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@starckclub.bsky.social

Some say #TheCure’s 1985 “In Between Days” ripped off #NewOrder’s 1981 “Dreams Never End” so #NewOrder’s 1989 “All The Way” ripped off #TheCure’s 1987 “Just Like Heaven” which actually ripped off #Wire’s 1977 “Ex Lion Tamer”- yeesh🙃Starckers just enjoyed the GREAT music😎👍

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New Order - All The Way

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July 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM

80s Music - STARCK CLUB

@starckclub.bsky.social

Unique for being recorded in the USA with NYC DJ #ArthurBaker & also for having both
#peterhook & #BernardSumner playing bass guitar on it, UK #SynthPop group
#neworder’s 1983 single “Confusion” was a much beloved early #StarckClub favorite
#80sMusic #PostPunk #ClubMusic

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New Order - Confusion (Official Music Video) [HD Upgrade]

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March 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM

80s Music - STARCK CLUB

@starckclub.bsky.social

Named after director #RobertAltman’s American crime film, 1984’s “Thieves Like Us” was UK #SynthPop band #NewOrder’s 7th single and was co-written by #ArthurBaker during a #NewYork session while recording “Confusion”- it was a beloved #StarckClub classic
#80sMusic #1980s

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Thieves Like Us - New Order

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May 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM

80s Music - STARCK CLUB

@starckclub.bsky.social

Co-produced by #NewOrder’s #BernardSumner & #ACertainRatio’s #DonaldJohnson, #Manchester vocalist #MarcelKing’s 1984 12” single “Reach For Love” was called by critic #EllieGershakovich “eternally perfect… enthralling & euphoric”- it was a Starck fave
#80sMusic #1980s #80s

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MARCEL KING. "Reach For Love". 1984. 12" New York Remix.

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November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM

80s Music - STARCK CLUB

@starckclub.bsky.social

Initially released in #TouchMusic's first cassette tape magazine #FeatureMist, UK #SynthPop group #NewOrder’s 1982 track “Prime 5-8-6” was first played in public during the opening of The Hacienda nightclub in #Manchester on 21 May 1982- it was an early Starck fave
#80sMusic

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New Order - Prime 586 (1982)

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January 2, 2026 at 12:57 AM

80s Music - STARCK CLUB

@starckclub.bsky.social

AllMusic’s #JohnBush called UK #ElectroSynth band #NewOrder’s 1986 album BROTHERHOOD “a rock side and dance side sure to please fans with superb production of a favorite band at their best”- Starckers adored the deeper cut “Weirdo”
#80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s #80s

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Weirdo

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May 22, 2026 at 6:35 PM

80s Music - STARCK CLUB

@starckclub.bsky.social

Music critic #JonSainsbury called #NewOrder’s 1985 track “This Time Of Night” ‘LOW-LIFE’s hidden gem… lyrics rife with heartache & pain wrapped in a heady #SynthPop embrace that seduces you, devours you & tears out your heart’- it was a beloved Starck fave
#80sMusic #1980s #80s

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New Order - This Time of Night

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July 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM

80s Music - STARCK CLUB

@starckclub.bsky.social

Music critic #CyrusKelter said of UK #SynthPop masters #NewOrder’s 1989 track “Mr Disco” ‘it begs to be a single with seamless progression, cool riffs, punchy vocals, lush synths & superlative drum beats’- it was a much beloved Starck fave
#80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro #80s

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New Order - Mr Disco [DJK VIDEO]

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April 19, 2026 at 11:58 PM

nav_er_mind

@keithnavratil.bsky.social

When you can’t decide between #NewOrder’s precision, #TheSmiths’ melancholy, and #PetShopBoys’ polish… then you remember #Electronic exists so you can have it all.

#nowspinning #musicsky #vinylcollection #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #33rpm

November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Pauline MacLeod 🍁

@bunnygirl56.bsky.social

It's #bluemonday today, supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Enjoy #neworder's Blue Monday.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:09 PM

80s Music - STARCK CLUB

@starckclub.bsky.social

#Miami producer #OnyRodriguez asked his girlfriend (& future wife) #MireyaValls to lend vocals to some of his test tracks which caught the ear of #NewOrder’s manager #RobGretton who signed #TheBeatClub immediately- their 1988 #Electro cut “Security” was a Starck fave
#1980s

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"Security" - The Beat Club - 1988 (HQ HD) Dj Gus (Extended Club Mix) Official Remastered Video

YouTube video by Dj Gus Rodarte

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August 27, 2026 at 5:49 PM

80s Music - STARCK CLUB

@starckclub.bsky.social

Considered a throw away B-side, #NewOrder’s 1988 “Don’t Do It” was a last minute inclusion on the 12” release of “Fine Time” remixes. What the band deemed “the ginger haired step child” found love at Starck where it became a much beloved favorite
#80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro #80s

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New Order - Don't Do It (12" Version) !!!!

