Technique

Infused with house pianos, pumping bass sequencers, and synth-heavy atmospheres, New Order's sunny beats merges new wave and indie rock, weaving melancholic melodies with danceable beat to create a beautiful album.

A very good album that I want to like more than I do. Some very fun new wave songs that are enjoyable, and some dance songs that I wish were not on the album. If the overall sound stuck closer to new wave this would be a fantastic album, but the dance/electronica-heavy parts do detract a bit. Top tracks: All the Way, Love Less, Dream Attack

This is a very good album but it should’ve absolutely been “Power Corruption and Lies” instead. Favorite track: Vanishing Point 3.5/5

I'm a simple person. I see New Order, I vote it high. Not really sure why this particular album made the list. It's good. But there's nothing standout.

Otra tremenda sorpresa. Me gusta lo poco que le conocía a los New Order, pero este disco me voló la cabeza. Un electrónico con una personalidad brutal; track tras track tiene nuevas propuestas y en general termina haciendo uno de los mejores discos que he escuchado en esta lista. Genial.

Priem

I really like Power, Corruption & Lies. With that being said, I was highly confused when Fine Time hit me. It feels like so much going on spliced together only for 20 seconds to be memorable. Of course I'm going to really like the more indie sounding songs here. Though I feel that some of them run too long or delve into the Ibiza thing too oddly. I'm not going to act like these songs weren't catchy at times. Its problem was sustaining that momentum for most of the runtime leaving me bewildered and back to the classics (5/10, 3/5 on this scale) (Update: 2/5)

I’m excited to listen to this. I really don’t know any New Order. First track is good. Reminded me of KMFDM. On “all the way” now. I really like this song. The first track is misleading. But then track 4 is a slight return to that. On the last track now. Now I get the draw to new order. This is a great album.

not so much

Unlistenable.

Nowhere near as good as the first Four that precede it

I like it

First Listen; 2.5; I feel like I always want to like New Order more than I actually do. I certainly enjoy the music enough, and the sound/production is fun for an album listen every once in a while, but for whatever reason there's nothing too much that hooks me. Favorite Track: Guilty Partner

Dance yrself clean.

Bien aunque no destaco ninguna canción por encima del resto

Top songs: All the Way Love Less

let there be more UK electronica, or pop, or rock, or....? Outside of a bit more of an island feel at times this whole thing feels all over the place. It falls back into familiar hallmarks of 80's British pop rock. Its like a grab bag of songs all meant for different albums. At least the synth does a lot of the lifting here.

This weird little synth album hit just right. Perfect album for a road trip with the windows down. Very dated sounding and the little sound effects were hilarious. Just a total sad boy goofy time. I didn’t enjoy the other New Order album we got but this one has me interested in giving them another shot

Very much Cure-esque

I really like New Order when Peter Hook's bass is going for it. Thing is, on the songs when he's not, there's better Ibiza records than this. And when he is, there's better New Order songs than these. I enjoyed it, but I didn't love it. I remember watching The Other Side Of Midnight back in 1989 and "New Order" performed with Hook pressing a button on a computer for all the other parts and he played the bass. That was the future right there. Anyway, that dong didn't make it onto the album.

i think my personal version of a band that i should love that just doesn’t do it for me is New Order. this wasn’t bad i just was not interested or enthralled by anything. i think an uncool dad would think this was the height of cool

Definitely a transitional album, sloughing off the gloom and heading off to the disco.

i love new order but i don't think of them as an albums band; this would be my least favourite of their '80s discs either way. the unconverted should stick with Substance, collecting their 12" singles.

I was initially a little underwhelmed by this, but it grew on me. There was one moment of really dated synth sound, but apart from that I'd say this is a very solid album. Vanishing point might just be the best song I've never heard before. Absolutely loved it. Going to give it 4 stars as I'd like to explore this album more.

RIP pasha technique

New Order are one of music’s most sincere, and although that comes through at times, the electro pivot holds everything back.

This wasn't Ron Asheton's New Order but I liked it. 3.5 actual rating.

Shadows cast loud and clear. Tell the world the New Order’s here.

Mostly bland. didn’t mind brain dead activities to this album.

Didn’t love it at first but it grew on me.

Mmm, básico básico, no ofrece más.

Nice enough

This starts as not really my kind of thing (too dance/techno) but then becomes much more my kind of thing. 3.5 rounding up.

Good solid 80s

Department store music, really generic and repetitive. Hate the vocals. Each track is 2+ minutes longer than it needs to be as well.

Not my cup o’ tea

Solid 7

synthie und ein rest von punkiger attitude - tönt retrospektiv etwas weichgespült und brav.

Irgendwie keinen Zugang gefunden. Und erinnert, dass ich ihn noch nie hatte.

Exceptional new wave/synth. Danceable and fun while maintaining some darkness and mystery. Elite melodies and vibes. Great band.

La première toune m'a inquiété. Après, c'était de la musique parfaite de samedi matin pour se pepper! Ce fut un hit dans la maison. J'aime les airs qui font un peu The Cure, les open chords planant, le rythme dansant, belle découverte!

Incroyable. Vraiment adoré. Magnifique son 80s qui a si bien vieilli. Ça tourné en boucle cette journée là, autant dans l’auto qu’au souper avec des amis.

So 80s, so synth, so pop. Not my favorite, but it's okay. Typical reverb vocals, a bit haunting at times, overlayed on some dance and upbeat synth rhythms. Nothing major to report.

A bit dated, but fun dance music. I enjoyed it.

