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  So, we've had a greatest hits. A couple in fact. There's been the unofficial split and the unofficial reunion. There's been the "Back to Mine" compilation mix CD. Here's the Box Set. And coming soon, the musical, words by Ben Elton, arrangements by Andrew Lloyd Weber. Have the mighty New Order become conventional in their old age? Or, after a career characterized by wilful individuality, have they just given up resisting? Whatever the reasons, if it puts some cash in their pockets after the creative and financial heaven 'n' hell that was Factory, who could begrudge them? For this, ladies and gentlemen, is New Order. Quite simply, one of the best bands to have ever pressed their dreams into wax. "Retro: The Box Set", beautifully packaged as ever, attempts to encapsulate the sprawling, messy marriage of high art and street culture that is New Order. And it does so like this: Disc One- Pop- selected by Miranda Sawyer Disc Two- Fan- selected by...

Liner notes from "Remixes 81-04"   In the beginning, which for the sake of this sleeve note is the beginning of the 1980s, there was the 12" single. It was a new thing, and no one really knew what it was - it was like a maxi single, but the size of an album, and it included, as well as a b side track and the original version of the song that was the single, a version of the single that was like the single, but that was something else. It was longer, probably harder, possibly dancier, often stranger. It resembled the song, but was half instrumental, half vocal, or there was an instrumental intro, then the song, which might be split in two by another instrumental section, and then there was an instrumental outro. The song had been extended, made over, made other. It was the remix.   There are many who claim they invented the remix - P.Diddy only the latest and silliest in a long line stretching right back into the computer dreams of the early 80s, the disco clouds of the 7...

  “Let me take you on a trip….” …with Depeche Mode's Remixes 81-04, airing as a double episode on Scrapyard Radio. Tune in Tuesday, February 3 and 10 at 10pm central on KRFF 95.9 FM and RadioFreeFargo.org online. This 3 CD collection is a testament to Depeche Mode's pioneering spirit in remix culture. The album features collaborations with renowned producers and musicians, including Underworld, Goldfrapp, Air, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Timo Maas, Flood, and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park. These remixes showcase innovative approaches to Depeche Mode's classics, such as Ulrich Schnauss's dreamy take on "Little 15", Goldfrapp's music box fantasia on "Halo", and Mike Shinoda's Nu-Metal reinterpretation of "Enjoy the Silence". You'll also hear from other notable remixers like Danny Tenaglia, William Orbit, and DJ Shadow. Over the next two episodes, Scrapyard Radio will air the complete Remixes 81-04 collection, featuring 39 tracks that ...