"Electronic" began as a Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order) solo project, but became a duo in 1989 with Johnny Marr (The Smiths) aiming to follow a more "electronic" style of music, blending synthesizers with guitars and rock with contemporary dance music.
First signed to Factory, later to Parlophone.
Despite international commercial success and collaborations with Neil Tennant, the band is on indefinite hiatus since 1999.
First signed to Factory, later to Parlophone.
Despite international commercial success and collaborations with Neil Tennant, the band is on indefinite hiatus since 1999.
Rich.C
December 23, 2016These alternative rock poster boys make dreamy dance and guitar music that is closer to New Order than the Smiths, but their '80s nostalgia exercises have also interested members of Pet Shop Boys and Kraftwerk. Their lead-off single "Getting Away With it" (1989) remains their defining moment, but they are very slowly building up a respectable body of work. Their second album Raise the Pressure let guitarist Marr shine and is an overall stronger affair than their debut. Their third release continues in this vein and is chock full of sunny, bittersweet music that makes you want to dance and lament a lost love at the same time...summed up nicely as a blend of new order, the smiths and the pet shop boys rolled into one ;)