Best Song: All the Way Enjoyed this album for its typical New Order traits; the layered rhythms, bass guitar, synth and engaging lyrics. I always enjoyed how Bernard Summer delivers the lyrics in NO. Overall however, this album just doesn't resonate with me to the extend NO often does. I think there are some tracks that felt perhaps lazy or confused, others which I'm conflicted on, and others I enjoyed but feel may be generic. However a few of the tracks really grew on me after a second listen. This isn't a genre I would typically listen to, although NO feel so authentic to me.

I really like New Order as a group; the way they project melancholy in dancey synth music draws me in. This probably wasn’t my favourite album of theirs, but I still appreciated it and listened to it a few times. Technique felt a bit brighter than other NO material, and you can hear the Balearic dance influence and can tell the group were in Ibiza while creating it. I usually hate too much repetition in albums but found it so hypnotic on technique, the chord progressions were simple, usually diatonic, which meant songs relied on layering to build. I liked this, although it may have made the album blur together a bit in parts. I’ve always enjoyed Sumner’s vocals; they have this slightly detached, fragile quality to them. I did think it got a bit lost in the mix on Technique at times. The lyrics were introspective, exploring disconnection and relationships. Although they weren’t exactly poetic and instead reserved/distant, it matched the atmosphere of the album quite well.

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Mix of early nine inch nails and the cure

Was not expecting to like this so much. The lyrics are amazing and their blend of techno pop disco with goth/alt rock feels really special and seamless

Fine, but seems like typically 90s music.

Enjoyed this! 4 *

I hated this even more than i thought I would. Just absolute garbage. Sorry for anyone that likes this, but also... I'm not sorry.

Not as bad as I thought it might be. Just some fairly generic sounding pop that I've mostly forgotten already

Well this was a pleasant surprise! So, I like New Order, and have for a while. The singles at first, and then started getting into the albums later. Combing through their early 80s albums, I was always of the notion that the albums were good, and the singles were great. And I avoided this album because I wasn't a huge fan of the singles. "Fine Time" and "Round And Round" were okay, but felt like more dated club music of the time. Avoiding this album was a damn mistake, because this was the case where the album was better than the singles. Hell, those singles I wasn't the biggest fan of sound better in context within the album. This is a surprise 5, and an album I now need to go out and buy.

Highlights: All The Way, Love Less, Guilty Partner and Vanishing Point. 3.4

Very like 80-90s pop. Ok.

A bright 80s synthpop thing that grew on me pretty quickly. I'm not as heavily into this kind of sound as I once was, but the me of the late 90s or early 00s probably would've rated this 5 stars. Highlight: "Round & Round" has a great catchy chorus backed by nice little blips and boops.

It's New Order... I usually like New Order, but this one's not fully hitting for me. I think it's the turn to more...aggressive(?) dance-influenced sounds? Something about it just isn't quite doing it for me. When it hits right, though, it's every bit as good as other classic New Order songs, but overall this was just average.

I didn’t realize New Order was Joy Division minus Ian Curtis, but it now makes sense why this 80s pop album is so musically and lyrically interesting. Consistently good all the way through, will listen again.

3.5 I try not to be overly favourable to New Order just because of the lineage, but there is always something interesting in most every song I can pull out and appreciate. Usually its a peter hook bass line (great rockstar name btw) or in this case some cool synth fills. Some of it sounds dated now but some of the effects were pretty cutting edge. I dont know much about EDM music, but if it's like everything else we are probably due for a 40 year reset where stuff from 30-40 years ago gets popular again.

Pretty good - possible vinyl cop

Dont mind it.

New Order has never been my jam. Certainly not electronics-laden New Order. This is no exception. I can't hate on it but I certainly wouldn't really ever put it on rotation. Some of the tracks on the album are alright -- "Guilty Partner" is one of those. Three stars but one of those is a charity star for influence.

Very nice!

The division between Joy Division and New Order was marked most notably by the band partying around Europe and letting themselves be influenced by the music they hear. It was a way to ease the pain of the loss of their former bandmate, but it seems like every passing album got a little further away from their roots. "Technique" is probably the apex of their dance music journey. The rock band behind it is partly noticeable here on some tracks, although hints remain. This album also lacks any of their biggest hits. Despite that it was a huge success for the band and is still an excellent album. It might be easy to dismiss it as a bad Ibiza club album at first glance but the more you listen, the more of the band you can hear underneath. "Vanishing Point" is a major highlight for me and one of the best New Order songs out there.

A good though not outstanding album from one of history's most esteemed singles bands May have the effect of making me compare this to their singles of the past, so maybe I'm being unfair even though this album is very listenable

Classic 80s, started word but really developed into something fun.

I like it

לא ייאמן ההבדל מJoy Division

After the first track I thought I was going to hate this and was getting a house album (not hugely my thing). Instead it really turned itself around into a fun listen that had me moving my shoulders

For some reason I really struggle with New Order, and this is no different

I was expecting better with it being Joy Division but it's just average.

Reading about this one, I've learned they took inspiration from acid house, a genre that's never done much for me. Luckily, the main result here is an album that maybe feels a bit shinier than New Order's typical output? Actually, more than anything, I think this kind of reminds me of Modern English, the way they've got the synthesizers and some jangly guitars?

We’ve had an interesting 2 albums from New Order. Still waiting on Piwer Corruption and Loes which is honestly the only album of theirs we need on the list. This isn’t for everyone but I enjoy it. I like the low key but still catchy electronic stuff. Love Less and Vanishing Point were standouts.

‘80s club music for the most part. Some of it is good and some starts to set a little monotonous. Fortunately no 12” single club mixes — that would be too much for me. Still better than most other bands of this type.

I had no issue with this album but it didn’t do a ton for me. Melodies were solid though so I have to give that credit. The album cover is really cool.

I was not previously familiar with this album, although I have heard some of their other material. This album sounds very much like an 80s production. It is very clean and polished, but it still sounds a bit dated to my ears. The songs are fine but not particularly noteworthy. I could take it or leave it.

