Dark Light by Section 25

'Dark Light' is the eighth studio album by post-punk trailblazers Section 25, and their first since the loss of founder member Larry Cassidy in 2010.

The 10 track set signals a return to the smooth electro and synth-pop textures first explored on their classic 1984 album 'From the Hip'. These echoes are amplified by the presence of co-vocalists Beth and Jo Cassidy, and a cover image by artist/designer Peter Saville.

Much of 'Dark Light' was produced in collaboration with remixer Derek Miller (aka Outernationale) and includes new versions of single tracks Colour Movement Sex & Violence and Inner Drive. Other stand-out cuts include future pop classic My Outrage, also made available as a single to mark Record Store Day in 2013.

The bonus tracks include a dub version of CMSV and single b-side Hinterland.

On 'Dark Light' SXXV were: Vin Cassidy, Beth Cassidy, Stuart Hill, Steven Stringer and Jo Cassidy.

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"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, Dark Light feeling bittersweet with its mournful lyrics ('How can we be found/If we never get lost') written after the premature death of founder member Larry Cassidy." (Electronic Sound, 2023)

"A revelation. The group were once doomy post-punks whose 1984 electronic album From the Hip anticipated house music and thrilled New York clubland. Now the deaths of singers Larry and Jenny Cassidy have inspired their daughter Bethany to carry on the family business and give the band a makeover. The collision of the original members' brittle rhythms and the angelic voices of Bethany and similarly fresh-faced co-singer Jo takes recent material into shimmering club-pop heaven" (The Guardian, 2014)

"From Factory miserablists to house music progenitors, it's been quite a journey for Section 25. Collaborating with remixer Outernationale, this eighth album is full of unbridled joy with uplifting rhythms and clanging, surging synth textures. Post-punk, electro - call it what you will, this is the album of their lives. 9/10" (Vive le Rock, 2013)

"Bethany and Joanna Cassidy have given Section 25 a pop gloss transformation in contrast to the sparse sound of earlier albums. However the band remains adventurous and keen to explore genres and song dynamics - still a tasty cocktail of electronica, dance, ambience and new wave" (Record Collector, 2014)

"Many of today's austere electronic outfits owe them a considerable debt. Dark Light is disarmingly perky, with some cute production touches - the wasp-cloud synth swarming through World's End, for example, and the growling bass of Love Cuts" (The Wire, 2013)

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