XXX's previous thread on the Smiths led to a mention of this band - Electronic. They just about get into the 80sxchange as their first single was released in Dec 1989 :D so here is their Bio:


One of the first supergroups from post-punk Great Britain, Electronic is the on-off project formed by New Order's Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr, former guitarist of the Smiths. The duo released "Getting Away with It" in December 1989, with both Sumner and Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys on vocals. The single just missed the Top Ten in England, but was the end of Electronic for over two years; Sumner and Tennant returned to their respective groups while Marr played on albums by The The and Billy Bragg.
Electronic's sophomore single "Get the Message" finally appeared in April 1991, and an eponymous debut album followed in June. The non-album single "Disappointed" was released just over a year later. Sumner then returned to New Order to record their sixth album Republic, while Marr returned to his sideman role with The The and the Pretenders. The duo reunited to record again — this time with help from former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos — and released Raise the Pressure in July 1996. Newly signed to the Koch label, Electronic issued their third full-length Twisted Tenderness four years later.

Courtesy of www.allmusic.com

must have been in the UK because "Getting away with it" was released in 1990 in the States :p :lol:

Either way it is a GREAT tune. I don't know any other songs by them.

Yes believe it or not, sometimes songs get released later in the States ;)

I recommend you obtain a copy of "disappointed". Its a cracking tune! :)

"Disappointed" is a great single! That was recorded for the Cool World soundtrack! Sheesh! I remember going to see that movie! Is it... wrong to have a "special feeling" for a cartoon?! :D

Electronic's first album is great. Getting Away With It, Get The Message and Feel Every Beat all got airplay in Utah. All the album tracks except Idiot Country are all very good.

I agree with PreFab (big surprise there;)) Disappointed is a great song. I also like Twisted Tenderness.

A lot of people missed their album 'Raise The Pressure' (1996?) which was incredible! It ended up being one of my all-time favorite albums. Probably because New Order hadn't released an album in while and that got me through that rough time. ;)

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I highly, highly recommend it.

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