Yes, as for a Detroit connection remix wise, Kevin Saunderson remixed "Round & Round" on Quest Records in 1989. Also, Steve 'Silk' Hurley did two remixes of "Fine Time" on the same label.
Orrin ----- Original Message ----- From: "laz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 8:31 PM Subject: Re: (313) new order. > > > > > >I > >think they were at least as important to Detroit as a lot of the other > >synth-pop-type bands of that era, like Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, > >and the less-pop ones too. > > > Definitely--it was the thick synths and rabid experimentation (on > Stephen Morris' part) with electronic percussion that seems to have > caught the fancy of not only early techno mavens, but early hip-hop > artists as well. After all, Quincy Jones was the one instrumental in > getting the 4-some their deal (and subsequent fame) in the US. > > >Substance...classics + rarities, and a great broad introduction, but not an album per > >se. All of it is good though, and getting recommendations will largely just > >reflect the listener's taste. > > > If you have more $$ to drop, the expansive new Retro 4/5 disc comp has a > lot of good stuff on it too, including rare remixes. Perhaps one of the > defining elements of New Order was (and continues to be) their selection > of remixers (thanks in no small part to Pete Tong). Arthur Baker, Shep > Pettibone, early Oakenfold/Perfecto remixes, Andrew Weatherall, Kevin > Sanderson, Terry Farley/Pete Heller/JBO (that's the Fire Island mix of > Regret)...all of these remixed New Order early on. Much of the good > stuff is available on Retro. > > But yeah, go with Tristan's suggestion and get Substance, maybe > Technique to get a feel for the dance-y stuff. > > >Oh - you'll also probably like the Fire Island remix on the Regret 12" (off > >of 'Republic'), although that album has not stood the test of time as well > >as most of their other work. Never heard the latest one. Couldn't bring > >myself to taint the memory. > > > Republic and Get Ready both sit outside the traditional canon of most > New Order fans. Why? Lots of theories abound, but in general the band > more or less broke up after Technique (1989), and frankly never really > found their groove again as a singular unit when they got back together. > By the time of Republic (1993), all four of them had gone off and done > a separate project (Morris and Gilbert having the cheekiest name--"The > Other Two") > > Heath >
