Peter Saville on his album cover artwork
Peter Saville describes the now well-known image the band chose for Unknown Pleasures as ”both technical and sensual”. These words seem apt in describing a common thread or sense of their music in both Joy Division and New Order, which I consider two very separate bands, as well as Saville’s aesthetic sense of and for them as artists. Also, in some ways I enjoyed Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak a lot because the color coding on the art reminded me so much of Saville’s work for New Order. It feels like a conscious choice, reflecting Kanye’s incorporation of synth and electro elements in that album in a callback that feels like New Order’s move into more electronic/dance-influenced music. In a way, the form both reflects and influences the content and vice versa.
Posted April 15, 2012 at 5:46pm in peter saville design joy division new order music thinky things 808s and heartbreak kanye west
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New Order - Blue Monday
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Along with hip hop, it took me a long time to get into 80s music. I always thought it was a bit corny and that they were cheating with synthesizers and computers. Now all I want to do is drop out of design school and play with synthesizers!
I think what can be accomplished with electronic sound is just a whole spectrum of emotion and effects. I always loved Joy Division for their dark sound, which then translates well into New Order with synthesizers. It’s pretty cool to hear all of these 80s / electronic music elements making their way around back into music again.
Posted December 13, 2011 at 8:06am in snafflebot blur blurmonday music santa my graphics new order blue monday
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Blue Monday (New Order) Cover by Courtney Askey
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