S2E7: I Was There

Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order

Rhino UK

Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Music, Factory Records, Music History, Joy Division, Documentary, Stephen Morris, Society & Culture, Peter Hook, New Order, Ian Curtis

4.8 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

1989 and The Hacienda is packed to the rafters, whilst their new album is going gangbusters… So why is the band’s mood so bleak? As the UK finally embraces the promise of dance music, New Order teeters on the brink of collapse.

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0:00.0	This episode of Transmissions contains references to suicide.
0:04.0	Two of the most influential bands in music history.
0:09.0	Almost everything they did in their operation had a sort of perversity to it and a nonconformity.
0:14.0	There's that sort of beautiful street essence in their music.
0:18.0	They really are an up-off-the-street band, always have been.
0:21.8	One incredible tale.
0:24.6	New Order were in Ibiza, recording technique.
0:27.3	The studio said, thanks for recording it, would you like a party?
0:30.7	And I believe there was some ecstasy around.
0:34.6	Oh man, we were all off our heads.
0:37.1	This is Transmissions, the definitive story of
0:40.3	Joy Division and New Order. Coming up on episode seven,
0:55.6	Some Things Click
0:56.8	The Hacienda was made for Acid House.
1:00.1	It was made for it.
1:01.1	It was like,
1:02.5	this is what we've been missing.
1:05.0	You know, and it's like, it's packed every fucking night.
1:12.6	Some things pop.
1:14.2	It was just a brilliant space to be in, you know,
1:16.8	especially when the drugs kicked in, when everyone was on one.
1:20.4	And some things shatter.
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