New Order - Substance

2023 Reissue 2xLP on Black Vinyl Substance collects all the singles New Order released after their inception in 1981 and the 1987 release of the album. It traces their early journey from a nervy post-punk group struggling to break free from the expectations brought along from their time in Joy Division to one that helped to define the new wave era in many important ways. They meshed together the uneasiness of post-punk with the jagged programming of dance music, balanced the interplay of real instruments and electronics, and were able to release both satisfying albums and successful singles. The set includes all the A- and B-sides they released over that span; in the cases of "Temptation" and "Confusion," the songs were recorded fresh, while "Ceremony" isn't the original either as it was recorded after Gillian Gilbert joined. The early tracks show how quickly the band became something quite different than Joy Division, relatively sunnier and more open-ended musically with more of an ey