The giveaway with MOJO Magazine in February 2012 was an interesting one.
The magazine’s cover stars were New Order. The free CD consisted of a bunch of New Order cover versions, consisting of all eight tracks on Power, Corruption and Lies (the band’s 1983 album), with a further five songs covering A and B-sides of singles from the same(ish) period.
As with all of this sort of thing, the compilation was a bit hit-and-miss, but in a way that fans of New Order would no doubt disagree on which versions were decent and which bordered on the unlistenable.
I’ll offer up all 13 and leave things in the capable hands of the TVV cognoscenti to have their say via the comments section, should you wish. Some info on each act is lifted from the Discogs summary on each of them.
mp3: Age Of Consent – The Golden Filter
The Golden Filter : American/Australian electronic music duo from New York City, formed in 2008, now based in London.
Tarwater : German electronic/rock duo founded 1995 in Berlin.
mp3: The Village – Errors
Errors : an electronic/indie/post-rock band from Glasgow, Scotland.
mp3: 5-8-6 – S.C.U.M.
S.C.U.M. : British post-punk/art rock band founded in 2008 in London.
mp3: Your Silent Face – Fujiya & Miyagi
Fujiya & Miyagi: Indie rock band from Brighton, England formed in 2000 with heavy Krautrock and Italo-Disco influences.
Seekae: Australian electronic music group based in Sydney.
mp3: Ecstacy – Walls
Walls : from London, UK
mp3: Leave Me Alone – Destroyer
Destroyer : Canadian indie rock band from Vancouver formed in 1995 and fronted by singer-songwriter Dan Bejar.
Biosphere: the main recording name of Geir Jenssen (born 1962), a Norwegian musician who has released a notable catalogue of ambient electronic music. He is well known for his “ambient techno” and “arctic ambient” styles, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources.
mp3: The Beach – Zombie Zombie
Zombie Zombie : French electro-pop trio.
mp3: Cries and Whispers – Lonelady
Lonelady: Singer, songwriter, and producer from Manchester, England, spanning influences such as post punk, electronic, and pop.
mp3: Lonesome Tonight – Another’s Blood
Anothers Blood : Richard Frenneaux
mp3: Murder – K-X-P
K-X-P : Experimental electronic/alternative/space rock group from Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2006.
Enjoy the treasure hunt!!!
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 
Ah, so that’s where Lonelady’s cover of Cries and Whispers comes from! A superb version of a great song, and also a handy way of resolving the ‘which one is Cries and Whispers and which one is Mesh?’ Confusion.
Not necessarily a comment on F and m’s cover here but the fact they ended up supporting NO at the O2, London – this may have been the starting point… – Mike
Big plus points for Fujiya & Miyagi, Destroyer and Lonely.
That was a very interesting subject for a posting. Thanks JC
Darren 157
SCUM, fujiya and miyagi and LoneLady FTWs
Thanks for these, very interesting takes on a great album.