2013 will see lost tracks from New Order’s 2005 album Waiting for the Sirens’ Call complied into a mini-album Lost Sirens. Hook reminisces fondly of the quality of the recordings: “The idea was that we were going to do another album really quickly and one of my dissatisfactions with the rest of the band when we were working together was the fact that it didn’t happen.

“The tracks were ignored for six years. I kept asking the question ‘why isn’t lost sirens out?’ It’s just a ridiculous thing that it hasn’t come out.

“I mean Lost Sirens does mark the end to my song writing with them, and that is a weird thing. I had gone to rehab just as the tracks were finished off. I was recovering from alcoholism and I wasn’t able to put in as much input as I wanted to.

“So I was in rehab and they didn’t wait. The whole thing was tinged and had a weird feel to it. I felt Ok about the song choices at the time and thought; yeah those tracks should have been left off.

“I only listened to it properly a few months ago when I had the time and I though fucking hell! These tracks are really good.

“It’s really interesting from a recording point of view because these tracks had a lot of money spent on them and were treated in exactly the same way as the other album tracks. A lot of bands can’t afford to put the same production values on tracks and a lot of music nowadays sounds under-produced because of this. I think you can tell that a lot of tracks are done on a computer and lack clarity.

“I suppose it’s all thanks to everyone that illegally downloads music. They have fucked the sound. It all sounds shit, and it’s their entire fault! So thanks for that.”


More to read here

http://www.tenementtv.co...al/peter-hook-interview/

He didn't SHED much LIGHT on it did he?

Peter on David Bowie's return

Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order was on the show today to talk about his new release of unheard New Order material.

Tom asked him how he felt about the news of Bowie's return and he appears to be over the moon.

Peter says 'he's an absolute hero to me to be honest with you and I'm absolutely delighted that he's making music again. I think that's the funny thing with us musicians you see, no matter how old we get we don't know what to do with ourselves. You know, you get a bit fed up putting shelves up don't you!'
Listen to his reaction here

http://www.newstalk.ie/r...d-Bowie's-Return

He was on Radcliffe & Maconie show today.Again.

Edited by user 08 January 2013 10:56:04(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I have a hard time believing what anyone says beyond Steve and/or Gillian

But they didn't go all 'Arcadia' and split off into a trio, nor did he play on any Other Two tracks. Hard one to swallow from this fans POV.

Making it up?
What has Hooky ever done that even resembled spreading a lie like that?

I really don't get such negativity towards him in this forum. "Barney's camp" must be strong here.

Edited by user 08 January 2013 17:22:34(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I remember reading that Ian McCulloch (not with the bunnymen during that time) was considered as a replacement because Bernard was "starved for motivation" or something to that effect. It was a credible story at the time because Barney was wrapped up with Electronic during that era.

I don't know whether or not they'd have called the group New Order but would Hooky admit that now?

Ian later ended up working with Johnny Marr on an ill-fated project that ended with the two claiming that the master tapes were stolen. Three tracks co-written with Marr were later recorded and released by Ian and Will. Two as Electrafixion and one as the Bunnymen's World Cup single.

Didnt some twat block its release?

And the winner of the most irrational anti-Hooky post of the day goes to ... . .

Are you seriously suggesting Hooky hasn't been playing live over the last couple of years?

After Freebass it's probably advisable that he doesn't "rest his fat arse in a recording studio."