New Order - Technique (180g) LP

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New Order Technique (180g) LP

1989 album, their best?

label:: Rhino
format:: LP
lab price:: $24.00
item #:: lp-4397

the lab review

This is the album that New Order fans act like they don't like. As in: "I prefer their early, formative stuff like Brotherhood or Power Corruption Lies." With its Versace-style cover, slick production, and the super-aggro opener "Fine Time," it's easy to dismiss this as where they crew lost it post-Substance. BUT, what I've come to learn is that this might be the true New Order fan's favorite album. Cause once you get passed the presentation (although the Saville artwork is proving to be timeless), this might be New Order at its modern best: cooled out and mature, super-emotive, and technically capable. Once you get past "Fine Time," the triplet of "All The Way(1)", "Love Less(2)", and club hit "Round and Round(3)" might be their strongest ever. Who can make broken love sounds so fucking cool? The other aspect that makes this such a great album is that it's such a smooth listen. After the heights of "Round," you'll barely notice that you've gone through "Guilty Partner(4), Run(5), Mr. Disco(6), Vanishing Point(7), Dream Attack(8)"... repeat. It's like morning sex with a model, eating breakfast, breaking up, smoking cigs, and having make-up sex... then breaking up again. Highest quality 180g pressing, recommended.

reviewed by the mgmnt 10/12/2009

lab recommended

tracklist
play audio	PLAY ALL
	New Order Fine Time
play audio	New Order All The Way
play audio	New Order Love Less
play audio	New Order Round & Round
play audio	New Order Guilty Partner
play audio	New Order Run
play audio	New Order Mr. Disco
play audio	New Order Vanishing Point
play audio	New Order Dream Attack