Tag: new order
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Unofficial Anthems 1: Good Morning Britain
The Muse Olympic theme tune has been released and ho-hum, it’s the bastard lovechild of Mr Blue Sky, John Miles (!) and Flash-era Queen guitar squiggles meeting unironic Triumph-of-Will-style Laibach vocals. So usual Muse then. *boom tish*. No it really reminds me of Laibach, in a rather unhealthy way…except I guess Leni would use a…
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I Remember Donna Summer
More than remember Donna Summer, she was an influence on me and the music I love – from the seminal I Feel Love onwards, to helping create Blue Monday with that drum line (nicked off a Donna remix) and kickstarting Moroder’s career into the stratosphere. RIP Donna. And we have to play out with the…
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The New Division
Oh this pushes all the right buttons on a rainy Sunday – chillwave/shoegaze summer vibes, great video, epic sound and a band that’s truly independent and self released (and on Bandcamp! Yay!), and mashup/remix friendly hence the great unofficial videos. The album shows a darker and more electronic side in places, I can hear the…
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LCD Division Joy Soundsystem
I know LCD Soundsystem covered Joy Division, but two unrelated-except-in-my-strange-head covers appear in my inbox today, one via Niallist – Joyce Division – She’s Lost Control (it’s a car crash! I don’t mean musically, oh just listen to it you’ll get what I mean) and Dunproofin’s cover of LCD Soundsystem’s Tribulations. I like Andy’s covers,…
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Synth Britannia
People have been mentioning this for AGES saying ‘Have you seen Synth Britannia?’ and I was wary since I thought it might be another 80’s nostalgia fest with the usual faces. Not at all – and I was blown away how indepth they went, even visiting my old alma-mater at Psalter Lane (my claim to…
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New Order 6Music playlist help
Looks like Now Playing on Friday is doing a New Order special and via Friend of Radio Clash (I should make Tshirts saying that) Jeb 50PoundNote I’ve heard they want input from New Order fans what to play…links in quite nicely with their recent Kraftwerk specials too, I bet – and New Order have some…