Always Now
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Post Punk
Section 25 - Always Now (flac 472 mb) 01 Friendly Fires 3:12 02 Dirty Disco 5:20 03 C.P. 2:24 04 Loose Talk (Costs Lives) 2:48 05 Inside Out 2:59 06 Melt Close 2:54. Payment Security We take the security of our website and of your transactions extremely seriously. We encrypt all traffic involving personal data with industry-standard SSL certificates and we are also PCI compliant - meaning that we follow all current data security standards and undergo weekly scans monitoring our security status. Section 25 – Always Now (Box Set) by Dr Volume 9 Comments. What does it sound like?: Section 25 might be the best band you've heard of, but never heard. For a long time S25 were criminally ignored, or at best unfairly written off as a 4th Division Factory Act, forever to be lower down the bill to higher profile friends Joy.
Factory Benelux
26/03/2015, Paul PLEDGER
As well as a limited edition 7' release for Record Store Day (a timely coincidence - it'll be the late Larry Cassidy's birthday on 18th April), Factory Benelux's continued Section 25 coverage also includes this 2xCD reissue of the band's debut-album.
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Originally issued on Factory Records in 1981 as a single vinyl album and housed in one of independent music's most pricey sleeves (the inner sleeve's beautiful marbled, almost liquid, pattern bore a French printer's trademark at a cost), Always Now is a brave masterly album for three key reasons - 1: Section 25 weren't the most fashionable outfit in the world and only Factory were crazy enough to throw a wagon of cash at the sleeve alone, let alone the cost of hiring out London's Britannia Row studios (with the, by now, equally expensive talents of producer Martin Hannett at the helm).
2: No other act sounded like Section 25 and any Joy Division comparisons were and remain ill-founded. Perhaps more comparable with Public Image Limited circa Metal Box, the press inevitably (and unfairly) poured scorn on the band quite frequently with one literary music wag at the time summing up Always Now with 'You can't turn a sow's ear into a silk purse but you can put it in one'.
3: There are barely any choruses. AN is basically a glorified jamming session with Section 25 creating their very own brand of North West psychedelia, rather than 'raincoat rock', the genre of choice amongst several indie-labels in the late '70s, early '80s. They certainly weren't your average post-punk outfit learning two new chords - the Cassidy's and co experimented with left-field sound in much the same way Jamaicans Lee Perry and King Tubby did some ten years before.
In 2015, the last laugh is on the haters - Section 25's mustard-yellow multi-flapped monument to melancholia and morose surliness stands the test of time. Friendly Fires bears a considerable amount of menacing portent in both lyrics and instrumentation (we're talking hollow drums, shin-deep bass-lines and atonal vocals to the max), Dirty Disco resembles PiL's gritty hi-hats and insistent rhythms and C.P. is the result of a Collective Project jam session during the recording of the album. Hardly hits a-plenty then. But who cares? Be Brave and Loose Talk are almost worthy of being student-disco staples, with both benefitting hugely from Hannett's sparse and industrious smash-snare production. The despairing Hit is as ironic as its title suggests while Melt Close is undoubtedly about carnal indulgence.
Which leaves one of the band's key anthems, the stately New Horizon which closes the original album. With lyrics that hint at new beginnings and a change in direction possibly mapped out in advance, the resultant six minutes remain one of Section 25's most expansive and rewarding workouts and a hint to where the band were headed with their next releases - 1982's The Key Of Dreams proved to be even more sparse and experimental.
Section 25 Always Now Rare
The first disc also adds earlier singles Girls Don't Count (produced by Ian Curtis and Rob Gretton, both fans), Charnel Ground and high-end studio outtake Human Puppets. It could be argued that the latter two songs, coupled with b-side Up To You, might have elevated Always Now to faultless status. Alas, the ten chosen tracks are merely excellent.
Ultimately, S25 aficionados should be flocking to disc two with glee. There's a swath of live material recorded in Holland, an entire Peel Session and further studio outtakes galore. The live take of Girls Don't Count 'goes off', as they say, while the never issued track You're On Your Own provides samples of US commercials, spacey psychedelics and a bass-line that could strip walls.
One presumes that the impressive facsimile of the original sleeve hasn't resulted in mortgages being taken out or food banks being visited any time soon - it looks great. Even down to the cute iChing sticker tearing the card-sleeve during the opening ceremony. Just like the original vinyl version did in 1981, dammit.
Always Now - always contemporary indeed.
This review also appeared on Flipside Reviews
Paul PLEDGER
26/03/2015
Factory Benelux
26/03/2015, Paul PLEDGER
As well as a limited edition 7' release for Record Store Day (a timely coincidence - it'll be the late Larry Cassidy's birthday on 18th April), Factory Benelux's continued Section 25 coverage also includes this 2xCD reissue of the band's debut-album.
With Microsoft 365, work within an Excel file from mobile, desktop, and web. Make analog spreadsheets digital with a camera click. You now can add data to Excel directly from a photo. Using the Excel app, just take a picture of a printed data table on your Android or iPhone device and automatically convert the picture into a fully editable. Microsoft Excel is one of the most versatile and useful programs in the Office suite. It doesn't matter if you need Excel templates for budgeting the next fiscal year, tracking your business inventory, planning out meals, or creating a fantasy football draft sheet, there are plenty of Microsoft Excel templates for you. Microsoft Excel 2016 for Windows is a workhorse of a spreadsheet software, offering powerful methods for summarizing, analyzing, exploring, and presenting your data. Microsoft exel. Collaborate for free with an online version of Microsoft Excel. Save spreadsheets in OneDrive. Share them with others and work together at the same time.
