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Mixed By New Order
[DMC]
One day or the other, everybody feels the need to know about the influences of their influences, their heroes' favourites, their favourites' roots. New Order's admiration for the Velvet Underground was already well documented, and one could easily guess that the band had been influenced by all the post disco electro-funk's scene of the early eighties. The exercise was therefore a perilous one for New Order as none could know for sure weather they'd manage to share their musical fancies with their fans. Yet, it's not surprising that the best band in the world is perfect even as far as their tastes are concerned, because this compilation is simply magnificent! The Velvet fits perfectly well with a giant remix of Donna Summer's famous I feel Love, The Groundhogs enlightens us on Peter Hook's bass playing, Can immerses us in the mists which surrounded Joy Division, Joey Beltram or Primal Scream make you understand the whys and hows of the New Order you love. And one is truly astonished to admit that even Cat Stevens finds his place here. This "compilation/mix/tribute" is the ideal way to understand the multiple evolutions which brought the band from "Unknown Pleasures" to "Technique" and "Power, Corruption & Lies". This winter's must have!
Frédéric Thébault |
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