Before they recorded their classic 1983 album Power Corruption And Lies, New Order made an extended trip to New York and absorbed some of the city’s sound into their own world-weary music. Latin salsa, 12” remix culture and the beats they heard in nightclubs like Danceteria and the Roxy were obvious inspirations for the music they would soon come to make.

But at the time this was videotaped, New Order were still largely Joy Division minus Ian Curtis, a post punk band, not the electronic dance quartet they would soon become. This is a fascinating document of the group during perhaps the least documented era of their long career. As I would personally chose Movement over anything else in their catalog, this was a real treat to watch.

Recorded live at The Ukranian National Home in New York’s East Village on November 18 1981. Low lights, the musicians saying nearly nothing to the audience, a concert held in a hot sweaty dance hall—there’s an extremely underground quality to this show,