EXCLUSIVE: NEW ORDER ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED IN SUMMER 2001.

EXCLUSIVE NEWS: New Order's new album out in SUMMER 2001. Warner Records confirmed us today that they are getting prepared for a summer 2001 release of the yet untitled newest release by New Order. This means that we can expect the first single to be released as soon as next spring, although this has still to be confirmed. The album will be released under one of Warner Brothers' labels, Reprise Records. The association between New Order and Quincy Jones' Qwest Records has been put to an end. Reprise Records is a label well known for distributing records from popular artists such as Depeche Mode, Alanis Morrissette, Nick Cave and Orgy. This last band had a big success with making a cover version of New Order's Blue Monday two years ago.

In the meantime, Warner/Reprise will be launching an official New Order website (http://www.neworderweb.com). The site is said to be expansive, including catalog and new material, plus hopefully some rare and/or unreleased mixes. The site will be online at the end of January. We will announce the official address as soon as we learn it.

New Order's new album will be the first since 1993's Republic. The band has written 17 tracks since its members began to work together again in 1998. They are now currently recording at Real World studios in Bath, U.K. So far, two tracks are said to be completed: 60 Mph, which was mixed by David Kahne and produced by Steve Osbourne, and Crystal, Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent and also produced by Steve Osbourne.

Long-awaited tracks such as the remixes of Young Offender, which were never released, and the infamous Temptation 98, only available on a rare London Records promo CD, could be released either as B-Sides or through the new website. Stay tuned for more informations.