The Blue Monday Code

New Order's Blue Monday has been cemented as an electronic classic for many years, but did you know it contains a secret code on the sleeve? In this video Distort the Preamp, investigates the mystical numbers, using a substitution cipher to crack the code - and details the release and it's groundbreaking cover art. Here are the time stamps... 

00:00 - Introduction to Blue Monday

01:08 - Personal connection to Blue Monday

01:40 - The bold artwork of Blue Monday

02:32 - New Order's transformation

03:19 - The significance of the cover design

07:05 - Decoding the message: step by step

09:29 - Solving the FAC code

10:59 - Cracking the full alphabet code

12:28 - Revealing the final piece of the puzzle

13:04 - The missing colour

16:18 - Turning the Blue Monday Code into music

17:42 - And the music...

Here's what he has to say:

In 1983, New Order dropped Blue Monday, a track that didn't just break musical boundaries--it came wrapped in a cryptic code. I decided that message and the entire Blue Monday Code before the solution was officially revealed, and in this video I show you how I did it. And I show you another unexpected cosmic gift that no one's reported on--until now. And finally, I show you how to use the code to make music. 

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