Section 25 – From The Hip

From the Hip is the third studio album by the English post-punk and electronic band Section 25, released in March 1984 by Factory Records. Following on from their previous studio albums, Always Now (1981) and The Key of Dreams (1982), it marked a major departure in terms of sound and scope. Abandoning their harsh original post-punk sound the band embarked upon a new journey into the realms of electronic and dance music, with the help of Bernard Sumner of New Order who co-produced the album at Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire, Wales.

The album features subtle yet warm and atmospheric electronic tracks, such as “The Process” and “Inspiration”, as well as the electro-style “Looking from a Hilltop” and the lighter synth-pop of “Reflection”. “Looking from a Hilltop” was remixed by Bernard Sumner and Donald Johnson of A Certain Ratio for single release, with the lengthy “Megamix” version becoming an underground club hit, later sampled by both electronic dance music artists Orbital and the Shamen, and also described as “legendary” by Pitchfork. It was also the first track on Factory Records dance retrospective FAC. Dance.