v/a - Cool as Ice: The Be Music / Dojo Productions (New Order)

Cool As Ice is a compilation of classic electro and dance tracks produced by Be Music, the tag used by all four members of New Order. Most were produced between 1983 and 1984 for release on Factory and Factory Benelux.

Section 25, Marcel King, Paul Haig and Quando Quango were co-produced by Bernard Sumner and Donald Johnson of A Certain Ratio (aka DoJo). Nyam Nyam and the Be Music Theme were produced by Peter Hook. Life, Thick Pigeon and Can't Afford were produced by Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert.

More Be Music productions can be heard on companion volume Twice As Nice [LTMCD 2399].

CD tracklist:

1 52ND STREET Can't Afford (To Let You Go)
2. SECTION 25 Looking From a Hilltop (Megamix)
3. MARCEL KING Reach for Love
4. QUANDO QUANGO Love Tempo
5. 52ND STREET Cool As Ice
6. PAUL HAIG The Only Truth
7. QUANDO QUANGO Atom Rock
8. THICK PIGEON Babcock + Wilcox
9. NYAM NYAM Fate/Hate
10. LIFE Tell Me
11. SECTION 25 Beating Heart
12. BE MUSIC Theme