 | JOY DIVISION - LICHT UND BLINDHEIT
"The rare Joy Division 7 inch "Licht Und Blindheit" was recorded for French label Sordide Sentimental. 1578 numbered copies exist of the "Licht und Blindheit (Light and Blindness) single, comprised of "Atmosphere" and "Dead Souls" from these sessions. The record was released in a gothic gatefold sleeve, containing an equally dramatic essay by Jean-Pierre Turmel. "Atmosphere" employs the ghosts of American rock and roll-- specifically Phil Spector's wall of sound singles-- and seamlessly integrates their nostalgic echoes with modern electronic chimes. The result is an unsettling, monastic anthem that ushers the most despondent, desperate lyrics Ian Curtis would ever pen. The flipside, "Dead Souls", is their least polished recording, an intentionally raw, screeching dirge from which the caterwaul "They keep calling me!" rises again and again." |
