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ROWETTA And PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT Send Shivers Down Your Spine With JOY DIVISION Cover

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Back in 2011 JOY DIVISION‘s original bass player PETER HOOK and his band THE LIGHT recorded a 4-track EP with covers of four Joy Division crackers, titled 1102 / 2011, with the wonderful Rowetta (who recorded and still tours a lot with Happy Mondays) on vocals on
3 of the 4 tracks. It contains a spine-tingling rendition of ATMOSPHERE. With ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart‘ one of the most gripping songs the Manchester legends ever wrote. Rowetta‘s vocal performance is just breathtaking and will send shivers down your spine.

Here’s the magic…

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1102 / 2011 EP available on iTunes

FUN LOVIN’ CRIMINALS Feat. ROWETTA Gonna Catch Up When It’s ‘DAYLIGHT’…

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Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…

FUN LOVIN CRIMINALS are back from being never away. On 18 January the funky New York hip-hoppers will release the follow-up to their 1999 compilation LP Mimosa.. Simply entitled ANOTHER MIMOSA the album “is a continuation of a long tradition of the FLC paying homage to those great songwriters that we stand on the shoulders of. From our love of hip-hop, to soul to jazz and rock we humbly offer our fans another taste of our unique cocktail.” says frontman Huey Morgan.

Ahead of the LP’s launch comes smooth taster DAYLIGHT. It’s FLC’s interpretation of the 1975 hit by the late great soul voice Bobby Womack. A chill-out song about that feel good state of mind after a night out. The Criminals definitely knew why they called the wonderful Rowetta (long-time member of the mad Happy Mondays, besides countless collaborations with high-profile artists) to do the backing vocals. Her characterful bluesy Motown vox fits the mood of this crooning vibe perfectly. Now, sit back, relax, dim the lights and enjoy…

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ANOTHER MIMOSA – new album out 18 January 2019 – more info here

PETER HOOK And ROWETTA Interpret JOY DIVISION’s ‘Atmosphere’ Magnificently…

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ATMOSPHERE is probably both the saddest and most beautiful JOY DIVISION track ever, released just before and after IAN CURTIS‘s tragic death (18 May 1980). A drama loaded and truly gripping electronic symphony with spine-tingling Curtis vocals. At first, in 1979, the Manchester band recorded a demo of the song, then called ‘Chance‘, for a London radio session. In March of 1980, the pearl was released, quite strangely, as a France-only single – by small record label Sordide Sentimental – with ‘Dead Souls’ as the B-side. Following the unfortunate passing of the troubled young frontman Atmosphere was re-released as a 12″ single by Joy Division‘s familiar label Factory with ‘She’s Lost Control‘ as the B-side. Here’s a version by original bass player PETER HOOK and his band THE LIGHT (still touring the world successfully with tremendous performances of New Order and Joy Divison classics) featuring the fabulous Rowetta (who recorded and toured a lot with Happy Mondays) on vocals, dating from a few years back. Enjoy the epic rendition here. Really magnificent!…

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Artwork of the legendary 12″ edition released two months after Ian Curtis tragic death…