Force

Personnel: Jeremy Kerr (vocals, bass guitar, tapes); Martin Moscrop (guitar, trumpet, guitar synthesizer); Anthony Quigley (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Andrew Connell (piano, synthesizer, vocoder); Donald Johnson (drums, background vocals); Paul "Killer" Harrison (bass programming).
Audio Remasterer: Paul O'Brien .
Liner Note Author: James Nice.
Recording information: Yello 2 Studios, Manchester (07/1986-08/1986).
Photographers: Peter Staessens; James Martin .
Arranger: A Certain Ratio.
Jettisoning the raw, chilling abandon of their earlier work, Force instead layers A Certain Ratio's hybrid of pop, jazz and funk with shimmering keyboards and guitars. The resulting sound is one that's well-executed and consistent, albeit lacking in potency and spontaneity; the most interesting moments are the most experimental, like the backwards bass on "Bootsy" and the strange drones on "Take Me Down." ~ Jason Ankeny