So the book lines this up as one of the founding pillars of the acid house movement... now if I knew anything much about that movement, it might help me assess or have a deeper understanding of the album. As it is, I don't know much about the genre/movement, but I still enjoyed this as a workable blend of dance music elements, with new-wavey synth pop.
The band went to work on this, their 5th album, in Ibiza and ended up having an extended holiday, taking in the local dance culture. According to the book they came home with 12 rhythm tracks and a guitar solo rather than an entire album, but had successfully managed to filter the Ibiza feel into their music.
This would be New Order's second-to-last album before a nearly-decade long break.
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