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Electronic were a duo formed in Manchester, UK in 1989 consisting of New Order vocalist Bernard Sumner and ex-The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. Neil Tennant from Pet Shop Boys and Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk also collaborated with the band.
They released three albums during the ’90s, with their debut ‘Electronic’ selling over a million copies worldwide. However, the follow-up ‘Raise The Pressure’ was a commercial flop by comparison. The group’s highest charting single was 1992’s ‘
Disappointed’, which reached #6 in the UK.
The third album by Electronic, ‘Twisted Tenderness’ was released in 1999 by Parlophone in the UK, and eighteen months later by Koch Records in the USA. It was re-released in 2001 as ‘Twisted Tenderness::Deluxe’ by Koch, with a second disc of B-sides and remixes added. Marr and Sumner remained the only official members of the band, but were joined by The Doves jimi goodwin on bass and Black Grape drummer Ged Lynch.
Twisted Tenderness was co-produced by influential New York club DJ and dance producer Arthur Baker, with whom Sumner had previously worked on New Order’s 1983 hit ‘Confusion’, amongst other songs.
They also released the compilation ‘Get The Message - The Best Of Electronic’,in September of 2006.
Neither Sumner nor Marr have ever announced any formal dissolution of the band, despite both having moved onto other projects.
They released three albums during the ’90s, with their debut ‘Electronic’ selling over a million copies worldwide. However, the follow-up ‘Raise The Pressure’ was a commercial flop by comparison. The group’s highest charting single was 1992’s ‘
Disappointed’, which reached #6 in the UK.The third album by Electronic, ‘Twisted Tenderness’ was released in 1999 by Parlophone in the UK, and eighteen months later by Koch Records in the USA. It was re-released in 2001 as ‘Twisted Tenderness::Deluxe’ by Koch, with a second disc of B-sides and remixes added. Marr and Sumner remained the only official members of the band, but were joined by The Doves jimi goodwin on bass and Black Grape drummer Ged Lynch.
Twisted Tenderness was co-produced by influential New York club DJ and dance producer Arthur Baker, with whom Sumner had previously worked on New Order’s 1983 hit ‘Confusion’, amongst other songs.
They also released the compilation ‘Get The Message - The Best Of Electronic’,in September of 2006.
Neither Sumner nor Marr have ever announced any formal dissolution of the band, despite both having moved onto other projects.
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ofgriding wrote:
Wow, this vid is amazing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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bartklapaw wrote:
love it !
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Merowinger110 wrote:
Good band, good music.
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ativke wrote:
Raise the Pressure or GTFO
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Jody2shoes wrote:
Sorry meant to post this on New Order. Still, Electronic was the "Blind Faith" of this decade.
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Jody2shoes wrote:
EGAD did we ever dance our butts off to Blue Monday! Remember the Meadowbrook!!
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supson wrote:
Agree w Pete2ndBest - Twisted Tenderness is as good as any New Order album, and definitely an epic conclusion to the 90's - it eclipses Electronic's first 2 albums by far. Perhaps once Bernard is done with Bad Lieutenant, get back with Johnny for a new album?
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YesMother wrote:
I love these guys.
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Pete2ndBest wrote:
Twisted Tenderness is amongst the best albums of the '90s and does not pale in comparison to either New Order or The Smiths. Brilliant songs on it! (And I also love some of the earlier stuff, like Disappointed.)
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Laura_Ingalls wrote:
I love the voice of Bernard Sumner. It's.. hot
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smackie1973 wrote:
I love Forbidden City. Picked up the cd single years ago for 75p :-) Awesome.
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Nikmagda wrote:
why have I just discovered this band??!!so late..... they're awesome!
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lukemn wrote:
Love their first album
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MangoBongo wrote:
Yes, you are wrong.
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rg9290 wrote:
i thought their name was ''Electronica'', not Electronic??? Am i wrong???
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R3CURSION wrote:
I never knew Sumner had a side project, so when the Last.fm radio Depeche Mode station started playing "Reality" I thought I was listening to a really good New Order ripoff band. Oops.
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mirrorball95 wrote:
'Twisted Tenderness' was their best ( & last) album for me . It was the first one I bought and backtracked & got the other previous two but they really pale in comparison with 'TT' for me.
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Flushingmeadow wrote:
Vivid is a great track!
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Da_booka wrote:
Tremendous tune, love it!
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mezuss wrote:
many Electronic songs are better than recent New Order rockie-dockie output
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