I've listened to a little New Order but never a full album that I can recall. It's really good! It evoked hanging out in an arcade in the '80s, though I'm a bit too young for that. Really enjoyed it the full way through

There's a lot to like with this album, the mix of alternative rock with poppy electronic synth, you can see New Order's impact on the New Romantic subgenre in the 80's. Not all hits but wouldn't say there's a bad song here. Upbeat and smooth.

The first song was awful. The rest was better.

I absolutely love Technique by New Order Technique. This is one of those records I can happily stick on repeat all day and never get bored of. By the time you get to their fifth album, New Order have completely nailed who they are. The songwriting is confident, the grooves are locked in, and everything just works. It still sounds like New Order, but there’s a noticeable shift here — you can really hear the Spanish influence creeping in. There’s Balearic beat and acid house woven into their already polished electronic dance-pop sound, and it gives the album a sun-soaked, late-night feel that sets it apart from what came before. As ever, Peter Hook’s basslines are ridiculous. Tracks like Round & Round are driven by that unmistakable melodic low end, and it never gets old. Honestly, there’s just so much to enjoy on this record — it’s upbeat, smart, and effortlessly cool without trying too hard. Favourite tracks: Loveless, Mr Disco and Round & Round are probably my standouts, but you could make a strong case for almost any track on here. Least favourite tracks: None. Every song earns its place. Album artwork: Amazing. The pink and purple colour palette is bold, stylish, and fits the album perfectly.

I thought this album was alright, it had some good songs and it was definitely full of 80s synth pop. I had never heard any of the songs on the album before, and I wasn’t blown away by anything but it worked.

I love this album. Lesser known than some of their others like Substance, but it is just as great, if not better.

Ótmo disco do New Order!

I was looking forward to hearing this album, but it was not as awesome as I was hoping it would be. I prefer earlier New Order material.

Pleasant enough electro pop tunes but nothing stands out.

Хороший прикольный, стильно звучит, слушал версию 2015

It was listenable

I was dreading this a little bit, but honestly I liked it a lot more than I wanted to!

Their best record, with Get Ready a close second.

Another good New Order album! - GEMV (04.02.2026)

3.5 A lovely little New Order album that’s real easy to listen to - but not sure this album is necessary for this list!!

Overall: 6/10 It's like Depeche Mode, except I'm kind of bored! The bass parts are great though, I think it's the vocals and weird synths that take me out of it. Still a decent album though, had some highlights. Fav Song: Vanishing Point

Not for me. 1/5

Loved

This seems mad. It seems to lurch quite hard between new wave indie type sounds and some pretty cool hard electronic stuff. Personally I much prefer the electric bits and the indie bits fall flat a little bit for me. The highs are very high. But this feels absolutely the best rating I can give to something that feels inconsistent to my tastes and doesn't feel like it has so much flow.

It reminded me what Duran Duran might sounds like if they took some Paxil and got out of their funk. And every bloody song sounded the same. Just one long track where it was all one beat, over engineered electronica and bland lyrics. My rating:2/5

Really good!

This one's a lot of fun. I was familiar with a few of New Order's songs before, but none from this album. The acid rock influences work really well with the group's electronic sound. Favorite track: "Vanishing Point"

I’d like to get ahold of a large floppy disc and slap the band members across the face with it. Like any decade, there is great music made and not so great music made. This is the not so great 80’s music.

super album pour la voiture, bonne ambiance, un rock électro que j'ai jamais vrm eu l'habitude d'écouter mais nice,

Very fun disco

This album doesn’t know what it wants to be. The acid house is interesting, The Cure clone is boring. Overall, not cohesive and wouldn’t listen again.

Интересный альбом) больше всех зашла песня round&round

Seems like pretty average EDM. Maybe a little above average. But not a lot.

had fun yeah, nothing stood out to me but enjoyed

I was 8 when this album came out. We only listened to hippie music in my house, so I missed the whole new wave movement. Of course I’ve heard New Order before, but I’ve never listened to a New Order album all the way through. This album is obviously so dated, but I love the acid house vibes and the layered synth melodies. “Round and Round” is a legit banger. I found myself bopping along and enjoying this way more than I expected.

Very boring to me idk

This album just feels so soulless to me </3 dunno

Some music can reach across time and space to meet you where you are and speak to what’s inside of you. Some music has to be listened to while driving your convertible through Miami in 1989 just after a break up while on a lot of cocaine.

Starts out promising, as if someone had just discovered a new music toy, but as it progresses, it sort of becomes a bit repetitive.

I really wanted to enjoy this record. I love dark, gothy synthwave stuff. I just can’t get over the feeling that in a perfect world Ian Curtis would still be making music and New Order would not exist. There’s just something about this record that feels forced and inauthentic. It’s technically fine, but “technically” is the refuge of nerds and perverts. The vibes are off on this one and I found it unenviable overall.

This isn’t an *unenjoyable* album to listen to, but I’m not really sure there was an original musical thought cover to cover. I would not listen to this again.

I've heard better vaporwave This album's like masturbating to Vaporeon. I don't like it myself, but I kinda understand why some people are into it

The tunes were quite hot at times

I appreciate the heavy synth lines and drum machines, but it gets really old really fast.

Violater this ain't. Some 80s synths have aged well. Not these though.

This was so good! It was so difficult to pick a bottom 3 for this one. I've only heard Blue Monday before but this definitely makes me want to listen to more of their songs Tracks I've heard before: None Top 3: All The Way Round & Round Vanishing Point Bottom 3: Love Less Guilty Partner Run

mid as fuck

not bad

Just as solid as “ lowlife”, “ power, corruption, and lies” and “ republic”. Damn, this band was really consistent. Sorry for the cliché genre word soufflé, but: IT REALLY IS electro-pop-dance -postpunk-disco-Brit club music at its best. It’ll warm up the joy division fans to the idea of dance clubs, and might nudge the club kids towards some punk.

