What do you think of New Order using "reggae pop" that have used by Ace of Base in the 90s? I liked a lot the final result and it could even be a single. If it was released in the early 90s it would have been a huge hit fot sure...
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Before anyone asking who has ripped-off who I must say that the track Münchhausen (Just Chaos) from the first Ace Of Base album has the synths very similar to Vanishing Point.
RøbertãoTøldYøuSø wrote: Before anyone asking who has rupped-off who I must say that the track Münchhausen (Just Chaos) from the first Ace Of Base album has the synths very similar to Vanishing Point.
Are you serious? 
Yes, but Ace of Base had a very vapid sound. New Order has always had more depth, so I think of both bands as being completely different.
Originally posted by DShamen Are you serious?
Yes, the synths are similar if you listen to it. The first Ace of Base album "Happy Nation" was released in 1993. I'm not sure if that track was one originally done as their previous incarnation Tech Noir, but the style is very reminiscent of some early tracks like "Young And Proud" and "Hear Me Calling". They changed their name to Ace of Base in 1990. But the track are not similar in general, only the synths.
Sebastien already did his own remix 2 weeks ago.. The Sign/I Told You So/All That She Wants...
But still, Ace of Base did get their influences elsewhere too.. once they dropped the dancehall beats, they went off the map... it won't happen to New Order ;)
you´re giving AOB too much credit there. i agree it´s the sound most people have closer on their minds. but if you want to dig in the influences you should start by checking the jamaican music scene in general and the dancehall scene in particular of late 60s. that´s what NO heard on their youth, not AOB. Turn The Heater On and Vietnam are there to prove it.
Vietnam was originally a reggae track and they did a cover with a similar style. But this new one is not a reggae track IMHO: it sounds like the "synthpop+reggae" mixture (or whatever you want to call) that was used by some bands including Ace Of Base in the early 90s. Maybe it was not intentional, but how can anyone on Earth born before the 90s and have never listened to at least one AOB track in that style like The Sign or All That She Wants?
Originally posted by Spotnick Sebastien already did his own remix 2 weeks ago.. The Sign/I Told You So/All That She Wants...But still, Ace of Base did get their influences elsewhere too.. once they dropped the dancehall beats, they went off the map... it won't happen to New Order ;)
I had the same idea but didn't do it. I would love to listen to his remix! Thanks, Roberto (robertoaf*gmail.com)
Well it's not a remix per se that I did, just a copy/paste job really to show off the similarities in the sounds.
I think I achieved that demonstration I wanted to make. 
I'm inclined to share Almanso's thoughts on this; you could also look at Ultraviolence, 586 & BM with a mild re-aranging of the beats & make a ragga connection there too.
