Σ(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick - So it goes -

"Even without the striking visuals, it feels like this performance is rippling through multiple dimensions. Its aesthetic devotion to sharp lines and spiraling motifs can be found throughout. Above all, this is an album full of intention. The way it toggles between the dreamy, the rave-y, the interstellar and the mathematical is what makes it uniquely transcendent. It's not the kind of raw live album that gives you goosebumps from the roar of a stadium crowd or one where you can feel the sweat dripping off the musicians. It's much more smooth and meticulously crafted, but it still retains an electricity that makes live albums so enticing".

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"The synths add all kinds of dramatic texture when they fully kick in and Joe Duddell's arrangements are masterful. The band were clearly trying to do something unusual and impressive to mark the occasion, and they succeeded. Σ(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes - is the band at their late-period best, breathing new life into old tracks both known and obscure, filling the studio with glorious sound, and generally sounding like they could take on any of their myriad of followers and knock them out with a single punch. The set won't take the place of any of their studio albums, but it's a strong addition to their body of work that fans should treasure".

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"This live recording of the band's performance on Stage 1 of Manchester's Old Granada Studios for the Manchester International Festival in July 2017 (aided by visual artist Liam Gillick, composer-arranger Joe Duddell, and a 12-strong synthesiser ensemble) reminds us that New Order are at their most potent when behind the synthesizer and sampler. The results are ambitious and ultimately, joyous; a reimagining and rebuilding of much of their material from throughout their career, both the familiar and obscure".

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