986. The first of these, Always Now, combined harsh post-punk with spacey psychedelia, and was produced by Martin ‘Zero’ Hannett. Their third, From The Hip, produced in 1984 by Bernard Sumner of New Order, explored techno and electronica, and spawned the oft-sampled club hit Looking From A Hilltop.
After a decade apart Section 25 decided to regroup, releasing acclaimed album Part-Primitiv in 2007, and playing a string of powerful live shows across Europe, several with guest Peter Hook. A best-of album Dirty Disco was issued in 2008. Now recognized as a leading genre band, three Section 25 tracks were included in the recent Warners box set Factory Records: Communications 1978-1992, and From The Hip was lauded as one of ‘1000 albums to hear before you die’ by The Guardian newspaper.
Nature + Degree is their sixth studio album, self-produced in April 2009 and featuring new members Stuart Hill and Steve Stringer. Larry and Vin are also joined by Beth Cassidy, whose vocal pâleur recalls that of her late mother Jenny on From the Hip and Love & Hate. Stand-out tracks include ‘Attachment’ and ‘Saddled with Something’.
Also available by SXXV on LTM:
Always Now (LTMCD 2308); The Key of Dreams (LTMCD 2310); From the Hip (LTMCD 2314); Love & Hate (LTMCD 2402); Part-Primitiv (LTMCD 2500)