Überraschend.

Naja ging klar. Solide 3

New order goes to the rave.

awesome album i love the 80s vibe

I enjoyed this album listen from New Order! New Order has such a unique sound and this album was quintessential them from head to toe. I feel like this album had more electronic and techno influence than some of their other new wave hits. I’d never listened to this album before so that was a fun experience. Overall, this was an enjoyable listen and I would jam to this again in the future!

Very surprised to see the year it came out, a very enjoyable album with great synths

At times it sounds majestic, but then there's this preset sound that permeates the other half of the tracks and I feel like I'm hearing someone play with a Casio. It's a tough sell to have in the list, but I can see why someone who is fan of the band would love this. I would put Power, Corruption & Lies instead.

It was fine

New wave/synth-pop is not my thing and those genres played a huge part in why 80's music sucked. This was about as generic 80's as it gets.

Great band great album

This was okay! It all sounded kind of the same to me, but I understand it's dance music and that's sort of the point :)

18/01/2026 1. fine time - liking initial synths. liking the amount of layering, but not sure how to feel, espec compared to their earlier stuff. not massive about the drum machine. i get to a point i don't like and then just as i'm starting to get annoyed, it changes to a really great bit and the cycle keeps repeating!! really liking the beat drops and the insane sounding synths. goat sound effect??? definitely grew on me throughout! *2. all the way - reallllly great bass! peter hook <3 really like bernard sumner's vocals. like the lyrics as well. very sweet. kinda jangly :) 3. love less - colder synths at the start. coughing?? love the drums. really lovely lyrics again.... 4. round and round - housey again! inital thoughts, it does sound a little dated... liking the echoing vocals. realllllly love the squelchy synths. *5. guilty partner - bass is great throughout, but immediately stands out more for me! more goth-y? love the growl in sumner's vocals :) *6. run - double guitar is really great!! bass is killer as always! the lyrics are reaaal nice. lovely ending. love the synth. a lot of new order songs always sound very sentimental and sweet :) maybe just nostalgia? 7. mr disco - back to dance music. really loving the synths. great! *8. vanishing point - really love the chorus. bass and guitar bang!!! 9. dream attack - like the name of this one. really liking the backing vocals. bass and synth are really nice :) manchester!!!! googled the other new order albums on this list and lies power and corruption isn't even on it!!!! how?!!! not finished yet, currently stuck between a four and a five... feel like it's not taken as seriously/rated as highly because it's (80s) dance music? reaally loved it but i would still prefer earlier new order :)

80s AF. Good but not my favorite new order album

This list has made one thing crystal clear for me - new wave, post punk, electronica is not for me. 80s tend to get a bad wrap too and so I don’t have such high hopes for this one 🫣 Yeh, as expected. It’s just so flat, unappealing and sickly. Kinda corny and shiny in a tacky, cheap way. Urgh, I’m so sick of this sound and especially on this list. Ready to finish it already. Feels so u skilled and bland (2.5)

Mostly harmless, I suppose, but TWO albums from New Order and ZERO from Warren Zevon? Dumping either this or Low-Life (I'd lean toward getting rid this one, personally) in favor of Excitable Boy would give this list a great deal more credibility. There are far too many albums like this where it seems the author simply asked his friends what albums they liked, then put their recommendations on the list with little or no consideration (and possibly without even listening to them!).

Had higher expectations because I knew their other songs. Not a bad album though

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This was cute. Unremarkable though

actually really cool and good. will want to listen again and keep in orbit

Bon ben c’était très fun et ça sonnait un peu plus récent que 1989, donc je suppose que c’est un album un peu avant-gardiste ? C’est pas trop mon genre, donc je saurais pas vraiment dire, mais c’était suffisamment riche et varié pour que j’apprécie l’écoute. Je ne reviendrai probablement pas dessus, mais j’ai plutôt bien aimé.

Another solid album

Never listened to this one before, not my favourite by them but some good dance bangers

sadness… but lets make it danceable.

I'm such a sucker for 80s synths and this is no exception.

Shamefully I haven't actually listened to much New Order before this, but this was great and I'll be going deeper

Benign but forgettable electronic music

A good, if disjointed record. It didn't seem like they could decide between doing a Smithsy janglepop thing or sticking to classic New Order synths. Luckily I tend towards both sounds, and the tunes were good anyway, but it didn't come off as the most cohesive record ever as a result

New Order integrates new dance and pop influences into their existing synth-pop-post-punk sound without losing sight of it. It’s a decently fun album with good songs, but none were so good to wow me. I’ll always enjoy a good Hooky bass line, so that’s enough to hold me interest for a bit. He’s kept a fairly consistent style while the band sound has changed - it makes for a unique effect and that’s no different here.

A typical new order album, with some quirky departures mixed through. Not their best work though, if I were to compare this to brotherhood or get ready

Nice work music! Good vibes liked all songs pretty equally

Such an 80s sound to this one felt like id travelled back in time listening to it, I did however like a few of the songs on here. Some nice guitar instrumentals with those iconic funky 80s sound effects dropped in here and there. In some of the songs you can hear a little bit of influence from joy division. A fun album to listen to but it didn’t feel like it was anything super special, standout songs for me were ‘All the way’, ‘Guilty partner’ and ‘Dream attack’.

Not a bad listen

A good run of music. Although I didn't know any of the songs on this album, it was a pleasant surprise.

