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Substance [LP] in Bloomington, MN
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After
New Order
released their own
Substance
compilation in 1987, it was perhaps inevitable that a similar and long-overdue collection would apply to
Joy Division
, especially given the out-of-print status of many of the band's singles. The end result turned up in 1988, and as a listen easily demonstrated that the same sheer sweep and energy that applied to the band over a full-length album similarly worked, even more so, with the focus of a 7" or 12" release. Though the earliest tracks like
"Warsaw"
and
"Leaders of Men"
were a strange sort of
art punk
, there was already something distinct about the group, and by the time of
"Digital"
"Autosuggestion,"
it was perfectly apparent. The former centered around
Curtis
' circular declarations of repetition and angst, while
"Autosuggestion"
builds up slowly, carefully, before an invigorating final rush. After that,
"Transmission,"
a cold blue laser light of power, sneaking on an echo of synth and
Hook
's commanding bass before
Morris
, recorded brilliantly by
Hannett
, simply takes control. And from there, up and up, the whole band reaching a peak with
' anguished scream "And we could dance!" As gripping as that is, by the time of its final singles,
outstripped even that --
"Atmosphere"
"Dead Souls"
arguably make some of the best singles ever, the former a haunting, minimal call, the latter an ever more wired and explosive portrait of demand on a soul, from some inescapable outside force. Then, of course,
"Love Will Tear Us Apart,"
's eternal calling card, the inadvertent final bow, the blueprint for endless cover versions, a portrait of love and connection endlessly turning in on itself to destruction, set to a beautiful melody and one of the band's warmest performances ever. ~ Ned Raggett
New Order
released their own
Substance
compilation in 1987, it was perhaps inevitable that a similar and long-overdue collection would apply to
Joy Division
, especially given the out-of-print status of many of the band's singles. The end result turned up in 1988, and as a listen easily demonstrated that the same sheer sweep and energy that applied to the band over a full-length album similarly worked, even more so, with the focus of a 7" or 12" release. Though the earliest tracks like
"Warsaw"
and
"Leaders of Men"
were a strange sort of
art punk
, there was already something distinct about the group, and by the time of
"Digital"
"Autosuggestion,"
it was perfectly apparent. The former centered around
Curtis
' circular declarations of repetition and angst, while
"Autosuggestion"
builds up slowly, carefully, before an invigorating final rush. After that,
"Transmission,"
a cold blue laser light of power, sneaking on an echo of synth and
Hook
's commanding bass before
Morris
, recorded brilliantly by
Hannett
, simply takes control. And from there, up and up, the whole band reaching a peak with
' anguished scream "And we could dance!" As gripping as that is, by the time of its final singles,
outstripped even that --
"Atmosphere"
"Dead Souls"
arguably make some of the best singles ever, the former a haunting, minimal call, the latter an ever more wired and explosive portrait of demand on a soul, from some inescapable outside force. Then, of course,
"Love Will Tear Us Apart,"
's eternal calling card, the inadvertent final bow, the blueprint for endless cover versions, a portrait of love and connection endlessly turning in on itself to destruction, set to a beautiful melody and one of the band's warmest performances ever. ~ Ned Raggett