Ian Curtis, cult band Joy Division's uber-enigmatic frontman, gave some of the most electric performances ever witnessed on stage. And when Joy Division took to the stage with Transmission in 1978, they reshaped the post-punk landscape forever. This track pulses with a hypnotic energy, while Ian's haunting half-command, half-plea to: "Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance...to the radio" entirely captured the alienation of a generation.
Ian's wild-eyed, mesmerising stage presence made Transmission feel like a premonition - a desperate grasp at meaning before everything unraveled. His loss in 1980 absolutely cemented it as a prophetic anthem. Without Transmission's cold, relentless beauty, indie music might look very different. Celebrate his brilliance now.