New Order - Republic (1993) FLAC
New Order - Republic
FLAC LOSSLESS/CUE/IMG/LOG/SCANS | Rs.Com | 332 MB
Genre: Indie, Pop
FLAC LOSSLESS/CUE/IMG/LOG/SCANS | Rs.Com | 332 MB
Genre: Indie, Pop
Republic was New Order's first album after the demise of Factory Records, and their last for eight years.
The album follows on the standard New Order principles of not having anything other than the credits and art inside the CD sleeve, and of having a Peter Saville designed cover. The sleeve itself is a reference to the U.S. and California in particular, where Saville had relocated. The sleeve displays different aspects of California - people relaxing on the beach, while some people's houses are being burnt down (a reference to frequent wildfires experienced in the state or perhaps to the 1992 Los Angeles riots); vast natural landscapes, contrasting to the skyline of Los Angeles, etc. Another interesting dimension is that most images were taken from stock photo libraries in order to achieve the commercial look and heavily retouched. Several of these images have also been used in the most low-brow form of marketing, i.e. direct mailing, catalogues, and adverts for businesses. Another interpretation of the album's artwork alludes to the fall of Rome[1].
The album reached Number 1 in the UK, and is New Order's last chart topper. It also received a Mercury Music Prize nomination.
The band broke up while on the tour following this album. Lead singer Bernard Sumner is known not to like travelling to North America, and media reports suggest that the pressure of the long leg there contributed to the band's temporary demise. They reunited in 1998.
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Their cult years behind them, 1993 saw New Order put their best commercial foot forward with this, their major label debut. By this time they were an act geared to mainstream appetites, and the lighter tone and preponderance of upbeat synthesizer hooks on REPUBLIC suggested a group who had identified their strengths and weaknesses in the four-year interval since their last album. The vibrant tunesmithery that has always been the group's trademark was augmented by a typicallypolished Stephen Hague production. "Regret" duly became their first major US radio hit. Other effective tracks include set-closer "Avalanche", and "World", the record's most feisty interlude.
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This LP comes in for a bit of undeserved flak from NO fans- mainly because it has very slick, commercial production, and because Hooky's bass is uncharacteristically absent throughout much of the set.
I personally don't think either of these factors are a problem- in fact, this is one of NO's best sounding albums- New Order's music has always needed good sound quality to do it justice (poor production let down both "Movement" and "Brotherhood"). Hague does a great production job for the most part, and the polished sound is perfectly complemented by Peter Saville's glossy sleeve artwork.
The opening side, kicking off with the superb "Regret" and closing with the sparkling "Everyone Everywhere," is as good as anything in the band's back catalogue. If the album deserves criticism, its because of the second side, which is a little underwhelming- "Chemical" in particular, is best forgotten- but it's by no means unenjoyable. "Special" stands out as a perfect example of NO's melodic melancholia, and the instrumental "Avalanche" is an understated (and underrated) closer.
Although it's often written off as sub-standard, it's a much better album than NO are given credit for. It would be easy to be seduced by its slick, commercial allure and pass it off as a superficial pop album, but no amount of sonic tweaking can disguise NO's brand of sombre, bittersweet melody, which is evident throughout, and this is what gives the record its punch. Instead of whingeing about how NO don't sound like Joy Division anymore, the listener ought to take the album on its own terms. (And anyway, at least its better than "Get Ready.")
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Tracklisting:
1. Regret
2. World
3. Ruined In A Day
4. Spooky
5. Everyone Everywhere
6. Young Offender
7. Liar
8. Chemical
9. Times Change
10. Special
11. Avalanche
Pass: Lee Harvey Oswald
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http://rapidshare.com/files/90206980/NO93REP.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/90193799/NO93REP.part4.rar
The album follows on the standard New Order principles of not having anything other than the credits and art inside the CD sleeve, and of having a Peter Saville designed cover. The sleeve itself is a reference to the U.S. and California in particular, where Saville had relocated. The sleeve displays different aspects of California - people relaxing on the beach, while some people's houses are being burnt down (a reference to frequent wildfires experienced in the state or perhaps to the 1992 Los Angeles riots); vast natural landscapes, contrasting to the skyline of Los Angeles, etc. Another interesting dimension is that most images were taken from stock photo libraries in order to achieve the commercial look and heavily retouched. Several of these images have also been used in the most low-brow form of marketing, i.e. direct mailing, catalogues, and adverts for businesses. Another interpretation of the album's artwork alludes to the fall of Rome[1].
The album reached Number 1 in the UK, and is New Order's last chart topper. It also received a Mercury Music Prize nomination.
The band broke up while on the tour following this album. Lead singer Bernard Sumner is known not to like travelling to North America, and media reports suggest that the pressure of the long leg there contributed to the band's temporary demise. They reunited in 1998.
–––––––––
Their cult years behind them, 1993 saw New Order put their best commercial foot forward with this, their major label debut. By this time they were an act geared to mainstream appetites, and the lighter tone and preponderance of upbeat synthesizer hooks on REPUBLIC suggested a group who had identified their strengths and weaknesses in the four-year interval since their last album. The vibrant tunesmithery that has always been the group's trademark was augmented by a typicallypolished Stephen Hague production. "Regret" duly became their first major US radio hit. Other effective tracks include set-closer "Avalanche", and "World", the record's most feisty interlude.
–––––
This LP comes in for a bit of undeserved flak from NO fans- mainly because it has very slick, commercial production, and because Hooky's bass is uncharacteristically absent throughout much of the set.
I personally don't think either of these factors are a problem- in fact, this is one of NO's best sounding albums- New Order's music has always needed good sound quality to do it justice (poor production let down both "Movement" and "Brotherhood"). Hague does a great production job for the most part, and the polished sound is perfectly complemented by Peter Saville's glossy sleeve artwork.
The opening side, kicking off with the superb "Regret" and closing with the sparkling "Everyone Everywhere," is as good as anything in the band's back catalogue. If the album deserves criticism, its because of the second side, which is a little underwhelming- "Chemical" in particular, is best forgotten- but it's by no means unenjoyable. "Special" stands out as a perfect example of NO's melodic melancholia, and the instrumental "Avalanche" is an understated (and underrated) closer.
Although it's often written off as sub-standard, it's a much better album than NO are given credit for. It would be easy to be seduced by its slick, commercial allure and pass it off as a superficial pop album, but no amount of sonic tweaking can disguise NO's brand of sombre, bittersweet melody, which is evident throughout, and this is what gives the record its punch. Instead of whingeing about how NO don't sound like Joy Division anymore, the listener ought to take the album on its own terms. (And anyway, at least its better than "Get Ready.")
New Order - Republic (1993) FLAC
Tracklisting:
1. Regret
2. World
3. Ruined In A Day
4. Spooky
5. Everyone Everywhere
6. Young Offender
7. Liar
8. Chemical
9. Times Change
10. Special
11. Avalanche
Pass: Lee Harvey Oswald
RS Links Copy & Paste
http://rapidshare.com/files/90198272/NO93REP.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/90202563/NO93REP.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/90206980/NO93REP.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/90193799/NO93REP.part4.rar