by John Bush
The first post-acid house masterpiece of British pop, Technique presents New Order doing what they'd done best for close to a decade -- writing brilliant left-field pop songs and consistently blurring the line between electronic dance and alternative pop. From the driving singles &Fine Time,& &Run,& and &Round & Round,& it would appear that Technique was the band's most dance-slanted record yet, though rockier album tracks like &Love Less& and &All the Way& reveal the band having it both ways. &Mr. Disco& proves that the group's baffling sense of humor is still intact.