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13 unusual facts about Joy Division


Andrew Bartlett

On his personal blog, Bartlett has noted that he is a fan of both Joy Division and Nick Cave.

ARP String Ensemble

The Solina string sound has also been used by Kim/Ricky Wilde, Pink Floyd, The Cure, The Chameleons, Joy Division, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, and Air.

Bernard Lenoir

One of his most remembered broadcasts in this period was on 18 December 1979, an airing of a Joy Division concert from Bains-Douches.

God and the Abyss

Similar in vein to the sound of Joy Division, Bauhaus and other post-punk goth rockers, God and the Abyss was a long journey that lasted from the first recording in 1985 to the final release in 1997.

Guy Gerber

At the age of 15, Gerber was a member of the Israeli Under-16 national football team but soon developed a passion for music and found himself drawn to English guitar acts like Joy Division and Irish guitar acts like My Bloody Valentine.

Hope and Anchor, Islington

Other bands which played at the Hope and Anchor include The Cure, The Stranglers, The Only Ones, The Police, The Stray Cats, The Pogues, Dire Straits, U2, Joy Division, Oliver Coates, The Men They Couldn't Hang amongst others.

In the Penal Colony

Ian Curtis of the band Joy Division was inspired by "In the Penal Colony" to write the song "Colony" from the album Closer.

Matt Greenhalgh

He adapted Deborah Curtis's Touching From a Distance—a biopic of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis—into the 2007 film Control, for which he was nominated for the British Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay and the Carl Foreman Bafta at the 61st British Academy Film Awards (which he won).

Peter Gallo

His “improvisatory” style has been compared to that of Ree Morton, Joy Division and Forrest Bess.

PSR B1919+21

The British post-punk band Joy Division used an image of CP 1919's radio pulses on the cover of their debut album, Unknown Pleasures.

Scraping Tokyo '95

#"Isolation" (Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris) – 3:02 originally by Joy Division

Screams for Tina

Reviews of their music have cited influences ranging from Bauhaus, The Sisters of Mercy and Joy Division, to the Psychedelic Furs among other, similar post-punk and gothic rock-related bands of the 1980s.

Touching from a Distance

It details her life and marriage with Ian Curtis, lead singer of the 1970s British post-punk rock band Joy Division.


808 State

The song "Contrique" samples the bassline to Joy Division's "She's Lost Control" and "10 X 10" is a gospel-house track built on the foundation of The Jam's "Start!".

Cabine C

A major influence on the Brazilian underground post-punk scenery, the band was characterized by its gloomy, ethereal Goth-esque instrumentation reminiscent of bands such as The Cure, Bauhaus, The Sisters of Mercy and Joy Division, and Edgar Allan Poe-influenced themes and lyrics.

Ceramic Hello

Wickens' design career paralleled his musical career in the 1980s, when he was in partnership with Peter Saville, and designed dozens of LP covers for Peter Gabriel, New Order, Joy Division, Ultravox and others.

Luca Prodan

Recorded mostly in the Traslasierra region of Cordoba, Argentina (his initial dwelling place), they bear testimony to his musical influences and inspiration: Peter Hammill, Nick Drake, Lou Reed, Ian Dury, Joy Division and Bob Marley.

Lustans Lakejer

They were initially influenced by 1970's artrock and postpunk acts like David Bowie, Joy Division, Magazine and Ultravox but adopted a more sophisticated synthpop and new romantic style on their most successful albums Uppdrag i Gèneve and En plats i solen.

Mario Pacheco

In addition, he released assorted music created by British rock music groups Joy Division, New Order and The Smiths; minimalist musician Steve Reich; jazzists Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett Pat Metheny and Art Pepper, and Cuban music compilations of Bola de Nieve and Benny Moré.

Minny Pops

After opening for Joy Division in Eindhoven and Den Haag in January 1980, the band was brought to the attention of Factory Records by Rob Gretton, Joy Division's manager.

Portuguese rock

During the mid-1980s, synth pop became even more prevalent in Portuguese rock, with the success of Sétima Legião and Heróis do Mar, which were heavily influenced by acts such as Joy Division, New Order, Depeche Mode and Gary Numan.

Ragged Kingdom

The majority of the tracks are interpretations of traditional folk songs but also includes covers of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart", Bob Dylan's "Seven Curses" and the Dan Penn & Chips Moman soul standard "Dark End of the Street".

School of Sound Recording

), Martin Hannet (The Stone Roses, Joy Division, etc.) and Arthur Baker (Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Kraftwerk, Al Green) all visited Spirit to record and produce their work.

Steve McGarry

A former record sleeve designer, whose credits include sleeve designs for Joy Division, Slaughter & The Dogs, Jilted John and John Cooper Clarke, he has been based in California since 1989.

Susanna and the Magical Orchestra

Their second album Melody Mountain was released September 2006, and contains slow, low-key cover versions of songs by various artists such as Leonard Cohen, Prince, Bob Dylan, Joy Division, AC/DC and KISS.

The Chapman Family

Bands they have recently been compared to are the likes of The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Cure, Interpol and Joy Division.

The Mekano Set

The group cite an eclectic list of influences including Curve, Talk Talk, Kate Bush, Hawkwind, The Chameleons, David Sylvian, Leftfield, Massive Attack, Joy Division, Public Image Limited, The Sisters of Mercy, The Clash, Depeche Mode, New Order, Gilles Peterson's Worldwide radio show,Twin Peaks, Whitley Strieber and Situationism.

There Will Be Peace in the Valley... When We Get the Keys to the Mansion on the Hill

A cover version of Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' is featured on the album, as well as a reference to the 1944 war film, Wing and a Prayer.

Troublegum

"Isolation" (Joy Division) - 1994, with "Lunacy Booth" (string version) and "Isolation" (Consolidated mix).

Ultra Payloaded

The album features contributions from artists such as John Frusciante and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas, former Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons, Joy Division/New Order bass guitarist Peter Hook, Porno for Pyros guitarist Peter DiStefano, Hybrid, Thievery Corporation, and finally a pre-recorded vocal performance provided by Jim Morrison.

Wim Crouwel

However, as unreadable as it was, it made a comeback in 1988 when designer Brett Wickens used a version of the font on the sleeve of Substance by Joy Division.