{"product_id":"technique-1","title":"Technique","description":"New Order: Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitar); Gillian Gilbert (keyboards, synthesizer); Peter Hook (bass); Stephen Morris (drums, background vocals).\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the critical dismissal of their previous record, BROTHERHOOD, New Order was at something of a crossroads in their career. TECHNIQUE (1989) found them back in favor as antecedents to a pair of oddly related trends: songs about the British tradition of holidays in Spain, and acid-house music. The first of these trends was adopted by everyone from Blur to the Pet Shop Boys. As for the second, while vacationing in Ibiza, a Spanish island in the Mediterranean, the band was impressed by a fleeting dance style then prevalent in the clubs there. TECHNIQUE was the band's own take on that sound, and eventually, this adaptation became one of the touchstones of acid-house music.\u003cbr\u003eThe album is an effective mix of strange, sampled sounds (something at which the band had always excelled), propulsive beats, and Bernard Sumner's ever-improving vocal style. \"Fine Time,\" \"Round \u0026amp; Round,\" and \"Mr. Disco\" are New Order at their most assertive, while \"All the Way\" and \"Love Less\" show their more pop-oriented side. The album's standout track \"Run\" sounds as though the band had rediscovered the power of simple bursts of guitar, with searing solos cutting into the smooth beats.","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46859186667807,"sku":"825646887941","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/bc8a25a74204429dc65692c6a15d592d_71234dd9-3222-4cb0-a9d5-738561f03bee.jpg?v=1777891323","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/technique-1","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}