New Dawn Fades

‘NEW DAWN FADES – A PLAY ABOUT JOY DIVISION AND MANCHESTER’ Returns In 2023

Posted on by JL

26 December 2022

NEW DAWN FADES – A PLAY ABOUT JOY DIVISION AND MANCHESTER is
the critically acclaimed play that chronicles the rise and fall of ​ Manchester’s
ground-breaking post-punk band and the tragic suicide of lead singer IAN CURTIS.

“The audience is guided through the heart and soul of both the band and the city, interviewing an array of historical figures, including Roman General Julius Agricola, Dr John Dee, and the Buzzcocks! The result is a spellbinding journey of love, passion, progress, grief, and of course music, drawing inspiration from the enigmatic lyrics of Ian Curtis, with a soundtrack featuring live performances of his most beloved tracks.”

The play toured the UK since 2013.

The makers just announced that the play comes back in
September 2023 to celebrate its 10th Anniversary. All info HERE.

The song
(from their debut LP)

JOY DIVISION: Bio – Discography

JOY DIVISION – Astonishing Debut Album ‘UNKNOWN PLEASURES’ Turns 40…

Posted on by JL

13 June 2019

Manchester’s post punk legends JOY DIVISION released their outstanding and spine-chilling debut album UNKNOWN PLEASURES on 15 June 1979, yes, already 40 years
ago. A landmark achievement. One of the best ever longplayers in Turn Up The Volume‘s sonic book. An at times pitch black experience that sounded like nothing else before. Mind-blowing, masterly music that appealed to doubtful hearts and confused souls, still does after all these years. The astonishing record, despite the fact that not all members were happy with the final result due to producer Martin Hannett‘s excessive drugs use and imposing views, became a timeless tour de force for generations to come.

To my and countless other ears and tons of influenced artists this superb album still
has a blood-curdling impact with every single member of the band delivering essential contributions to this incredibly gripping and wholehearted raw diamond. A full track-by-track accomplishment. Each cut is a winner, on-target and terrifically rousing, yet New Dawn Fades gives me just a bit more spine-tingling feelings because as well as musically, vocally and lyrically it’s the most frighteningly arresting outburst on this classic. Here is the lyric clip…

Album in full…

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