Originally issued on Factory Records in 1981 as a single vinyl album and housed in one of independent music's most pricey sleeves (the inner sleeve's beautiful marbled, almost liquid, pattern bore a French printer's trademark at a cost), Always Now is a brave masterly album for three key reasons - 1: Section 25 weren't the most fashionable outfit in the world and only Factory were crazy enough to throw a wagon of cash at the sleeve alone, let alone the cost of hiring out London's Britannia Row studios (with the, by now, equally expensive talents of producer Martin Hannett at the helm).
2: No other act sounded like Section 25 and any Joy Division comparisons were and remain ill-founded. Perhaps more comparable with Public Image Limited circa Metal Box, the press inevitably (and unfairly) poured scorn on the band quite frequently with one literary music wag at the time summing up Always Now with 'You can't turn a sow's ear into a silk purse but you can put it in one'.
3: There are barely any choruses. AN is basically a glorified jamming session with Section 25 creating their very own brand of North West psychedelia, rather than 'raincoat rock', the genre of choice amongst several indie-labels in the late '70s, early '80s. They certainly weren't your average post-punk outfit learning two new chords - the Cassidy's and co experimented with left-field sound in much the same way Jamaicans Lee Perry and King Tubby did some ten years before.
In 2015, the last laugh is on the haters - Section 25's mustard-yellow multi-flapped monument to melancholia and morose surliness stands the test of time. Friendly Fires bears a considerable amount of menacing portent in both lyrics and instrumentation (we're talking hollow drums, shin-deep bass-lines and atonal vocals to the max), Dirty Disco resembles PiL's gritty hi-hats and insistent rhythms and C.P. is the result of a Collective Project jam session during the recording of the album. Hardly hits a-plenty then. But who cares? Be Brave and Loose Talk are almost worthy of being student-disco staples, with both benefitting hugely from Hannett's sparse and industrious smash-snare production. The despairing Hit is as ironic as its title suggests while Melt Close is undoubtedly about carnal indulgence.
Which leaves one of the band's key anthems, the stately New Horizon which closes the original album. With lyrics that hint at new beginnings and a change in direction possibly mapped out in advance, the resultant six minutes remain one of Section 25's most expansive and rewarding workouts and a hint to where the band were headed with their next releases - 1982's The Key Of Dreams proved to be even more sparse and experimental.
Section 25 Always Now Rare
The first disc also adds earlier singles Girls Don't Count (produced by Ian Curtis and Rob Gretton, both fans), Charnel Ground and high-end studio outtake Human Puppets. It could be argued that the latter two songs, coupled with b-side Up To You, might have elevated Always Now to faultless status. Alas, the ten chosen tracks are merely excellent.
Ultimately, S25 aficionados should be flocking to disc two with glee. There's a swath of live material recorded in Holland, an entire Peel Session and further studio outtakes galore. The live take of Girls Don't Count 'goes off', as they say, while the never issued track You're On Your Own provides samples of US commercials, spacey psychedelics and a bass-line that could strip walls.
One presumes that the impressive facsimile of the original sleeve hasn't resulted in mortgages being taken out or food banks being visited any time soon - it looks great. Even down to the cute iChing sticker tearing the card-sleeve during the opening ceremony. Just like the original vinyl version did in 1981, dammit.
Always Now - always contemporary indeed.
This review also appeared on Flipside Reviews
Paul PLEDGER
26/03/2015
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Section 25 was a post-punk style band from the UK that formed in the late 1970s. They quickly became label mates with Joy Division on Factory Records which was no coincidence as the two bands shared a somewhat similar sound. Section 25 put out one 7″ before recording their debut LP, Always Now, which was released in 1981.
The music on Always Now is early post-punk that shares similarities to that of the early Cure, Bauhaus, and Joy Division. The guitars are a bit droning and feature some odd tunings. The bass lines have a bit of a goth feel to them and are pretty meaty and atmospheric at the same time. The vocals are a bit subdued and melodic, slightly buried in the mix. Similarities to Joy Division are hard to ignore which may be partially due to this album being co-produced by Martin Hannett who was responsible for producing Joy Division as well at the same time and that whole scene being rather small. Always Now is a really enjoyable album for that time period and the music still sounds as excellent today as it did three decades ago when the record was originally released.
Always Now has the distinction of being the most expensive to manufacture record on the Factory label. The record came housed in a fancy fold-out sleeve that was sort of like a matchbook. Inside was a full color inner sleeve that was printed to look like it was marble. I'm not sure how much the record cost when it was originally released but I'm guessing it was one of the more expensive records of its time, especially considering here in the USA it would have also been an import. As you can probably guess, the record has been out of print on vinyl for easily the last 2/3 of its life. Even the label ceased to exist a long time ago.This was a rather unlikely candidate for being reissued due to the elaborate packaging but Drastic Plastic Records was just dedicated enough (or crazy enough) to take on the task.
Deus ex: mankind divided - digital deluxe edition crack. This new reissue preserves nearly all the original packaging. The deluxe fold-out cover has been reproduced exactly like the original with the only difference being the addition of a bar code on the back cover. They didn't even add any of their own label information to the cover whatsoever. The inner sleeve features the same artwork as the original in full color. I'm not sure how it may differ from the original as I don't have one to compare it to but it looks like a standard full-color printing job so it may not have been as expensive as the original but it still looks great. The label looks just like the original did too except they changed the label info and catalog number to reflect the new label. The record is pressed on 180gm black vinyl which is about the best way you could top off a quality package.
The mastering job, as usual, would easily rival the original or even top it. The record sounds incredible. Everything sounds clear and full and better than it would on any CD version that's for sure. Any fan of early post-punk, goth, and alternative music needs this album in their collection. I'm not sure how I managed to go so long without having my own copy but I'm sure glad I do now thanks to this amazing reissue!
