Tastes and sounds were changing quickly in the late '80s, which prompted New Order's most startling transformation yet -- from moody dance-rockers to, well, moody acid-house mavens.
After the band booked a studio on the island hotspot of Ibiza, apparently not knowing that it was the center of the burgeoning house music craze, New Order's sure instincts for blending rock and contemporary dance resulted in another confident, superb LP.
Technique was the group's most striking production job, with the single "Fine Time" proving a close runner-up to "Blue Monday" as the most extroverted dance track in the band's catalog.
Opening the record, it was a portrait of a group unrecognizable from its origins, delivering lascivious and extroverted come-ons amid pounding beats.
It appeared that dance had fully taken over from rock, with the guitars and bass only brought in for a quick solo or bridge.
But while pure dance was the case for the singles "Fine Time" and "Round & Round," elsewhere New Order were still delivering some of the best alternative pop around, plaintive and affecting songs like "Run" (the third single), "Love Less," and "Dream Attack." Placed in the perfect position to deliver the definitive alternative take on house music, the band produced another classic record.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fine TimeNew Order | New Order | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | All the WayNew Order | New Order | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Love LessBernard Albrecht, Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris | New Order | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Round & RoundNew Order | New Order | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | Guilty PartnerNew Order | New Order | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 6 | RunNew Order | New Order | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Mr. DiscoGillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, New Order, Bernard Sumner | New Order | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Vanishing PointGillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, New Order, Bernard Sumner | New Order | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 9 | Dream AttackGillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, New Order, Bernard Sumner | New Order | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 289 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Albrecht | Composer |
| 2 | Richard Chappell | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Aaron Denson | Assistant Engineer |
| 4 | Richard Evans | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Gillian Gilbert | Composer |
| 6 | Peter Hook | Composer |
| 7 | Michael Johnson | Engineer |
| 8 | Trevor Key | Cover Design |
| 9 | Alan Meyerson | Engineer, Mixing |
| 10 | Stephen Morris | Composer |
| 11 | New Order | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 12 | Peter Saville | Cover Design |
| 13 | Bernard Sumner | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |