New Bernard Sumner collaboration with Blank & Jones — Forum Archive

11 Mar 2008, 10:52

http://www.neworderonline.com/News/News.aspx?NewsID=1380

I will cut and paste the info once it will be formatted well ;)

11 Mar 2008, 10:55

Noting that when the time comes the discreet and legendary German electro-wizards blank+jones release a new single organised in collaboration with Manchester post-punk visionary Bernard Sumner.

The collaboration between blank+jones and Bernard Sumner, of Joy Division, New Order and Electronic, is called Miracle Cure, and it is the first song to be taken from this years very special blank+jones album of beats, treats and collaborations, “The Logic of Pleasure”.
Bernard Sumner is high on the list, if not the highest, of those musicians, writers and singers that have influenced blank+jones fascination with mood, intoxication, romance and rhythm.
The combination of the sure, vibrant blank+jones and the enigmatic, iconic and tender voiced Bernard Sumner is naturally a dream, as Sumner’s fragile yet bouyant melancholia slips beautifully into, and out of, blank and jones’ very own electronic sense of the epic.
The collaboration is the sensational result of electronic communication involving email and MP3 set up during 2007. Sumner wrote and sung his part after completing work with New Order on the soundtrack for Anton Corbijn’s award winning film about Joy Division, Control.
Miracle Cure will appear as the song it is and also as a brilliantly arranged series of energising/lounging uptown, down town and across town mixes from the blank+jones studio, and also from Manchester born Berlin based hypno-trance pioneer Mark Reeder, the currently on fire electro-obsessive Canadian Glenn Morrison, the prolific trancefrenzied German master Martin Roth, the Anglo-German electro-adventurers Onetwo and Scandinavian chilltronica club kings Lulu Rouge.
It says something about the reputation and ability of blank+jones that the discriminating Sumner, a genius of melody, wished to work with blank+jones, and that the collaboration has produced a song that can live with the best of Sumner’s ingenious, smart and infectious pop songs.
More news soon about the ninth blank+jones album “The Logic of Pleasure” and the record’s various enterprising collaborations, including Miracle Cure with Bernard Sumner.

11 Mar 2008, 11:05

And more info from Piet Blank:

i guess you might also want the release dates:

may 30 (world) label soundcolours june 2 (UK) label new state

all artwork and press releases are created by paul morley.....

11 Mar 2008, 11:09

This is really cool. Should be an awesome song.

Im always looking forward to anything Barney is doing. He is the man.

11 Mar 2008, 11:13

ecstatic!

11 Mar 2008, 13:06

Looks like they're all moving on...

11 Mar 2008, 13:30

The myspace link given on there is just some fan page. Here's the official. The music sounds really really awesome. I can't wait to hear the collab.

http://www.myspace.com/blankandjonesinfo

11 Mar 2008, 13:45

Great news. Can't wait to hear this.

11 Mar 2008, 14:20

I know their music very well because of my brother and his music links. This is gonna be ace!

Ain't Meatballs the smart one! :nod:

11 Mar 2008, 14:30

Additional info:

the world premiere of the song will be with pete tong on radio one´s WMC miami special on march 28th....

11 Mar 2008, 14:43

Okay, I won't spoil the anticipation by posting it here then... :evil4:

11 Mar 2008, 15:28

If it's just barney singing over a trance track, then I can wait, trance is for chavs, but I'll give it a listen just incase.

11 Mar 2008, 17:26

I'll absolutely be looking forward to this! :clap: :D :love: :)

11 Mar 2008, 17:43

I'M 50 on the 25th so look forward to a NEW track on the 28th whilst on HOLIDAY.Might even get a job now i'm OLD enough.Hold on ROCKET things ain't that bad.Had a few jars tonight but i can't HANDLE it anymore.I'm really am turning into FRADS! :lol:

11 Mar 2008, 17:53

Jed Stephens wrote: If it's just barney singing over a trance track, then I can wait, trance is for chavs, but I'll give it a listen just incase.

blank + jones sure sound like every lowest common demoninator trance cliche ... Has Bernard lost ANY sense of taste whatsoever? !

from the songs on the MYSPACE.com page... blank+jones sound kinda bad, kinda really poofy crappy bath house music. Really, really embarassing :eek3: Do these guys have any actual respect among the DJ/electronic scene?

11 Mar 2008, 20:43

0_o wrote:

Jed Stephens wrote: If it's just barney singing over a trance track, then I can wait, trance is for chavs, but I'll give it a listen just incase.

blank + jones sure sound like every lowest common demoninator trance cliche ... Has Bernard lost ANY sense of taste whatsoever? !

from the songs on the MYSPACE.com page... blank+jones sound kinda bad, kinda really poofy crappy bath house music. Really, really embarassing Do these guys have any actual respect among the DJ/electronic scene?

