{"product_id":"joy-division-unknown-pleasures","title":"Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures","description":"\u003cp\u003eLP, 180g \u003cbr\u003eFactory ‎(2015) EU \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePostpunk pioneers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoy Division\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eleft an indelible mark on Manchester’s burgeoning music scene in the late 1970s. Where punks, armed with anger and adrenaline, reconfigured rock by employing its most primal qualities, the postpunks dealt in dissonance, inverted sonic balances, and introspective lyrics. Producing a legacy perhaps larger than their own output,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJoy Division\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elasted little more than three years and recorded only two studio albums, but the poignancy and sheer originality of their music have ensured their essential status in rock’s pantheon. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormed in 1976,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJoy Division\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewas largely a product of an artistic groundswell generated by the Sex Pistols’ appearance at the local Lesser Free Trade Hall, an event that also played a hand in the birth of Buzzcocks and other Manchester bands. Drawing on punk’s primitive palette, Ian Curtis (vocals), Bernard Sumner (guitar), Peter Hook (bass), and Stephen Morris (drums) joined forces and were briefly known as Warsaw (after “Warszawa,” a track from David Bowie’s album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLow\u003c\/em\u003e). Their early shows were erratic affairs, punctuating tedious guitar rock with periodic bursts of inspiration, but it soon became clear that they were a young band with something to say, and the passion and ingenuity to say it differently. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHaving self-released\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Ideal For Living\u003c\/em\u003e, a 4-track EP notable more for ideas than execution,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoy Division\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecame into their own with the help of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eproducer Martin Hannett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Factory Records owner\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTony Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e. In late 1978, a Factory sampler offered two\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoy Division\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etracks, “Digital” and “Glass,” which marked the emergence of the band’s ultimate aesthetic: dominant rhythm section; cold, piercing guitars; and dark lyrical terrain. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAn impressed Wilson gambled Factory profits and his life savings on the recording of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoy Division’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edebut album. With Hannett again at the helm, the band crafted a stark musical statement that would endure as a milestone. 1979’s\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUnknown Pleasures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echarted a confident course through grim personal realities and steely, often disjointed soundscapes. The album's ten classic tracks resonate with the atmospheric textures and deep sonic spaces of Hannett's production. Highlights include \"Insight,\" \"Disorder,\" \"New Dawn Fades\" and \"She's Lost Control.\" \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=OLAK5uy_l84jSeZ18j9y6x23gTPCeW3yLwaqU4XpE\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Joy Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40434115707067,"sku":"","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0517\/0341\/4971\/products\/joydivision-unknownpleasures.jpg?v=1622539960","url":"https:\/\/bizarromarket.mom\/products\/joy-division-unknown-pleasures","provider":"Bizarro Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}