Posted January 24, 2012 at 6:08pm in blue monday new order power corruption and lies 80s vhs music
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Wolff plays a cover… Blue Monday
No joke, this is one of the better “Blue Monday” covers I’ve come across. I was not expecting him to actually sing through the tuba, but it works. The whole thing sounds like some ancient Cabaret Voltaire tape. (The sound quality on the video is dodgy, so you’ll want to put on some headphones and turn it up. Also, the performance doesn’t really begin until the 2:30 mark.)
There’s a fuller “studio” version with better sounds and live drums on his website, but I actually prefer the vibe of this live video version.
1983! New York’s hottest club is Danceteria. It’s got everything: Video games, Klaus Nomi, breakdancing, New Order, 12” singles…
Here’s a complete 1983 episode of the public access television show, New York Dance Stand, filmed at the famous Danceteria club.
You should watch the entire thing, but if you’re in a hurry, you can skip to “Blue Monday” in the couples dance competition at the 20:10 mark.
(via @geetadayal)
The newest issue of Mojo comes with a CD of New Order covers, including “Blue Monday” performed by, surprisingly, Biosphere. I haven’t heard it yet, but I’ll post it here as soon as the issue I bought on ebay arrives.
It would be nice if they really were, as the cover claims, “reborn”. Stephen Morris has been hanging out with Factory Floor, so maybe that energy will rub off on them. It’s also possible they’re in a good mood now, without Peter Hook around.
(they really butchered Saville’s artwork.)
New Order - Blue Monday, London, 12/10/2011
Even without Hooky, this sounds pretty good.
I’m not sure how much of Barney’s “dancing” I want to see, though.
today i snaffled, among other things, this
containing all of new order’s non-album singles and b-sides up until that point
the weird thing is although it contains a much nicer version of blue monday (i typoed blur monday again lmao, i should just use that url) than the 128kbps shitty version i’ve racked up so many plays on, oddly i prefer the shitty version
usually i’m so picky about audio quality and will always go for the higher bitrate but i think the shitty version is actually mixed better than the cd version
this is not something i’ve encountered before and i’m not sure what to do
while i’m loath to give up my decent playcount (over 100!) and better mix quality, the 256kbps bitrate of the substance version is hard to ignore
if this isn’t the epitome of white girl problems i don’t know what is but this dichotomy troubles me ok
If the 128kbps version is from a newer re-master, it probably sounds overall punchier than a 256kbps version from a 1987 CD master, which admittedly sounds pretty weak to today’s ears.
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Posted December 15, 2011 at 8:34am in there's no excuse for those shorts audio nitpick blog substance 1987 songs new order blue monday
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