Sage reporting in. I'll miss all of you, and this forum.

What a place this has been.

Thank you all.

Well, it was fun while it lasted - cheers and bye to all. CTB

Thanks everyone, its been a blast 🙂

I am grateful to Nic for this forum over the years. I didn't start posting until around '05 as I didn't have the internet - so I'd lurk whilst at work. Nonetheless that's 20+ years of NOOL for me and that's pretty good. I'm also a little bit sad that Nic hasn't responded to any PM's. But of course that's Nic's choice and I wish him well for the future. FWIW, I did manage to contact Nic on FB back in the spring to let him know that someone (not me) was showing an interest in "the keys", and he said he would respond to them. But I'm not aware of anything since.

We know that Bernard has talked about being ready to go and make more music and that he intimated that it was down to others that it hadn't started yet. If there is to be one more "oeuvre" from the mighty NO, it would be nice to still have the forum. Indeed it would be nice if someone from NO would chuck a few quid at the thing. They could easily afford to, i imagine.

Thanks for the memories NOOL.

Now then... A YouTuber put together an edit of the full length vocal mix of Here To Stay and the Extended instrumental from Retro Disc 3, and I think he did a good job. I always felt that the original full length wasn't as long or as complete as it could have been. The forum may not be here to stay, but the music of NO will always stay in my heart [*touches chest dramatically*]. Feel free to puke if you're a "football hooligan" fan, or shed a tear if you're a "spotty student" fan.

Thanks all. Despite little band activity, I was still checking in here daily.

I first found the New Order online community in 1997 with the Ceremony mailing list.

If anyone is looking for the Recycle files, you can download them here (plus a few other surprises). Most of my website is down at the moment while I restructure it. The three megamixes I did in 2006-2007 will be re-uploaded there.

Hoping for a miracle to keep things up and running as we look forward to the Technique and Joy Division boxes.

Jeb

And it’s goodnight from me too. Loved this forum which I discovered around Get Ready release 2001.

I was going to write a piece on how and why new order mean so much to me. That if I listed my 100 favourite records and was honest about it a good 30 of them at least would be new order and Joy division. Why since the formation of JD around 78 right through to the release of Technique in 89 NO were simply the best band of all time with an amazing set of albums and singles. Even after 89 they could still dazzle and delight with brilliance scattered across their subsequent catalogue right up to what looks like their final album MC. How some of my best nights were had at new order concerts, the majority of which were post the 1998 reformation. Why the original 4 members will always hold a special place in my heart and have significantly improved my life and help me laugh cry love and at times despair. Why I will be at the next Hooky gig and hopefully a new order gig next year. I would have loved the time to say more but it now seems the curtain on the site being drawn. Oh it’s the last time…..

50poundnote wrote: Thanks all. Despite little band activity, I was still checking in here daily.

I first found the New Order online community in 1997 with the Ceremony mailing list.

If anyone is looking for the Recycle files, you can download them here (plus a few other surprises). Most of my website is down at the moment while I restructure it. The three megamixes I did in 2006-2007 will be re-uploaded there.

Hoping for a miracle to keep things up and running as we look forward to the Technique and Joy Division boxes.

Jeb

Fingers still crossed here too. Hey, thanks for everything you've done over the years too - the Recycle project has definitely been one of the highlights of being part of this splendid community

if you want some places on steve hoffmans forums to post about, here are a few:

new order

favorite albums : https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/your-favorite-joy-division-new-order-albums.1239099/page-4

definitive vinyl versions : https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/definitive-new-order-vinyl-versions.1238746/

anything about joy division, new order : https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/joy-division-new-order-albums.738006/page-150#post-38095445

new order atmos mixes : https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/new-order-atmos-mixes-coming-from-steven-wilson.1209021/page-5#post-38074992

hope to see some of you over there.

happy new year to everyone, was a pleasure being here.

later || | || ne gative 1

Everybody, face up!

— AKA The Japanese One

Happy New Year everyone, all the best for 2026 !

See you all somewhere!

I’ve got a feeling we’re still in Kansas…

What year and month is it today?

MOBIL AVE

Thanks to everyone who has invested time, love, and indeed money to keep this gathering place going for so long. The enthusiasm and scholarship has been unmatched anywhere else.