Peter Hook’s high-register bass lines drive the melody.
Stephen Morris’s drums were often recorded one drum at a time to ensure total isolation. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures -24 bit FLAC- ...
Hannett used digital delays and echoes to create a sense of vast, cold space. Peter Hook’s high-register bass lines drive the melody
While Ian Curtis provided the emotional gravity, the "sound" of Unknown Pleasures was a collision between the band’s raw energy and producer Martin Hannett’s experimental techniques. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures -24 bit FLAC- ...
The opening drum fill hits with a punchier, more rounded low end.
The grit of Bernard Sumner’s guitar and the "industrial" synthesizers feel more tactile and immediate.