I think I was waiting for Blue Monday and it never came

Heard most of this before, but this is one of the few New Order albums not on my shelves. I'm not sure that's gonna change anytime soon. It's OK, however I'm not really feeling it apart from 'Round And Round' which is a banger. The rest of the album is a bit samey and uninspiring. Heard before ❌️ in part Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (6/10) Total reviewed : 197 Already owned : 44 Purchased : 8 To buy list : 5 Nope : 140

Some songs are soooo one tree hill peyton coded.

Not a super consequential album for me. It was interesting enough but trying to do too much. I'm glad I got to learn more about the band however. I'll be checking out more of their albums.

Yeah this shit was tight as fuck!!

What a groove- def feels lik an evolution of the disco sound

I give it a 3.5

Another really odd choice. I adore Power, Corruption & Lies and Low-Life; love their "everyone-play-a-lead" approach to sound and somehow Sumner's timid vocals work really well with his simple, sticky melodies. But this album sounds like a collection of B-sides. The constant flipping back and forth between their full-electronica-acid sound and their earlier Cure-but-different sound, particularly given how hot the former is compressed, destroys any coherence and flow. And, frankly, the songwriting feels staid compared with their earlier works.

So New Order songs sound the same. It's good stuff and I didn't remember this album previously. Top tracks: "Vanishing Point," "Round & Round," "Fine Time," "All the Way"

Nope.

--Fine Time...robot rock. lots going on. probably more fun to listen to in da club, as the kids say --All the Way...Friday I'm in love? --Love Less...I like it. I wish there was more bass --Round and Round...this is a toe tapper --Guilty Partner...this feels aimless. the last two minutes with the classical guitar is nice --Run...this is good pop but these guys would really benefit from a heavier low end --Mr. Disco...oh, did they listen to me? yup! a heavy bass gets my booty shakin' --Vanishing Point...cool, dark dance club hit --Dream Attack...a nice closer with a driving beat. could still use more bass

Liked the funk, songs generally fine

Didn't know New Order kept going that long. Fun listen. Walked to the Pompidou after Spanish class and then listened to this on a very windy cycle back.

Słuchałem kilka razy, wracałem, ale jakoś tak samo łatwo mi to wychodziło, jak wchodziło. Przyjemna muzyka, ni to rock, ni to dance, w sumie jakoś mało mnie wciągnęło i po kilku przesłuchaniach w różnych dniach w zasadzie nic nie pamiętam. Ale było całkiem przyjemne.

It was ok. Lyrically a little clunky but it was a good album that was of the times

I liked it but it lacks but some tracks didn't work to me.

One thing I find odd about this album is that I does not sound like it came out in '89 it actually sounds like it came out in the mid '80s. I don't think it sounds much different than some of the singles off of *Substance*. There's not as much reverb I noted, which is a good thing, but mainly had an 80 synth pop sound through most of it. There's a bit of that techno sound in at first, but after a couple songs, it pretty much goes straight into doing what New Order does best. I did like this album a good bit I wasn't totally bowled over by it. I like what I've heard off of *Substance*a bit more, but this is a strong enough album on its own. . 7.75 ★★★½

Don't like all rhe synth pop touches. 2.5 stars

I'm not super high on this New Order album. It's kind of a weird mix of their classic sound and this more Alternative Dance sound that I don't really love. Also, "All the Way" sounds exactly like "Just Like Heaven". Light 3 stars.

3.5

Substance 1987 tends to be my go-to New Order as it has the trancy dancy 12” mixes of all their banger singles up to that point. This one ain’t as bangering or essential - No True Faithin’, no The Perfect Kissin’, no Thieves Like Ussin’ nor any Bizarre Love Trianglin’ - but it’s still really good near-classic New Order stuff. Lots of cool Hooky bass. Lots of graceful, gliding indie guitar pop and breezy easy going Bernie vocal melodies. There’s some thick exotic synthy lushness on Mr Disco, some nice menacing, extra stabby orchestra stabs on Round & Round plus some pingy Game & Watch sounds as well. You even get All The Way which repurposes The Cure’s Just Like Heaven and puts it into the context of a good album with a better singer as well! It’s all a fine time except for opener Fine Time which is a real ugly hulking hard techno slab that starts like a bad Axel F (Axel F minus), switches into a bad version of New Order’s own Blue Monday (Poo Monday), has a tiny bad bit of Oh Yeah by Yello (Oh No!) with the lines ‘you got love technique! and then dissolves at the end into goat bleats. Apart from that hard dance goat oddity, a very strong 4 star album.

me mola el rollo

thank you new order for not only being one of the only good new wave bands but also only of the only english acts to heavily incorporate electronic music that didn't all get their heads bonked by coconuts and forget that melody exists

Very nostalgic, as that is what I was listening to in the 80's. In hindsight, not much substance to it, but it does bring back memories.

This was definitely an interesting album. You can tell that it was made in 1989, the album is full of synths, combining rock and dance music wonderfully. I would say it was a solid album for me, Im glad I listened to it, but it’s not a standout for me either.

