''Ceremony – A New Order Tribute'' is a collection of New Order covers by independent acts from the United States and Europe, compiled into a double CD Digi-pack and two additional digital albums. Produced by Sonshine Ward and

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, it was released in February 2010 by

24 Hour Service Station 24 Hour Service Station is an American independent record label founded by Marshall Dickson in Tampa, Florida, in 1993. Among its releases are ''Ceremony - A New Order Tribute'', a charity album, and albums from artists such as Freebass, Peter H ...

, with contributions from artists such as

Peter Hook Peter Hook (born 13 February 1956) is an English musician. He was the bassist and co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division and its successor New Order. He often used the bass as a lead instrument, playing melodies on the high strings wi ...

(one of the original members of both New Order and its original incarnation,

Joy Division Joy Division were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Ian Curtis, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris (musici ...

), Kites With Lights, and

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. The album is dedicated to the founder of

Factory Records Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus. The label featured several important acts on its roster, including Joy Division, New Order (band), New Order, A Certain Ra ...

Tony Wilson Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager and impresario, and a journalist for Granada Television, the BBC and Channel 4. As a co-founder ...

, and it benefits the Salford Foundation Trust's Tony Wilson Award.

Background

The album consists of cover songs of the band New Order, an English musical group formed in 1980 by

Bernard Sumner Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956) is an English musician. He is a founding member of the bands Joy Division, New Order, Electronic, and Bad Lieutenant. Sumner was an early force in several areas, including the post-punk, synth-pop, and ...

(vocals, guitars, synthesizers),

(bass, backing vocals, electronic drums) and Stephen Morris (drums, synthesizers). New Order were formed in the wake of the demise of their previous group

, following the suicide of vocalist

Ian Curtis Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, lyricist and occasional guitarist of the band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums ''Unknown Pleasures'' (197 ...

. They were soon joined by additional keyboardist

Gillian Gilbert Gillian Lesley Gilbert (born 27 January 1961) is an English musician. She is the keyboardist and guitarist of the band New Order. Early life Gilbert's family moved from her birthplace, Manchester, to the nearby market town of Macclesfield when ...

. New Order combined

post-punk Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of music that emerged in late 1977 in the wake of punk rock. Post-punk musicians departed from punk's fundamental elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a broader, more experiment ...

and electronic dance, and became one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the 1980s. They were first recorded by

, founder of

Production

''Ceremony – A New Order Tribute'' is a

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released by

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. It features covers by various independent acts from the

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and

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, compiled into a Double CD Digi-pack and two additional digital albums. Produced by Sonshine Ward, it was released in February 2010 by 24 Hour Service Station. The album is dedicated to the founder of Factory Records,

, who died in 2007 from cancer.

was originally inspired by Wilson to start 24 Hour Service Station. The album benefits the Salford Foundation Trust's Tony Wilson Award. Artists donated time and recordings to support the charity, which "assists young people who demonstrate a special talent or ambition in the arts or creative skills."

Reception

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reviewer William Ruhlmann gave the album 3.5/5 stars, and praised in particular the tracks that strayed from the original New Order compositions. He wrote, "''Ceremony: A New Order Tribute'' is not the first album to pay tribute to the British techno-dance band New Order. But this one is more ambitious, spreading across two CDs, and it can claim at least partial authorization from the group."

Track listing

Double CD (Physical)

''The Digital Album''

''Twelve Versions of Ceremony''

Personnel

*Producer –

, Sonshine Ward *Art Direction, Design – Marshall Dickson, Sonshine Ward *Liner Notes –

*Photography of New Order – Kevin Cummins *Photography of

– Katja Ruge

References

External links

Official Album WebsiteCeremony – A New Order Tribute
@

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