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"Transmission" is a song by English post-punk band Joy Division. Originally recorded in 1978 for the band's aborted self-titled album , it was later re-recorded the following year at a faster tempo and released by record label Factory as the band's debut single.
Joy Division have influenced many bands, including their contemporaries the Cure and U2. [102] In 1980, U2 singer Bono said that Joy Division were "one of the most important bands of the last four or five years". [103] Joy Division was an influence on Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, [104] and on Tears for Fears. [105]
"Komakino" is a June 1980 single by the English post-punk band Joy Division. Like "Dead Souls" and "Transmission", the song was written between their first album Unknown Pleasures (1979) and second, final album Closer (1980).
Joy Division were an English post-punk band that consisted of singer Ian Curtis, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris.From 1976 to 1980, the band recorded a total of 53 songs, all of which were credited to all four members of the group, with one exception, and almost all were produced by Martin Hannett.
Substance is a singles compilation album by the English rock band Joy Division.It was released on 11 July 1988 by Factory Records.It is the companion to a similar singles compilation by their subsequent band New Order, also titled Substance.
The title is a reference to a line in one of Joy Division's most popular songs, "Transmission". The appendix contains four sections: Discography, Lyrics, Unseen Lyrics, and Gig List. The Unseen Lyrics section contains songs that either were not recorded or finished. [2]
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by English rock band Joy Division, released on June 27, 1980 as a non-album single. Its lyrics were inspired by lead singer Ian Curtis's marital problems and struggles with epilepsy. [7] The single was released the month after his suicide.
During the tour, Bauhaus covered Joy Division's "Transmission". [68] The band also mentioned that they hoped to record new music. In May, they performed as the opening act during Nine Inch Nails' American tour. [69] In 2008, Bauhaus released their first new studio album since 1983, Go Away White, on the Cooking Vinyl label. However, it marked ...