New Order – Substance

New Order – Substance

Widely regarded as one of the greatest compilation albums ever released, Substance is the definitive document of New Order’s groundbreaking evolution from post-punk pioneers into electronic music innovators. Spanning the band’s influential singles and essential B-sides from the early to mid-1980s, the collection captures a group constantly redefining the boundaries of alternative music and club culture.

Emerging from the ashes of Joy Division, New Order fused melancholy melodies, driving basslines, drum machines, and synthesizers into a sound that helped shape modern synth-pop, dance music, and indie rock for decades to come.

The first disc gathers many of the band’s era-defining singles, including the legendary “Blue Monday,” “Bizarre Love Triangle,” “Temptation,” and “True Faith” — tracks that became staples of both alternative clubs and mainstream radio. Their unique balance of emotional introspection and dancefloor energy remains as influential today as ever.

The second disc dives deeper into atmospheric instrumentals, B-sides, and darker experimental material, revealing the band’s adventurous studio approach and remarkable consistency throughout their creative peak.

A landmark release and an absolute essential for fans of post-punk, synth-pop, and electronic music history.

Tracklist:

Disc One

1. Ceremony (4:24)
2. Everything's Gone Green (5:31)
3. Temptation (6:59)
4. Blue Monday (7:29)
5. Confusion (4:43)
6. Thieves Like Us (6:37)
7. Perfect Kiss (8:02)
8. Subculture (4:48)
9. Shellshock (6:29)
10. State Of The Nation (6:32)
11. Bizarre Love Triangle (6:45)
12. True Faith (5:55)

Disc Two

1. In A Lonely Place (6:16)
2. Procession (4:28)
3. Cries And Whispers (3:26)
4. Hurt (6:59)
5. The Beach (7:19)
6. Confused Instrumental (7:39)
7. Lonesome Tonight (5:12)
8. Murder (3:56)
9. Thieves Like Us (Instrumental) (6:57)
10. Kiss Of Death (7:03)
11. Shame Of The Nation (7:55)
12. 1963 (5:36)