ニュー・オーダー、ライヴ盤を発売!2017年7月、地元マンチェスターの伝説の会場に再降臨!新たなアレンジを加えた新ライヴ・セット全18曲!

2017年7月、ニュー・オーダーはマンチェスターのオールド・グラナダ・スタジオのステージに再び降り立った。そこはジョイ・ディヴィジョンが、1978年にトニー・ウィルソン(ファクトリー・レコード創始者)のTV番組「So It Goes」に初出演を果たした場所。その記念すべきライヴは、ニュー・オーダーのお馴染みの楽曲から超レアな音源～初期作品から最新作までを一旦解体し構想を練り直し再構築され演奏されている。

本作にはジョイ・ディヴィジョンの『アンノウン・プレジャーズ』収録の「Disorder」(30年以上振りの演奏!?)や、全英TOP5を記録した2015年の最新アルバム『ミュージック・コンプリート』収録「Plastic」まで収めた、夢のような完璧なドキュメントとなっている。今回のスペシャルなライヴは、近年テート・ブリテンやNYのMoMAなどで個展を開催し活躍中するヴィジュアル・アーティスト、リアム・ギリックが映像演出でコラボレート、それにバンドの作品にもしばしば名前を見せる作曲・編曲家、ジョー・ダデルが楽曲アレンジで参加し、ライヴにはバンドメンバーのほか、王立ノーザン音楽大学の学生による12台のシンセサイザー・アンサンブルが加わっている。

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2019/05/27）

As part of the 2017 Manchester International Festival, New Order played a five-night residency at a special place, Old Granada Studios, where Joy Division made their television debut in 1978. To make the event even more special, the band added a 12-member synthesizer orchestra to their regular lineup and utilized the striking stage design of visual artist Liam Gillick. They were inspired by the setting to play a set that spanned their entire career from their early days as Joy Division to 2015's Music Complete. Most albums rated a song apiece and the selections weren't obvious ones for the most part. For example, they don't play late-period highlight "Crystal"; they instead play "Behind Closed Doors," which was the B-side. The choices are striking, and it makes it clear that the band's catalog is extremely deep. Two years later they released a set's worth of songs under the bulky title of ?(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.., which gives fans who weren't there a chance to experience the concerts from the comfort of their own homes. The sound is clear and powerful, like some care was put into the capture, and the band clearly were inspired to play at their best. Stephen Morris' drumming is still a marvel, and the duo of bassist Tom Chapman and guitarist Phil Cunningham do a fine job filling in for Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner. Sumner sticks to vocals and as always he's the beating heart at the center of the group's sound. He sounds suitably solemn on the Joy Division songs, wistful on the ballads, and though he's nearly swept away during the epic sound the band plus synths crank out on tracks like "Subculture" and Bizarre Love Triangle," he manages to hold his own like a trouper. The synths add all kinds of dramatic texture when they fully kick in and Joe Duddell's arrangements are masterful. The band were clearly trying to do something unusual and impressive to mark the occasion, and they succeeded. ?(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.. is the band at their late-period best, breathing new life into old tracks both known and obscure, filling the studio with glorious sound, and generally sounding like they could take on any of their myriad of followers and knock them out with a single punch. The set won't take the place of any of their studio albums, but it's a strong addition to their body of work that fans should treasure. ~ Tim Sendra|

Rovi

As part of the 2017 Manchester International Festival, New Order played a five-night residency at a special place, Old Granada Studios, where Joy Division made their television debut in 1978. To make the event even more special, the band added a 12-member synthesizer orchestra to their regular lineup and utilized the striking stage design of visual artist Liam Gillick. They were inspired by the setting to play a set that spanned their entire career from their early days as Joy Division to 2015's Music Complete. Most albums rated a song apiece and the selections weren't obvious ones for the most part. For example, they don't play late-period highlight "Crystal"; they instead play "Behind Closed Doors," which was the B-side. The choices are striking, and it makes it clear that the band's catalog is extremely deep. Two years later they released a set's worth of songs under the bulky title of ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.., which gives fans who weren't there a chance to experience the concerts from the comfort of their own homes. The sound is clear and powerful, like some care was put into the capture, and the band clearly were inspired to play at their best. Stephen Morris' drumming is still a marvel, and the duo of bassist Tom Chapman and guitarist Phil Cunningham do a fine job filling in for Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner. Sumner sticks to vocals and as always he's the beating heart at the center of the group's sound. He sounds suitably solemn on the Joy Division songs, wistful on the ballads, and though he's nearly swept away during the epic sound the band plus synths crank out on tracks like "Subculture" and Bizarre Love Triangle," he manages to hold his own like a trouper. The synths add all kinds of dramatic texture when they fully kick in and Joe Duddell's arrangements are masterful. The band were clearly trying to do something unusual and impressive to mark the occasion, and they succeeded. ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.. is the band at their late-period best, breathing new life into old tracks both known and obscure, filling the studio with glorious sound, and generally sounding like they could take on any of their myriad of followers and knock them out with a single punch. The set won't take the place of any of their studio albums, but it's a strong addition to their body of work that fans should treasure. ~ Tim Sendra

Rovi