I absolutely love all New Order records before this one, and specially love the compilation that closed out that first run of records, Substance from 1987. So good it actually works as an album itself. This, the band's fifth album, is also widely celebrated in music circles, so it pains me to say I don't really like it that much and I'm not sure why. Songwriting-wise, it's not that dissimilar to their previous work. However, the production does sound different in a way I can't quite pinpoint. To me it just sound... cheap? Also it sounds dated in a way no other of their albums does. I don't know, something about the drum machines? I'm not an expert in music making gear, so I wouldn't know. Disappointing. Key tracks: Fine Time

Before I started this project, the only New Order songs I knew were songs off of their compilation album Substance. I’ve loved a good number of those dance hits since I was a teenager, but I’d never listened to a full New Order album. When I reviewed Low-Life, I absolutely loved it, and out of all the albums I’ve reviewed so far, Low-Life is the one that I’ve re-listened to the most. I’ve really been looking forward to reviewing Technique, and that day is finally here. What better way to cross off my last album from 1989 than with a bit of New Order? I enjoyed listening to Technique, but it was definitely a far cry from Low-Life, and also Power, Corruption, and Lies (which I can’t believe isn’t on this list). I enjoy dance-oriented songs from New Order, but songs like “Fine Time” and “Mr. Disco” just didn’t scratch that itch for me. I don’t know what it was about the songs on this album that leaned harder into the dance sound, but those songs just didn’t have the same heart that and melodic beauty that other dance songs by New Order have. Thankfully though, this album did have some great songs on it that featured that trademark New Order blend of guitars, synthesizers, and drum machines. While the better songs on Technique didn’t make me forget about the weaker parts of the album, they at least lifted this album up to be much better than average. Even though I didn’t fall in love with this album, I still really liked it, and there’s just something about the way that New Order arranges their music that makes me really enjoy listening to them. Some notes on the songs that I enjoyed: “All the Way” is the type of song I love to hear from New Order. Everything was firing on all cylinders here: the Synths and guitars sounded amazing together, and the melodies were incredibly catchy. The bright and jangly sound of the guitars was awesome, showing how Newe Order was evolving with the times, but still staying true to their sound. “Round & Round” was New Order doing dance music the way they know best. Bernard Sumner’s soft vocals combined with slick rhythms, catchy synths, and excellent guitar playing made this song really stand out. I loved the darker guitar tones on “Guilty Parnter.” It reminded me of what I loved so much about Low-Life, and I loved the string sounds that kick in during the last stretch. This was pure post-punk awesomeness. That fuzzed out guitar on “Run” was is excellent, and the main melody was really beautiful. I assume that was Gillian Gilbert doing backing vocals, and I loved hearing that little touch. While Technique isn’t New Order’s best, it’s still a really good album, and a fun album from a legendary band ushering in a new decade.

Good sounding album - about as good as the genre gets. Not the best genre

An improvement from the last New Order album we listened to. The vocals are better, but the lyricism is a bit primary at times. None of the songs really stand out.

I like all the sounds but not much stood out.

Listened Before? N This is an interesting work from NO. I've never heard anything from this one before, and I liked most of it, but I kind of agree with another reviewer that they were sort of all over the place. It's like half radio-friendly pop and half hardcore acid dance stuff. Either way, it's well executed and produced. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Round and Round

Funn new wave music

I swear this is just 1001 garbage new wave albums.

Album No. 0106 on my list. Oh man, I'm really not sure what to make of this album. I'm very, very much torn about my rating. On the one hand, I've come back to this album three times now, i.e. I've listened to it four times. It really draws me in. On the other hand, I still don't "get" it completely. Yes, tehre is some really cool, innovative, "dance rock" music on "Technique". just what you would expect from New Order. Yet, none of the songs managed to be an instant favorite (interestingly, I didn't know a single of the songs on this, even though I've listened to many New Order songs very often). I don't know - am I just thinking I should like this because I love many of New Order's songs? Because they're one of these cool British bands that you're supposed to like if you're into good music? I dunno. Well, here it goes: it is a very good album, but not an all time favorite. I'll nevertheless add 4 songs to my playlist: "Fine Time", "All The Way", "Round And Round", and "Vanishing Point". But I'm not even sure if these are really the greatest songs on this. Aaaargh - I'm really just not sure about this album at all... Okay, since it's definitely pretty good, it will get 4 stars. Could have been 3, could have been 5, my rating really fluctucates... 4/5 stars.

Decent enough - not one I’d go back to I don’t think

I like earlier New Order more, before this Ibiza acid house side trip. Not sure this album deserves to be on the list when there are more deserving albums by this group. 2⭐️

Enjoyable album. High 3.

Not my favourite New Order album, but still good by ordinary standards.

Mix of new wave and electronic pop. Perfectly listenable but without any truly outstanding tracks.

You can imagine this coming out at the peak of the Hacienda’s powers. On first listen, based on the opening moments, I was convinced it would be a full on dance album, instead it’s a pleasing mix of synthpop and dance. No big hits but it works well as full album experience. The only small shame is that All the Way sounds unignorably similar to The Cure’s Just Like Heaven - even including some of the same lyrics!

Technique by New Order is getting a low 4 from me, I deep dived New Order a couple of years back having always loved PC&L, Technique has some fantastic moments, esp the first 2 and final 2 tracks, but it sags in the middle for me

3/5

I see why it made the list because just as annoying as so many other albums on the list.

Dated and cheesy. I swear when the first song was playing I kept expecting to say “I’m too sexy for my shirt”.

Sounds way ahead of its time

Good but not their best. Vanishing Point is the highlight.

Maan this might even be better than the Low life record. This sounds like peak 80s with only a sprinkle of the 90s. Most of it was pretty damn amazing, but new wave is still not my favorite genre, so I’m gonna stick with a strong 4

Loved it.

I enjoyed it. ★★★

Longing for the old order.

7/10 - good 80s synthpoprock

This is getting unnerving. First last week two Morrissey albums on the trot now a few days later two New Order albums on consecutive days. Again like Morrisey I have nothing else to say about New Order than what I said yesterday. Still on holiday so to save time here is yesterday’s review which is relevant to both these albums. Quick review this as I’m away on holiday. Listened to the album on way to destination on CarPlay along with Christmas carols playlist. Which did I enjoy most? Well only 8 days to the big day when I hope Santa has not left this album in my stocking. Whilst I do like quite a few New Order songs I am still bewildered how they morphed from a unique and valued band like Joy Division into an electro dance band. Seems that millions did appreciate this radical change of direction but very much like Peter Hook I sought pastures new. 2/5 18/11/25

Pretty boring

I'm a fan, but this one is a weird choice for the 1001. No singles.

