Joy Division & New Order: Transmissions

New Order Transmissions has just begun it's second series - telling the definitive story of Joy Division & New Order. Featuring a wealth of interviews, recollections, and stories - the podcast charts the progression of one of Manchester's most influential and iconic groups. In this new episode, Johnny Marr and Billy Corgan recount act two of the band's story - from a raucous miners' benefit concert to signing for Quincy Jones' label, and how the band courted America's electro club scene.

Season 2 of Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order, featuring brand new and exclusive interviews with band members Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert and Peter Hook and special guest contributors including: Johnny Marr, Billy Corgan, Christine And The Queens, Warpaint's Stella Mozgawa, Keith Allen, Peter Saville, Andrew O'Hagan, Arthur Baker, Kevin Cummins, DJ Paulette, Megan Louise, The Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands, Paul Morley, Jo Whiley, Kevin Saunderson, Tarquin Gotch, Will Sergeant, Virgil Abloh, Hot Chip's; Alexis Taylor, Mike Pickering, Neil Tennant, Daniel Avery, Charlie Gunn... and Bez.

Narrated by BBC Radio's Elizabeth Alker, Season 2 finds our unlikely heroes adjusting after the surprise global success of Blue Monday transforms New Order into stars; Quincy Jones is knocking down their door with offers of a US record deal, John Hughes is hunting them down for soundtrack work, New York's hippest producers are lining up to get in the studio and huge US success beckons. But as New Order's profile grows, so too do the demands and excesses and the band begin to realise just how far they've come, and to question how far the road might take them.

This series documents arena tours, Ibizan insanity, a behind-the-scenes look at the chaotic peak of the Hacienda, the creation of three more classic albums Brotherhood (1986) Technique (1989) Republic (1993) and a certain timeless soccer World Cup anthem... World In Motion.

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And the SUPERB Koma & Bones Remix!

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