I'm going to have to agree 100% here. I couldn't believe it when I read Spotnick's post. If you're into Tiesto, maybe you may like this news, but I don't.

If it was a collaboration with Sasha, that would have been cool. Oakenfold - mildly acceptable, perhaps barely.

11 Mar 2008, 20:43

0_o wrote:

Jed Stephens wrote: If it's just barney singing over a trance track, then I can wait, trance is for chavs, but I'll give it a listen just incase.

blank + jones sure sound like every lowest common demoninator trance cliche ... Has Bernard lost ANY sense of taste whatsoever? !

from the songs on the MYSPACE.com page... blank+jones sound kinda bad, kinda really poofy crappy bath house music. Really, really embarassing Do these guys have any actual respect among the DJ/electronic scene?

I'm going to have to agree 100% here. I couldn't believe it when I read Spotnick's post. If you're into Tiesto, maybe you may like this news, but I don't.

If it was a collaboration with Sasha, that would have been cool. Oakenfold - mildly acceptable, perhaps barely.

11 Mar 2008, 23:39

Bernard has lost it. Trance... :uhoh: :skeptic: :banghead:

12 Mar 2008, 00:27

Think we better wait till we hear the single. The music on there myspace site is from there Best Of album and partly 10 years old. These Blank & Jones guys did not make any new music since 4 years and I heard some rumors that the single has not much to do with trance music. So looking forward to that.

12 Mar 2008, 00:45

It's alaways good news, when a new song with Bernie comes out. Can't wait to hear the song. Rumours has it that it is very rock ! I can't wait to hear it at Pete Tong!

12 Mar 2008, 01:20

cool news,, cant wait ,, barney s other stuff has always been interesting.

feel every beat

12 Mar 2008, 01:36

Good news :D

So Bernard is alive and kicking :nod:

12 Mar 2008, 05:05

0_o wrote:

Jed Stephens wrote: If it's just barney singing over a trance track, then I can wait, trance is for chavs, but I'll give it a listen just incase.

blank + jones sure sound like every lowest common demoninator trance cliche ... Has Bernard lost ANY sense of taste whatsoever? !

from the songs on the MYSPACE.com page... blank+jones sound kinda bad, kinda really poofy crappy bath house music. Really, really embarassing Do these guys have any actual respect among the DJ/electronic scene?

I haven't heard of any of Blank and Jones' original songs, but I do have two remixes by them that they did for the Pet Shop Boys. I notably liked their remix of 'Love Comes Quickly', and the remix was actually quite acoustic, and not at all trancey. That being said, I don't think they are the lowest common denominator in the music scene, and there are far worst artists he could collaborate with. I will be looking forward to this, as I've (as well as probably other people on here) been tired of all the talk, and want to see some actual music come out from any one of them.

I personally will be looking forward to hearing this particular song. As for whether I like the song or not, I'll have to judge that after I actually listen to it.

12 Mar 2008, 05:26

Its not New Order, Sumner throwing a few vocals over some DJ's beats is hardly something to get excited about.

12 Mar 2008, 05:50

What would have been exciting is if Steve had played/programmed the drums and Hooky had played bass. Oh... that would be New Order, wouldn't it? :scratch:

12 Mar 2008, 07:42

Chris Nash wrote: What would have been exciting is if Steve had played/programmed the drums and Hooky had played bass. Oh... that would be New Order, wouldn't it?

So what would you have Phil doing???

:evil4:

12 Mar 2008, 08:51

Jeffari-al-Texani wrote:

Chris Nash wrote: What would have been exciting is if Steve had played/programmed the drums and Hooky had played bass. Oh... that would be New Order, wouldn't it?

So what would you have Phil doing???

Hopefully back to making the tea. He'll never be New Order to me.

12 Mar 2008, 12:04

Steve Uno wrote:

Jeffari-al-Texani wrote:

Chris Nash wrote: What would have been exciting is if Steve had played/programmed the drums and Hooky had played bass. Oh... that would be New Order, wouldn't it?

So what would you have Phil doing???

Hopefully back to making the tea. He'll never be New Order to me.

and showing bernard chords that hurt his small fat hands

12 Mar 2008, 13:29

Blank & Jones collaborated with Robert Smith a few years ago on a new version of "A Forest." It wasn't too bad.

12 Mar 2008, 14:01

What would have been exciting is if Steve had played/programmed the drums and Hooky had played bass.

Oh... that would be New Order, wouldn't it?

:abovelol: