New Order

NEW ORDER. English musical group formed in 1980 in the wake of the demise of their previous group Joy Division, following the suicide of vocalist Ian Curtis. They combined post punk and electronic dance and became one of the most critically acclaimed and highly influential bands of the 1980s. They were the flagship band for Factory Records and their minimalist album sleeves and non-image reflected the label's aesthetic of doing whatever the relevant parties wanted to do, including an aversion to including singles as album tracks. They are probably best known for their two No1 LPs ; "Technique" (1989) and "Republic" (1993) and for a string of hit singles including ; Confusion / True Faith / World in Motion and Blue Monday (which is the biggest selling 12in single of all time).