24 Hour Party People

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Author: Twenty Four Hour Party People

Format: Import

Release Date: 06-08-2002

Details: Amazon.caCentered around the legendary nightclub the Hacienda, the evolution of Manchester, England’s clubbing culture from punk’s birth to the exuberant late-’80s, drug-addled « Madchester » scene is documented by24 Hour Party People. As would be expected from a movie celebrating the rise of beat-oriented bands, the soundtrack reads like a who’s who of Manchester’s punk, postpunk, and dance acts. The dour, minimalist bass lines and desolation of Joy Division blurred into New Order’s rhythmic mix of icy dance-floor desire and sorrow after JD vocalist Ian Curtis’s suicide in 1980. Each group has their best songs included, as do Happy Mondays, their hypnotic, party-heavy beats and gospel-tinged revelry sounding fresh even today. While not as mainstream, a cut by gentle soulful noodlers the Durutti Column and serene comedown anthems from acid-house legends 808 State and A Guy Called Gerald are also gems. Even better, the two new New Order songs–an apocalyptic take on JD’s « New Dawn Fades » with Moby on vocals, and the ultra-clubbyTechnique-flavored « Here to Stay »–fit in seamlessly. It’s likely that fans of these bands already possess most songs included, butParty People is the ultimate snapshot of these eras, a mix tape of artifacts worth revisiting, or experiencing for the first time.–Annie Zaleski

UPC: 081227813628

EAN: 0081227813628

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood