The Votes Are In

Fansite NewOrderOnline have been hard at work on their second compilation of New Order and Joy Division covers and today they announced the 10 winners voted onto the compilation by the site's members. There was an amazing amount of material submitted, over 100 covers if I recall, and all of the songs that made it through to the top 10 are great. I was glad to see that others recognized the greatness of Glasnost's Mazzy Star-esque take on "Turn" and the professionalism of O'ou's dancey version of "Dream Attack" (a great song selection since it is the most precious hidden gem in NO's catalogue) with both coming in way ahead of the pack in votes. The biggest shocker is that the best cover of the competition came in at spot #23. 3v's amazing original take on "Blue Monday" took the most revisited track in the band's history and found a new angle on it by "turning (the) timeline backwards with halfly reversed old leathercoated drums, neil youngish guitars and some 50's piano." I haven't given up hope because there are three "producers picks" on the compilation and 3v's cover is an excellent candidate. There's still more competition to go with remix and video contests for David Potts' (ex-Monaco) cover of "The Village" so if that interests you stop by this page for more info. Regardless of any voting interests it's shaping up to be an amazing compilation.

Here is what I voted for:

3v- Blue Monday
Glasnost- Turn
Sudden Creation- 60 Miles An Hour
Labster- Behind Closed Doors
O'ou- Dream Attack
Tomihira- Mr. Disco
Almanso- New Dawn Fades
19 New Project- Paradise
Yokohama Crepuscule- Run
Diastema- Vanishing Point
Horse In Retirement- World
Mitchell- Round & Round
Elevated Sins- Times Change
Sonic Weather Front- Disorder