Very interesting techno

R.E.M takes a pill in Ibiza

Really fun late 80s synth pop album. Should have leaned more into the synth, but enjoyed the album through the entire thing. 8 out of 10

Disposable trash.

A lot more poppy than I was expecting. Some fine songs and great bass.

Nice but kinda background dance

I really am not as crazy on the late 80’s as I thought

This is more of the New Order that I remember. It is not bad.

A yes a band that is always confusing and slightly annoying

This also wasn't quite as mind-numbingly boring as I anticipated (that doesn't mean it was great either though). Was fine.

super heavy overly synth tracks. with irritating vocals. every last one on this album

Cool

I kind of dig it. The first track is nothing like the remainder of the album, making it feel really out of place. I guess my favorite track is "Vanishing Point"

It's fine

Not all that into dance music, but I do actually appreciate the electronica aspects of this one, and the 80s vibe bring it into line for me.

Pretty cool.

++: Love Less, Run +: Fine Time, Round & Round +-: Guilty Partner, Mr. Disco, Vanishing Point, Dream Attack -: All the Way 4,0/10

BANGERS

Some songs better than others ig 3.5 ish

Perplexing. I like this though it sounds like it's been made by several different bands. Needs more listens to get to the bottom but this does rip. The synths sound dated at times, but the beats are huge and bumpy. Has this sweetness to it that is very 80s and ranges from acid house to pop to something that sounds like the Smiths. A lot going on in 50 shades of 80s but genuinely innovative

Groovy!!!

Upbeat, catchy. Lots of hi-hats. Enjoyed!

It's been a long time since I got New Order's Low-Life as album #10 on my journey. So long in fact that I ended up revisiting that album earlier this year and updating my review, and then received both Joy Division records. I've grown fond of the group's mesh of synth-pop and post-punk stylings to the point where I was curious what the other New Order album in the 1001 Albums series would sound like. It turns out they went in a completely different direction for Technique, more towards alternative dance with influence from acid house and Balearic club music. The programmed four-on-the-floor beat and squelching synthesizers are prominent throughout this record, but not to the point of overpowering the trademark elements of New Order's sound. The infectious bass hooks, punching drums, and reverb-drenched guitar lines are all still present behind Bernard Sumner's effortless delivery, alongside more hard-hitting guitar soloing on "Run" and "Dream Attack". If anything, the more noticeable electronic elements help elevate their sound to a new high. Meanwhile, the lyrics are a lot more blunt this time around, as Bernard appears confrontational towards these faltering relationships with self-agency. It's a look that suits him well with this more vibrant, bouncing sound. Honestly, I couldn't find much to complain about with Technique. It was a bold direction for New Order to go in, and it paid off in dividends.

Not rememberable at all

It's no Joy Division, but I'm into it.

Great for what it is. Perfectly good pop music. I didn’t find it particularly interesting though, personally.

I think I’m realising New Order were a great singles band None of the singles I love are on this album

Yeah, it's alright. Some bits sounded more like dance music than I was expecting and I liked that. I liked that (to me) Peter Hook's bass sounds like Simon Gallup's bass from The Cure (although I can't say who influenced who first) but it was also a bit meh. I sort of like it though. 3.5 stars

Dark, moody and pure New Order.

This album’s pretty good, I like new order

Pretty typical new wave synth pop. Good album but nothing special about it. I do think it's weird that you never see New Order and OMD at the same concerts. Coincidence or conspiracy? You decide...

I don't love the vocal delivery or the production. I do love the cover art. I think New Order are probably great but just not to my taste. If it's not Blue Monday or World In Motion, I'll pass, thanks.

Bopped my head to this while making deviled eggs for Thanksgiving

I love new order but am surprised that Substance isn’t considered more influential.

Weird rock/punk techno. Singer is monotone. Noah would love… jasmine hates, would rather listen to Casper baby pants.

It's hard to talk about New Order without talking about Joy Division but I'm going to try to do that. In all honesty I love New Order and Joy Division. I have ready books about them, ready books by them, and think they put out great records. This being one of them.

middle of the road.. some songs were nice others i almost couldn't listen through. idk very 80's tho

Better than expected, still too 80s

nice

3.5/5. nice vibes

Enjoyed this electronica upbeat listen

Not their best effort but nay bad

Yeah, 3/5.

Enjoyed this far more than I thought I would. Kind of on the 3.5 stars for this one, but going to go with 3 because I still think there's a lot on here that's just ok (for me).

It was ok. I didn’t know any songs on this. I do know and like some New Order songs. It was a little too 80’s for me though.

I enjoyed this album, liked the synth sound, good album cover. I also really like 24 hour party people, shambolic and chaotic but seems to capture the time well.

This was an interesting curiosity for New Order fans but all a bit daft. Probably 2.5 rounded up to 3

I don't know if New Wave is growing on me, but I really enjoyed this album. I'm going to have to give this 1000 album thing a second spin as a whole to compare ratings from the first to the second for sure. There are definitely some regrets on some earlier albums that I've come to appreciate substantially more, and I think this would have been one of them if I had been given it over a year ago.

New Order just isn't my thing.

Good. And clearly Beck

I hate this genre so much

Got even better on the second listen. Really liked Run. Relisten pushed me to 4 stars

Better base than I had expected, but in the end sounded like generic soundtrack for the time.

Seems good but haven’t listened to whole thing yet

A good album, not their best, but a good listen.

