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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. ~ John Bush