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Hot Mix of the Week! Those electro tracks still sound exciting to me 40 years on! I hadn't heard Face To Face Under The Gun for ages and that blast of the Two Sisters reminded me I used to have their one and only album, released in Britain on Morgan Khan's Streetwave label. I love Liggett and Barbosa's production work for Shannon and on Robin Gibb's Secret Agent album, but hadn't heard Jay Novell before, so thanks for that (his one and only album isn't even on Youtube!). Other Favourites include C.O.D's version of Uphill Peace of Mind, even better than their cover of In The Bottle I think, Xena's On The Upside and Cindy Myzelle's This Could Be The Night. I like my electro on the pop tip!

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Thanks Paul. Had a lot of fun making this one. The almost all have excellent (and creative) dub versions so playing with a combo of the regular extended & dub was great. I didn't know the other C.O.D. track. Just listened to it on Discogs and put it on my waitlist :-) Thanks for the tip ! Xena & Cindy Myzelle are great indeed. They will surely feature in one of the upcoming mixes. Thanks for listening !

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I think the first time I heard Confusion is when I saw the video on The Chart Show. I and many others here in Manchester found it easy to follow New Order’s evolution from Joy Division as we as a city evolved from the grey 70s into the Technicolor 80s. Interesting piece and great Mixcloud mix too!

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Thanks for reading & reacting Paul and interesting to hear that their evolution was in step with what was happening in the city. Have a great weekend !

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Fantastic article on a great track!!

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Thanks Mark and thanks for reading. Have a great weekend !

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I don't remember this song at all! So many of their songs were everywhere. Maybe the unique sound effected its appeal!

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Well "Confusion" was always overshadowed by his famous predecessor "Blue Monday" until much later. That is also the reason why I choose to go with Confusion first instead of any of the other fantastic New Order tracks. Thanks for reading & commenting Dan ! Always glad to read your comments; Have a great weekend !

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