Total Conversion

Another one from my coding playlist... #neworder #technique I like songs Electronic music in general, but have a weakness for synth tracks like: New Order's Fine Time https://youtu.be/MYwNLlTt3AQ This was one of the first New Order albums I bought. I had bootlegged it, but have since bought it twice over the years. There are a bunch of really good tracks which I would imagine are not as popular to early New Order fans. It's not as moody as earlier albums, but I was very much in my synth pop phase growing up when I encountered it. https://youtu.be/MYwNLlTt3AQ

#neworder #electronic #synth Whenever I'm coding I like to have some background music. This is one of those I keep coming back to. I can literally put it in a playlist of 2 songs on repeat. The other one is off the same album, track #2, Reality. I can recommend the whole album as worth a buy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocaK0am7vA8

When I was in high school I watched the movie Pretty in Pink. While I found the movie ok, I was blown away by the soundtrack. At the time I couldn't afford it, but it was one of those things I always wanted and looked out for. I was married 10 years later and shared that conversation with my wife and probably mentioned it a few times. At some point in the last 5 years or so, she found the cd and bought it for me. I was blown away that the remembered or cared ;) I listened to it and didn't get that recognition and connection I was expecting. Today I realised why. I did some reading up on a track of New Order that I'm particularly fond of and I realised it was omitted from the Soundtrack, but was very definitely tied to a key moment in the movie where it fit the scene perfectly. In the background, I am listening to the 17min + version of that track and it's just sweeping me off on a trip! There are shorter versions that are easy to find, The long version is on t...