After the success of Unknown Pleasures, Manchester band Joy Division recorded they’re consummate second album titled Closer. However, lead singer Ian Curtis’ health was failing due to his epilepsy and personal problems; so on 18 May 1980, he hanged himself in the kitchen of his house.
Where Unknown Pleasures established the band as the defining sound of Post-Punk, Closer goes a step ahead and creates a powerful masterpiece that would stylistically serve as inspiration for generations to come. The album was once again produced by Martin Hannett, spawning along with the band a pioneering dark melodic vision with quirky synthesized sounds that would later embody the music of the New Order. Closer is more than just a record, it’s an accurate depiction of Ian Curtis’ morbid mental state; Requiescat in pace Ian Curtis.
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