Artist artifact
Joy Division
Manchester post-punk group whose bass-led dread and Ian Curtis's voice defined a colder European rock modernism.
Biography
Manchester post-punk group whose bass-led dread and Ian Curtis's voice defined a colder European rock modernism.
Influence
Post-punk's emotional and sonic palette; New Order's dance turn grew from this band's abrupt end.
Historical context
Manchester post-punk group whose bass-led dread and Ian Curtis's voice defined a colder European rock modernism. Post-punk's emotional and sonic palette; New Order's dance turn grew from this band's abrupt end. Unknown Pleasures' cover (pulsar data) became a global design tattoo detached from the music that earned it.
Associated instruments
- Electric Guitar
- Bass
- Drums
- Vocals
- Synthesizers
Specimen note
Unknown Pleasures' cover (pulsar data) became a global design tattoo detached from the music that earned it.