13 novembre 2009

Martin Hannett and Tony Wilson - Strawberry Studios (1980)



Martin explains to Tony how his 'Sound Box' works.

Tunnel Vision - Watching The Hydroplanes



Tunnelvision were a band from Blackpool briefly associated with the Factory Records label. Their song ‘Watching the Hydoplanes’ has just been included in the acclaimed Factory boxset.

11 août 2008

Stanton Miranda - Love Will Tear Us Apart



Stanton Miranda's cover of the classic song Love Will Tear Us Apart was recorded in 1995 and appears on the A Means To An End: The Music Of Joy Division album.

07 juillet 2008

Section 25 - Looking from a Hilltop (Version 2)



This track had been reworked by Bernard Sumner (New Order) and A Certain Ratio drummer Donald Johnson (aka DoJo) as the single on FAC 108 (Factory Records release). Other releases of this song, the much extended "Restructure" and "Megamix" versions met with considerable success, particularly on import in the US, where Hilltop broke as a club hit in New York. The single also received extensive airplay, and succeeded in crossing over to black and Hot Mix stations in the Chicago area (as well as being a big hit in clubs like Medusa's and Orbit Room). Hilltop was also sampled by both The Shamen (1992) and Orbital (1993).

18 mai 2008

Joy Division - Decades



A slim, dark haired woman, dressed in a strapless summer dress and a straw sun hat, wearing high heels, walks towards your grave. She leaves a bunch of bluebells, daffodils and pink carnations and her eyes spill hot tears for the long ago pain that you couldn't bear.

This was the day, that tore all your fans apart 28 years ago.