S.o.t.D. - Procession – New Order

Procession – New Order

There is so much New Order’s done that’s great, but this one...woooo boy.

One of the first things they put out after Ian Curtis’s suicide, and while it still has that incredibly propulsive bass and drum driven Joy Division sound, it isn’t quite as sludgy. That jangly guitar and the clearer higher vocals of Bernard Sumner – it’s one of Martin Hannett’s best production jobs. But there is also just a hint of what was to come in the next few years. Buoyant song.

S.o.t.D. - People On The High Line (Hybrid Remix) – New Order

People On The High Line (Hybrid Remix) – New Order

Unbelievably good. New Order still has it. Or they have the good taste to find a really great remixer to rework their tracks.

S.o.t.D. - Confusion (Instrumental) – New Order

Confusion (Instrumental) – New Order

Interesting to look back on a piece of music 30 years later to grasp just how much of an impact it had on you.

S.o.t.D. - Ecstasy – New Order

Ecstasy – New Order

I think it’s the bass solos in this that do it for me. The vocoder vocals certainly don’t do much for me.

S.o.t.D. - 1963 – New Order

1963 – New Order

My favourite track by them...maybe....

S.o.t.D. - Everything’s Gone Green – New Order

Everything’s Gone Green – New Order

First video of theirs I ever saw. I had already been listening to them for years, but had never even seen a picture of them. Not even a photo of Joy Division.

S.o.t.D. - Your Silent Face – New Order

Your Silent Face – New Order 

And since I played Joy Division yesterday, I suppose it only makes sense to follow it up with some New Order. I started to lose interest with their later albums, as they hoovered ever larger quantities of coke up their schnozzes. But the first few years of their existence - totally dug them. This song in particular I absolutely love.

S.o.t.D. - Ruined in a Day – New Order

Ruined in a Day – New Order

Still one of my favourite New Order tracks. Off the last album of theirs I really paid any attention to.

S.o.t.D. – Confusion – New Order

Confusion – New Order

I really liked Joy Division, and I liked the band they became, but this was so…different. But it was soooo good. This and Blue Monday came out in 83, and really did a lot to broaden my horizons into more dancey stuff.