1,3/5

Really good and catchy music. The electronic beat and the singers voice is the highlights to me. Definitely something I will add to playlists and come back to.

I noticed I was enjoying the music was playing when something else had started and I think that sort of tells me everything I need to know,.

Funky. Definitely sounds like it's from late 80's/early 90's

Not my thing even if it's not entirely unpleasant.

I will never not like New Order

Solid but not anywhere close to the level of joy division

decent for sure, a high 3

Eh, elektronisch. Manche Lieder ganz gut, insgesamt eher meh

Sounded like the new order I'm familiar with, synth pop (or whatever they're described as), however none was as catchy as what I was already familiar with

Really enjoyable album, from All The Way to Run were all highlight tracks on the album. Loved listening to this one.

Nothing wrong with it musically but just doesn’t grab my attention.

I'm generally a fan of the band, but the inclusion of this particular album is fairly mysterious. I don't consider this to be one of their better works. It's more or less dead average. I understand this band is difficult in that a lot of their early formative stuff was released as 12" singles and never on an album, until the compilation Substance. Still, I would have chosen differently. Low-Life is a stronger record.

Not the worst album from the 80s. Still not my favorite decade

Stellar basslines the whole way through. Some of Hook's best on tracks like Round & Round as well as Mr. Disco. Super dancey with some goofy samples, but mostly shit I'd like to throw on to get a house party going.

Nothing more than background noise. Not a fan but not terrible.

On the whole I liked this album, except for the first song. I found the first song irritating and I was glad when it was over. There were a couple of songs that I really liked, especially Run and Love Less.

Lowlights: fine time, round and round, Mr Disco Highlights: guilty partner, run I was surprised in this album as I usually associate New order with darker, grimier electronic music and a lot of this music was bright, not just the album color. It looks like they went to Ibiza and listened to more club music, which as it turns out I’m not into Some stuff was good , liked when they returned to their sound in guilty partner and Run was a good track. But stuff like fine time and MrDisco just sounded like they were fucking out with a soundboard, Also, Round and Round sounded like that one SpongeBob clip of him dancing with ol no name the jelly fish. Done there, awful to listen to. Overall I can see what people like about this album and If your interested in seeing the growth and change in a band then this can be interesting. But ultimately I’m leaving this one in the sands of Ibiza

I found this pretty boring—repetitive house music with lyrics brought to you by a children's rhyming dictionary. I lost count of how many times I'd think I must be close enough to the end of song that I could safely skip to the next, only to find I was less than 2 minutes into a 4+ minute track. Best: "Vanishing Point" Worst: "Fine Time"

Deux bonnes premières pièces, mais je perds l'intérêt ensuite... pas mon style.

Meh and middling New Wave. Some interesting innovative synthesizer use but otherwise blah.

Yet another band I know of but never got to hear much from. I really only know the song True Faith, which I absolutely love with it’s ominous and dark feel and was likely exposed to it from music video shows on tv because of that amazing video, as I rarely heard them on the radio. Some of these songs have an electronic feel to them and some have a live band feel. The songs themselves sometimes feels happy and upbeat and sometimes dark and dramatic. Although nothing really stood out upon first listen I did enjoy listening to this album and look forward to getting a few more spins in and also exploring more of their catalogue in the future.

The force is strong with this one. Play this again I probably will not.

Yes like these guys nit their best one doesnt have the song about eyes.

New Order are great but this falls a fair bit short of their best work - there's a tad too much unsatisfactory Pet Shop Boys/Cure-like sounds going on here for my liking

Pleasant synth stuff. This band know they are doing. It doesn't move me particularly, but it's not shit.

There is much to like here. Drags in places, but overall good. I couldn't shake hearing similarities with Guilty Partner's verse bassline with Monaco's What Do You Want From Me? (well, it's all Peter Hook, so all cool). 3.5

Fine album on it's own, but a bit middling compared to all the good albums I've had the past 2 weeks. This has really strayed from synth-pop into pure dance music. It's fun to listen to and groovy enough on it's own, but as dance music I think it's been superseded by stuff that came afterwards and is more dance-able. Didn't really leave much of a lasting impact either.

Sabroso aunque no esperaba estos colores. Definitivamente para re escuchar Nota: 3.4

Das fünfte Studioalbum der englischen Band New Order wurde 1988 auf Ibiza (Mediterranean Studios) begonnen und in den Real World Studios bei Box (England) fertiggestellt. Es verbindet elektronische Club-Ästhetik mit dem bandtypischen Gitarren- und Bassfundament. Genre: Alternative Dance / Synth-Pop mit Balearic- und Acid-House-Einflüssen. Besonders bekannte, stilprägenden Titel: „Fine Time“, „Round & Round“, „Run“. Aufnahmeorte: Mediterranean Studios (Ibiza), Real World Studios (Box, England). Kurzbewertung: homogenes, tanzorientiertes Album, das die Band souverän in den Clubkontext überführt; leichte Abstriche für Hörer, die stärkere Rock-Dramaturgie erwarten.

This was pretty good, but there weren’t any amazing songs. Just fine all the way through.

great but not as much as their other albums, not that many standouts but always a great sound with this band

Day663 - i only ever listen to the joy division/new order hits but this album is really good. another influential band that should be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame

Didn’t love it but it was cool. It felt ahead of his time indeed!

24 Hour Party People forever! New Order is a really amazing link in the chain from disco to techno and this album was fun journey through that link. Still give a slight nod to Joy Division, but this is a good one.

I admit i braced myself for this album after listening to “Low Life”. Look, this isn’t groundbreaking at all for 1989, but at least it’s tolerable

Really didn't like the first song, and was concerned the rest of the album would be the same. Next few songs were better. Mostly it was just bland 80s music to play in the background.