Section 25 \ Part-Primitiv [FBN 130]
Combining raw post-punk power and retro-futurist electro, Part-Primitiv is a 2007 studio album by cult Factory Records group Section 25.
On Part-Primitiv the group comprised Larry Cassidy, Vin Cassidy, Ian Butterworth and Roger Wikeley, as well as two tracks written and sung by Jenny Cassidy. Containing 13 tracks, the album marked a convincing return to form by SXXV after a hiatus of almost 20 years.
Issued on vinyl for the first time in 2023, this format is limited to 500 copies only pressed on 180g black vinyl. A bundle containing all 4 vinyl titles (FBN 130, 135, 140 and 145, plus a signed postcard and a bonus copy of the FBN 124 live package) is also available.
Vinyl tracklist:
A1. Winterland I
A2. Can't Let Go
A3. Poppy Fields
A4. She's So Pretty
A5. Dream
B1. Power Base
B2. Roma
B3. Better Make Your Mind Up
B4. Cry
B5. Ludus Cantus
B6. Nick
CD + digital tracklist:
1. Winterland I
2. Can't Let Go
3. Poppy Fields
4. She's So Pretty
5. Dream
6. Power Base
7. Roma
8. Better Make Your Mind Up
9. Gene
10. Cry
11. Ludus Cantus
12. Nick
13. Winterland II
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Reviews:
"Initially dogged in their pursuit of rhythm-driven gloom, Section 25 later became an indie-dance crossover act with a penchant for lilting melodies and warm electronics. It's a fusion of these two sounds that often inhabits their 21st century work, with Part-Primitiv exuding a bleak but comforting fragility which could only be achieved by a band from a far-flung corner of the north-west of England." (Electronic Sound, 09/2023)
"A vibrant, fierce collection of songs played with all the intense, live-wire energy one could want. Well worth the wait" (All Music Guide, 05/2007)
"The music on Part-Primitiv is informed by all phases of the band's back-catalogue, incorporating their early post-punk impulse alongside their later disposition towards electronic music. She's So Pretty is one of the band's closest brushes with pop music, while Power Base is a surprisingly straight-forward venture into techno, with its rampaging drum machine" (Boomkat, 05/2007)
"Haunting, melancholic beauty - part post-rock, part trance" (Plan B, 06/2007)
"Absolutely brilliant. The music remains true to their unique aesthetic in maintaining both the unsettling postpunk of their beginnings, and the electro-pop of the second incarnation" (chained.com, 06/2007)
"Fantastic album!" (Peter Hook, 2007)