Editorial Reviews
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Piccinini: Intavolatura di Liuto, Libro Primo
Only U, Pt. 1 [CD-single] [Import]
Geminiani: Concerti grossi, Op. 3
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New Order's first John Peel session from 1981 now sounds like the withered electronic chill of a band in limbo between the gray-tinged gravitas of their forerunners, Joy Division, and the looser, rhythmic dance leanings of their gloriously inventive future. The latter tendencies, though, start to creep into view on the Peel session from the following year, with "5-8-6" pointing the way to the vigorous but characteristically glum techno-pump of Power, Corruption & Lies. Two tracks from the same session--"Too Late" and a cover of Keith Hudson's "Turn the Heater On"--contribute to the post-Joy Division thaw and are unavailable elsewhere. The omission of the group's third, best, and most representative John Peel session (five songs, including versions of Joy Division's "Isolation" and "Atmosphere" and a guest appearance from Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie), which was originally broadcast at the time of the band's 1998 reformation, is a curious oversight. --Kevin Maidment
Album Description
This album features the only 2 sessions New Order ever recorded for the John Peel show on their own. 8 tracks recorded at the start of New Order's post Ian Curtis/Joy Division career. The album reveals a band in transition, emerging from the all-pervading bleakness of Joy Division's sound to experiment with dark, rhythmic poppiness. Tracks include, 'Truth', 'Senses' and 'I.C.B.' 2000 release. Standard jewel case.