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sorry ian, but we’re making bops now!
just kidding. from the devastation of ian curtis’ suicide in 1980 rose new order, a band that needs no introduction. everyone in the world knows ”blue monday,” the most lucrative 12“ of all time. however, if you move through new order’s discography, you see the (obvious) influence of joy division— most joy divison/new order fans know ceremony was originally a joy divison song (and there’s allegedly a few lost recordings of ian singing it). however, i think if you listen to ”closer,” joy division’s second and last album released after ian curtis’ death, you see the natural progression OF joy divison. “isolation,” the second closer track, has the synth makings of something from new order’s early days. one of my favorite new order songs, “every little counts,” has the simplicity, eccentric/sometimes macabre lyricism, and instrumental makings of a joy division song. (i’ve also mentioned before that the ending orchestral flourish is very reminiscent of ”atmosphere,” one of my most beloved joy division tracks.) the influence they’ve had, the honor they’ve brought to ian, and the path the band has moved through is something that makes us acolytes of joy division-new order smile with happiness.
tl;dr: listen to “krafty” by new order (from 2005’s ”waiting for the siren’s call”) and try to feel a negative emotion
5d ago
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Which kind of reads like divorce proceedings: Cindy got the melodies, Preoccupations got the post-punk angst.
This is one SUPER fucked up video: David Koresh, Jonestown, Rajneeshpuram, L. Ron Hubbard. Heaven’s Gate. It’s like a visual catalog of cult-induced catastrophe.
But it matches the band’s on-their-last-nerve steez, hardly a stretch for a group with songs like “Anxiety,“ “Pointless Experience” and “Death” already in its catalog. If the B-52s were doing collabs with Bauhaus back in the day, it might come out sounding like this. 🖤
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scottish new wave band! early joy division vibes. saw them when they opened for the cure and lost my mind
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this morning, I woke up to an email in my inbox announcing the end of Posh Isolation’s activities. as the bittersweet news hit me, I want to use the “P.I” box to give them a rec because this label was, and still holds, a significant part of the end of my teens and early twenties
the internet was a little bit different back in 2014 and plataforms as rym, reddit, last.fm, yt, soundcloud, bandcamp, and even soulseek still held more relevance than spotify when it came to discovering new music. there was a stronger sense of community and curiosity for independent artists in those spaces. “one release” acts and limited cassette tapes were a thing too
and just as some found us, and some we found, in far faraway country while digging sacred bones releases(another great label), I came across an album titled No One Dances Quite Like My Brothers by a duo called Vår. And that led to Lust for Youth and, eventually, Croatian Amor, all under a so called label: Posh Isolation. I had never heard of them before, and as far as my broken english and nonexistent danish could lead, that was the start of a boundless appreciation for me... on that note, I am forever thankful to the internet no borders
the Copenhagen-based label started in 2009 as a way to support and open room for the upcoming danish "experimental" scene they were in/evolved to. over the years, it released 297 records, 14 compilations - as far as I know, created a singular language, made amazing merch… and, just like this worn out jacket of mine, reminded me how quickly time passes by
check out some of their compilations or save a last dance at their upcoming events on feb 22nd and march 13th in Copenhagen, if your geolocation allows it
I wish I could dance quite like their brothers,
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never done me any wrong
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and liberation to all, of course
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all of mansour’s works are gorgeous and so beautifully representative of the palestinian condition (pre and post-intifada) but there’s something about 1985’s ”hope” that’s always stuck with me, much like 1993’s “the nazarene” (also attached). i cannot recommend looking further into mansour’s works enough. follow him on instagram @/sliman.mansour 🕊️
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