description New Order - Movement Overview
Movement is the 1981 debut studio album by the English rock band New Order, released on Factory Records. Recorded following the suicide of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, the album features the surviving members of that group alongside new keyboardist Gillian Gilbert. Produced by Martin Hannett, the record reflects a transitional period, retaining the dark post-punk atmosphere of their previous band while introducing the synthesizers that would define their later sound.
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Why is New Order's Movement connected to Joy Division?
Movement is New Order's 1981 debut album, recorded after Joy Division singer Ian Curtis died. Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris continued in the new band, with Gillian Gilbert joining the lineup.
Who produced Movement?
Martin Hannett produced Movement, released by Factory Records on November 13, 1981. It was the only New Order studio album produced by Hannett, whose spacious and murky production links it strongly to the Joy Division era.
Is Ceremony included on the original Movement album?
No, the original eight-track album does not include Ceremony. New Order released Ceremony as their first single in 1981, and it later appeared on releases such as the 1987 compilation Substance.
Which New Order release shows the move from Movement toward electronic music?
The 1982 EP 1981-1982 documents the band's transition away from Hannett's production, while 1983's Power, Corruption & Lies pushes the electronic side much further. That later album also contains Blue Monday, the song most associated with New Order's club-oriented breakthrough.
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