This is Transmissions, the definitive story of New Order and Joy Division. Based on new and exclusive interviews with Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert and Peter Hook, this series captures those vivid moments that tell their tale like never before. Listen to the music featured in Transmissions here: https://JoyDivision.lnk.to/Transmissions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
What this show covers
American popularitySubstanceBlue MondayTrue FaithThe Hacienda1989dance musicband tensionselectronic musicalbum legacyBrotherhoodpost-punkIbizaband transformationAcid House
What listeners will find here
How Substance and “True Faith” pushed New Order into America’s orbit
This episode centers on Substance, the release that helped launch New Order into a new level of American popularity. It also zeroes in on one of the record’s standout tracks, “True Faith,” with Tony Wilson’s desire to hear “Blue Monday” setting the tone.
New Order at their peak, and on the verge of breaking apart
1989 finds The Hacienda overflowing and New Order’s new album surging, yet the band’s mood is strikingly bleak. This episode explores the tension between the UK’s embrace of dance music and a group edging toward collapse.
New Order’s Brotherhood at the crossroads of guitars and machines
Brotherhood centers on the split between punk-rooted band identity and electronic experimentation in New Order’s catalog. This episode looks at an album shaped by a difficult recording process and later embraced by fans including Hot Chip and Christine & The Queens.
New Order heads to Ibiza just as Acid House changes everything
New Order’s attempt to escape temptation by retreating to Ibiza turns into a chaotic summer as Acid House crashes into their world. This episode follows the band through a serene setting that becomes anything but calm.
How New Order’s World Cup anthem emerged while the band was pulling apart
This episode centers on New Order’s “World In Motion,” created as the band members were scattered across solo projects. It follows the effort to bring them back together and tells the story behind a song that became a timeless World Cup anthem.
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