Two of the most influential bands in music history.

They existed as a dynamic entity, you know, a little bit like atoms bouncing around off one another.

And it worked.

One incredible tale.

We've got producer in them and a producer active as a referee.

We probably needed one at that stage.

It comes a point where you don't want to destroy yourself because of the band.

I'm Elizabeth Holker.

This is Transmissions, the definitive story of Joy Division and New Order.

Coming up on episode six, it's sun, sea and tranquility.

I was reading an article about a recording studio in the hills in Ibiza

and I thought that it would be a good way for us to get away

just to be together, focus on each other if you like.

As New Order decamped to the luscious setting of the balerics

to create a new record in peace.

As everyone knows, one of the key ingredients to making a successful pop record is a swimming pool.

What could possibly go wrong?

Happy Monday's turned up and then the ecstasy turned up.

We all start to just take any ease and obviously we wanted to go to the birthplace of the

I can't remember what year it was, what year was it?

Then we discovered the clubs.

I mean people do it all the time now but going out to the half 12 the next day in a dark

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