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Isolation (Joy Division song)

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Released
  
1980

Label
  
Factory

Length
  
2:52

Recorded
  
18–30 March 1980 at Britannia Row Studios, London, United Kingdom

Genre
  
Post-punk Dark wave gothic rock

Writer(s)
  
Bernard Sumner Peter Hook Stephen Morris Ian Curtis

"Isolation" is a 1980 song appearing on the post-punk band Joy Division's second and final album, Closer. The song is based upon an electronic drum beat by Stephen Morris, accompanied by a high-pitched keyboard line by Bernard Sumner. Midway through the song, a rushing drum and hi-hat motif come in, propelling the song toward its dramatic end.

Joy Division Bassist Peter Hook said the ending came as the serendipitous result of Martin Hannett's efforts to rescue the original master tape from a botched edit by a junior sound engineer.

Covers

The song has been covered many times including by;

  • New Order played an electronic-based cover in a Peel Session in 1998, released in the In Session compilation (2004).
  • Northern Irish alternative metal band Therapy? covered the song on their 1994 album Troublegum.
  • In 1995, a cover by The Smashing Pumpkins spin-off band Starchildren appeared on the tribute album A Means to an End: The Music of Joy Division.
  • Industrial band Dessau released the Al Jourgensen produced 12" single in late 1988.
  • Carissa's Wierd included a cover of the song on their 2003 album Scrapbook.

    • References

    Isolation (Joy Division song) Wikipedia
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