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#9 New Order – ‘Confusion’
Pairing up geographical opposites Arthur Baker and New Order was a masterstroke; it's the perfect meeting of New York street beats and a darker, guitar-driven Manchester aesthetic. At the middle point was 'Confusion' with its sense of urbanity, bearing its beating disco heart in the middle of the mean streets. Released: August, 1983 Find it: 'Substance' Highest UK chart position: 12
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Might be wrong (though don't think I am?) but am sure Freeez's "A.E.I.O.U" predated Confusion by a few months and (I think?) actually made it to the UK no.1 spot.
Both basically trying to achieve the same thing on record. British white boys trying to branch out into New York electro 
El Jarvo wrote: Might be wrong (though don't think I am?) but am sure Freeez's "A.E.I.O.U" predated Confusion by a few months and (I think?) actually made it to the UK no.1 spot.
Both basically trying to achieve the same thing on record. British white boys trying to branch out into New York electro
Freez did a better synth solo in the middle of it too.
Funny how the Kraftwerk one they chose is arguably the least ground-breaking one.. What about "Trans-Europe Express" or "The Robots"?