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January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM

Paul at SuperDeluxeEdition.com

@super-deluxe.bsky.social

"Brotherhood has aged well: its dense sound contains both energy and determination". On the eve of the box set reissue, #DavidQuantick reviews #NewOrder's fourth album for SDE > bit.ly/4fECfYY

November 21, 2024 at 10:51 AM

Gabriela M

@ghoneysf.bsky.social

#NewOrder’s new #Blue#Monday tee - here to help us be there for anyone who feels like they can’t face tomorrow.

Perfect for what happened yesterday which had to be the most depressing Monday I could think of. #CALM

January 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM

Burke Gerstenschlager

@bleaktheology.bsky.social

Now writing "Acts of Lamentation" chapter:

1) NewOrder's 1st performance of LWTUA & Atmosphere together @ Ruth Polsky's memorial gig
2) AntonCorbijn's funereal iconography in Atmosphere video
3) JoyDivision influence on U2's Cold War radical theology in October + With Or Without You/ LWTUA medley

April 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM

Ake Jansson

@akejan.bsky.social

It came in different colours. Here is my copy from 1981.

NewOrder’s Procession 7” in greenish blue.

December 2, 2024 at 7:26 PM

fernand de Beauvoir

@fallenleavesbox.art

— from the unreal costs* of acquisition to the all-the-new-golden-ears reviewing the sound, and not a few words about the impact of the music/performance/etc.

*Neworder's « Substance » re-issue is $87 for the CD and LP combined. (we do have 25% VAT.) never mind when it has to be imported/shipped.

November 12, 2023 at 10:19 PM

Trëy

@quiksnowboard7.bsky.social

#MusicHistory #OTD 1983, one of the most influential electronic songs (one that changed electronic dance music forever) was released, #NewOrder's "BlueMonday". Originally released as a 12-inch single, it is still is the best selling 12-inch single of al time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Gx...

New Order - Blue Monday (Official Lyric Video)

The official lyric video for New Order's Blue Monday. Buy Power, Corruption and Lies Definitive Edition now: https://lnk.to/NO-PCLYC Stream New Order's greatest hits here ▶https://lnk.to/StreamNewOrder Subscribe here ▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpSc... Watch New Order's other official music videos ▶ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Lyrics: [Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] How does it feel To treat me like you do? When you've laid your hands upon me And told me who you are? I thought I was mistaken I thought I heard your words Tell me how do I feel? Tell me now, how do I feel? Those who came before me Lived through their vocations From the past until completion They'll turn away no more And still, I find it so hard To say what I need to say But, I'm quite sure that you'll tell me Just how I should feel today [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] I see a ship in the harbour I can and shall obey But, if it wasn't for your misfortune I'd be a heavenly person today And I thought I was mistaken And I thought I heard you speak Tell me, how do I feel? Tell me now, how should I feel? Now I stand here waiting [Verse 3] I thought I told you to leave me When I walked down to the beach Tell me how does it feel When your heart grows cold (Grows cold, grows cold, grows cold, grows cold) [Instrumental Outro] #NewOrder #BlueMonday #LyricVideo

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March 7, 2024 at 3:18 PM

Rowan Lipkovits

@nicheinterests.bsky.social

Hot on the heels of last week's #StupidAccordionTrick, here's this week's. At the risk of being too on the nose... It's #NewOrder's 1983 #BlueMonday. Cheers & squeeze on!

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Blue Monday (New Order, 1983) ... played on accordion!

I don't always mind not knowing what a song is about -- much of eg. the Talking Heads and Laurie Anderson catalogue is more of a "vibe" -- but when a song se...

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January 15, 2024 at 9:29 AM

kurtsh

@kurtsh.bsky.social

New Order fans... Anyone remember one of my fave songs, "Angel Dust"?

Fun fact; It was rarely on #NewOrder's set lists cuz they could never perform it correctly. One of the only live recordings is linked below:

▶️ Angel Dust
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▶️ Live 10-31-1986:
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Angel Dust (2015 Remaster)

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August 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM

kurtsh

@kurtsh.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

New Order fans... Anyone remember one of my fave songs, "Angel Dust"?

Fun fact; It was rarely on #neworder's set lists cuz they could never perform it correctly. One of the only live recordings is linked below:

▶️ Angel Dust
https://youtu.be/J3_UGcdzn4Y?si=OqipQVxOmPs_KkGB
▶️ Live 10-31-1986 […]

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August 7, 2026 at 8:02 AM

sjxsjc

@sjxsjc.bsky.social

things that will perplex me until the end of time - the sheep samples in @neworder’s ‘Fine Time’ - look I’m not against it - just can’t imagine the conversation in the studio.

“I got this wicked sheep sound!”

November 30, 2024 at 4:58 AM