Tag: new order
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Favourite albums / tracks of 2015
Ian Fondue asked me to post my favourite albums/songs of 2015. Not necessarily released in 2015, this year I tended to listen to older releases, Pitchfork and Stereogum are mostly confusing to me, the first year it’s mostly a bunch of names I have no idea who they are! It’s a long list, partly because…
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Some mashups
Me? Posting mashups? With my lack of interest? 😛 Well admittedly me and mashups have a chequered past recently, but it’s nice now I’m mostly away from that scene to very occasionally dive in and check out the best ones, rather than be bombarded with them day to day (and the egos! Oh the egos!)…
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Ian Curtis 35
Walk in silence… People like you find it easy… Hunting by the rivers Through the streets Every corner Abandoned too soon Set down with due care. 35 years ago, Ian Curtis the lead Joy Division singer took his life. Such a shame. Notice the New Order Facebook posted Love Will Tear Us Apart, but Atmosphere…
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Guardian Microplays
Love the two Guardian Microplays (very short 5 minute plays with the Royal Court) so far – the second on the mixtape – Groove Is In The Heart is a subject very close to my heart. It features Ride, New Order and Neneh Cherry but also points out the sort of time travel we all…
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Dunproofin’s Grate Compilation
Dunproofin’s genius gets a lot of love on the podcast (he did the remix that is the current intro music) and here on the blog, and he’s released a compilation of his 50 best remixes and mashups over the years, called 50 Golden Grates. It’s not cheesy, it’s full of golden slices of fried gold…
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The Story of Blue Monday
Excellent documentary about New Order’s Blue Monday for Swedish TV (it’s mostly in English with some subtitles) – many facts you might not know about the best selling 12″ of all time – for instance I never knew that Hooky’s bassline was inspired by Ennio Morricone!