{"id":81,"date":"2025-10-13T18:16:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/husbands-paris.com\/en\/?p=81"},"modified":"2025-10-13T18:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:16:16","slug":"joy-division-austere-sound-and-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpadmin.husbands-paris.com\/en\/journal\/joy-division-austere-sound-and-style\/","title":{"rendered":"JOY DIVISION: AUSTERE SOUND AND STYLE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cIn [Joy Division\u2019s] songs, ordinary life achieves an epic grandeur. There\u2019s no bombast or emotional theatrics; instead there\u2019s a modernist starkness as pared down as a Samuel Beckett play.\u201d \u2013 Simon Reynolds, The New York Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joy Division (originally titled Warsaw) formed in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 1976. After a slight re-shuffle on drums, it was Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Ian Curtis who conceived a uniquely stark and static sound \u2013 leading to a rise in melancholic post-punk across Northern England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defined by machinic pulses, low-key synthesizers, existential lyrics and a restless energy, Joy Division\u2019s music was like the mindscape of Manchester \u2013 a crumbling industrial city with a dystopian environment. Style was born from this. Framed by stripped back silhouettes, bleak colour palettes and regimental postures, Joy Division used utilitarian uniforms as protection from their violent sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A breakdown of their united style:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For the underlayer: white crew neck t-shirts. Simple, practical and ever so slightly exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the shirt: short sleeved ones sealed with ultra-skinny ties; long sleeved ones semi unbuttoned and finished with military-style pockets; patterned ones featuring monochrome stripes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the overlayer: V-neck lambswool sweaters and chunky sleeveless pullovers. Colour palette: black, white, grey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the overcoat: by day, three options: British pea coat, single-breasted herringbone blazer, double-breasted trench. By night, zero in sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the trouser: two options: dark jeans or dark twill trousers. Straight cut, flat front. Shirts tucked into waistbands, silhouettes sealed with slim leather belts. A strapped-up stance for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the footwear: battered zip-up boots, battered lace-up boots, well-worn brogues. Leather designs for intoxicating nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the overall result: Militaristic silhouettes used for radical radio transmission. Eternal power, eternal energy, eternal effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joy Division first appearance on TV. Granada Reports, Granada TV, September 20th, 1978. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CUMMINS, Kevin, phot. CURTIS, Ian, chant. Manchester, United Kingdom. 1979. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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VAN ROSSEN, Lex, phot. CURTIS, Ian, chant. Manchester, United Kingdom. 1980. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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JOY DIVISION. An Ideal For Living album. 1978.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CUMMINS, Kevin, phot. JOY DIVISION. Manchester, United Kingdom. 1979. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CORBIJN, Anton, phot. JOY DIVISION. Lancaster Gate station, London, United Kingdom. 1979.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SAVAGE, Jon. Shimmy poster. Manchester, United Kingdom.1979. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n