Summary:During the 2017 Manchester International Festival, New Order had a five-night residency at Old Granada Studios, where Joy Division debuted on TV on Tony Wilson's So It Goes in 1978. With a 12-member synthesizer orchestra the dance-rock band played songs that spanned their career plus twoDuring the 2017 Manchester International Festival, New Order had a five-night residency at Old Granada Studios, where Joy Division debuted on TV on Tony Wilson's So It Goes in 1978. With a 12-member synthesizer orchestra the dance-rock band played songs that spanned their career plus two songs by Joy Division.…Expand
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Record Label:Mute
Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Dance, Synth Pop, Dance-Rock
The way it toggles between the dreamy, the rave-y, the interstellar and the mathematical is what makes it uniquely transcendent. It’s not the kind of raw live album that gives you goosebumps from the roar of a stadium crowd or one where you can feel the sweat dripping off the musicians. It’s much more smooth and meticulously crafted, but it still retains an electricity that makes live albums so enticing.
I have always been a casual fan of New Order through the decades. "New Republic" being my favorite album of theirs with "Music Complete" andI have always been a casual fan of New Order through the decades. "New Republic" being my favorite album of theirs with "Music Complete" and "Get Ready" being my favorite albums of theirs this century. Lately, I have been listening to a lot of electronic/EDM music and randomly came across a few of the new songs from this "Sum+" album. I find the depth and recording quality of the sound to be refreshing from some staid music I was listening to. They have taken some older songs and "spruced them up" so to speak and added a bit of layers to them. The fluidity and dream-like (esp synths) flow of the album works great and take.you on a chill journey. Love the song selection. Definitely not expected and it combines to make the best album I've listened to in 2019.…Expand
While this wouldn't be a record I'd point to as an introduction to New Order (instead see "Power, Corruption, Lies" or "Substance") it isWhile this wouldn't be a record I'd point to as an introduction to New Order (instead see "Power, Corruption, Lies" or "Substance") it is certainly a must have for existing fans. Passing the 90 minute mark, it's a substantial piece and the 2017 performance was captured superbly. The set list is an interesting one and there is material present from across (and even pre) the bands lifespan. New Order look back over their output with fresh eyes, reimagining some of it, faithfully reconstructing other parts. The presence of a 12 piece synth orchestra gives the performance a truly big sound. A fitting tribute from the band to themselves.…Expand
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