SECTION 25

Formed in Blackpool (UK) by brothers Larry and Vin Cassidy in 1978, Section 25 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, their sixth studio album released in 2009, features new members Stuart Hill and Steve Stringer. Larry and Vin were also now joined by Beth Cassidy, whose vocal style recalls that of her late mother Jenny on From the Hip and Love & Hate.
With great sadness we report that Larry Cassidy died on 27 February 2010, aged 56. Retrofit, an album of re-mixes and re-imagineings completed before Larry passed away, will be released on September 13th. Supporting live shows will feature Retrofit extensively with main vocals from Beth Cassidy,keyboards/guitars from Steve Stringer and Stuart Hill and percussion from founder member Vin Cassidy