Joy Division | Still
On October 8th, 1981, Factory Records released the posthumous compilation album Still from Joy Division—a band that ceased to exist nearly 17 months prior when frontman Ian Curtis took his…
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Why Kill Time? 40 Years of Electronic Music from Cabaret Voltaire to Wrangler | An Interview with Stephen Mallinder
Stephen Mallinder does not slow down. As a founding member of the electronic band Cabaret Voltaire, Mallinder’s influence has flowed through the veins of avant garde, noise, experimental and dance…
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New Order | Substance
On August 17th, 1987 New Order released their singles compilation SUBSTANCE. As the 200th release on Factory Records (Catalog number FACT 200), Substance compiles all the Manchester area band’s singles…
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Kanye West samples Factory Records band Section 25’s song “Hit” on track “FML”
[dropcap]On[/dropcap] Kanye West’s latest album Life of Pablo, the Yeezy one has sampled part of Factory Records band Section 25’s song Hit, a track off of 1981’s Always Now This is most…
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New Order | “Pumped Full Of Drugs” Live in Japan 1985
There’s a certain connection between New Order and drugs. The Haçienda certainly did a lot for the band’s reputation, as well as being the soundtrack for ecstasy-fueled Ibiza nights in…
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New Order’s Debut Album “Movement”
On November 13th, 1981 New Order—a band that was born from the ashes of Joy Division—released their first album Movement. This work followed the release of material originally intended to…
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Watch the New Order mini documentary “Play at Home”
The films 24 Hour Party People and Control are “flipsides of a coin”, stated Bernard Sumner in a recent interview. While Control works perfectly fine as a very accurate Ian…
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A poetic tribute to Factory Record’s Tony Wilson featuring New Order, Iggy Pop, and Steve Coogan
[dropcap]Yesterday[/dropcap], to mark the 8th anniversary of Factory Records founder Tony Wilson’s death, a bunch of musicians paid tribute to the Manchester music scene legend who had passed away on August 10,…
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Joy Division | Closer
On July 18th, 1980, Joy Division released their second and final studio album, Closer. The album was released posthumously through Factory Records, following the suicide of singer Ian Curtis two months…
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New Order | Republic
Republic is the sixth studio album from New Order which was released on May 3rd, 1993 through London Records. It is their first album released after the end of Factory Records, and their last for…
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