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Channel 4 teletext (p.351) reports today that a new compilation paying homage to Mr. Moog, the creator of the MOOG synthesizer, will feature an "unreleased track" by New Order, amongst others....
...I'm at work now, so can't check the telly, but I thought the title of said compilation was MOOG but I'm struggling to find it on Amazon - can someone double check and report back for the NOOL "massive"????????
....;although it might be this:
Nothing on Channel 4, found the following but BM is the track.
Disc 1
Abominatron - 33 Listen Now
I Am a Spaceman - Charlie Clouser Listen Now
Variation One - Stereolab Listen Now
Sqeeble - Plastiq Phantom Listen Now
Bob's Funk - Moog Cookbook Listen Now
Realistic Source - Bostich Listen Now
You Moog Me - Luke Vibert Listen Now
You Have Been Selected - Pete DeVriese Listen Now
Sentinel - Psilonaut Listen Now
Nanobot Highway - Money Mark Listen Now
Unavailable Memory - Meat Beat Manifesto Listen Now
Mixed Waste 4.2 - Baiyon Listen Now
When Bernie Speaks - Bernie Worrell Listen Now
Beautiful Love - Tortoise Listen Now
Endless Horizon - Electric Skychurch Listen Now
Another Year Away - Roger ODonnell Listen Now
Micro Melodies - Album Leaf Listen Now
Disc 2
Lucky Man - Lake & Palmer Emerson Listen Now
Blue Monday - New Order
Cars - Gary Numan Listen Now
Baroque Hoedown - They Might Be Giants Listen Now
E.V.A. - Jean-Jacques Perrey Listen Now
Close to the Edge - Yes Listen Now
Mongoloid - Devo
Hans Fjellestad's documentary Moog and its soundtrack explore the connection between, and the lasting influence of, eccentric electronic genius Robert Moog -- his name is practically onomatopoetic -- and his quintessential analogue synthesizer. Moog's two discs include the actual soundtrack, which features new tracks by contemporary artists, and another disc of vintage tracks. 33's "Abominatron," which mixes samples of Moog speaking with R2D2-like synth squiggles and heavy, blobby basslines and the Moog Cookbook's "Bob's Funk" are straight-up tributes that are fun, but not especially creative. Likewise, Luke Vibert and Jean Jacques-Perrey's collaboration "You Moog Me" is oddly subdued and straightforward, considering their previous quirky work. Money Mark's peppy "Nanobot Highway" fares better, as does Bernie Worrell and Bootsy Collins' "When Bernie Speaks," one of the few tracks here that shows how soul and funk embraced the Moog. However, Tortoise's startlingly dark, dubby version of the standard "Beautiful Love" and Cure keyboardist Roger O'Donnell's "Another Year Away" -- which captures the warm, slightly oppressive feel of some late-'60s/early-'70s electronic music -- twist the classic sound and image of the Moog to their own devices. Meat Beat Manifesto's "Unavailable Memory" and Stereolab's find these artists doing pretty much what they always do, with Moogs adding a bit of warmth and character to the proceedings. Tracks by newer performers are the most exciting: The Album Leaf's aptly-named "Micro Melodies" is a lovely reminder that the Moog can be delicate. Plastiq Phantom's "Sqeeble" -- which sounds a bit like Akufen on steroids -- and Pete DeVriese's witty "You Have Been Selected" update the Moog's tradition of being playful and fascinatingly unpredictable. Japanese musician and visual artist Baiyon's "Mixed Waste 4.2" is another standout: It begins with pretty, subtle glitches and becomes a tangle of crossed and dropped signals. The second disc does a better job of showcasing the Moog's influence and diversity: ELP's "Lucky Man" and Yes' massive "Close to the Edge" show why the synth was a vital element in prog-rock's flights of fancy, while Gary Numan's "Cars," Devo's "Mongoloid" and New Order's "Blue Monday" show how it also fit post-punk and new wave's frosty, paranoid tones. Meanwhile, Perrey's "E.V.A." and They Might Be Giants' cover of his "Baroque Hoedown" represent the lovably cheesy side of the Moog. It's something of a shame that Moog doesn't feature more of the artists that helped make the synth so iconic; Wendy Carlos, who made some of the most definitive Moog music, and Add N to X, who pushed the innate playfulness of the Moog and other analogue synths to the limit, are especially missed. It's understandable that the people behind the soundtrack didn't want to just make a "history of the Moog" compilation, but not enough of the artists on the collection really embody the creative, innovative spirit of Moog -- the man and the machine. Moog is far from a bad soundtrack, but the expectations of analogue synth geeks might be too high. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
Sorry to dampen your ardour Doctor, but the text actally says "...also contains previously RELEASED tracks from New Order, Gary Numan..."
Oh for fuck's sake....you'd have thought I'd have learned to read by now.....
APOLOGIES TO ALL. I AM A BRAIN-DEAD FUCK.
Onto matters more pressing: why are QPR such a bunch of cheating cockney wankers????
Originally posted by Doctor Clayhead Onto matters more pressing: why are QPR such a bunch of cheating cockney wankers????
Have you got a couple of hours?!
No love lost betwixt us, and them.
Where's Steve Waller when you need him, eh? EH?! :D
Originally posted by johnny james ...and there's no Moog on blue monday, don't think they ever even had one, so erm...thanks.
Maybe not but the Moog was the first commrcial senthysiser(sp)ironicaly Simon and Garfunkel recorded one of the worlds first synthesised songs in 1965 with the song "save the life of my child".
If it wasn't for the Moog then it may have taken longer for synths to take off and it may not have been possible for New Order to produce Blue Monday when they did in 1983.
Originally posted by johnny james ...and there's no Moog on blue monday, don't think they ever even had one, so erm...thanks.
Yes there is, doesn't Steve play one briefly during the TOTP Blue Monday in '83? 
Originally posted by johnny james ...and there's no Moog on blue monday, don't think they ever even had one, so erm...thanks.
I belive it was indeed a Moog Source that they used for the bass sound on Blue Monday.
