Away from unrestricted dancefloor suitability, New Order, with the full tailwind of the Joy Division cult, present proof that synth and electric guitar, or rather a fancy bass, are not natural opposites. On the contrary: in the sum of all elements, they do not complement homemade drum-bass-electric-guitar music with electronic gimmickry, but mix electro to a perfect symbiosis without losing the straightforwardness of. You listen to "Crystal" and immediately fall in love with this song. And then something happens that is really rare with albums. You listen to the second song and the third... and it gets better and better! No lukewarm intermission fillers.

New Order manage something that is really difficult. They set the bar very high with Crystal at the beginning, and they raise it even higher in the course of the album. Wonderful. And the duet with Billy Corgan is one of the most beautiful pieces on this album.