Articles tagged with: Ian Curtis
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A great track, written by one of the most influencial post-punk bands and covered by a great modern artist. What do you want more in life?
New dawn fades was originally written by Joy Division in 1979. It is one of those all time great songs that irrelevant how old the spng is, how many times you listen to it, it still reverberate in your soul. Two thumbs up for Moby, for being a great artist and doing such an excellent cover. The introduction of the cello also gives the song …
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This 1988 video, directed by Anton Corbijn, who also directed the Ian Curtis Biopic Control (2007), was released in 1988 to accompany the re-release of this single Atmosphere by Joy Division.
This dark and mind boggling video, features characters wearing black-hooded cloaks and white burial shrouds. In fact, when released, it was heavily criticized from the public, who claimed that it mythologized the death of the band’s lead singer, Ian Curtis.
Whatever the public says, Joy Division wrote some of the ‘darkest and saddest songs’ around, even if they were not a …

