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Well, its the last day of the year, I should be at home sprucing myself up for tonight's heavy boozing session...AND I'M AT WORK!!!! Still, my boss is out, so I can catch up on all the threads I've missed out on while I've been away.
Had a funny turn this morning - woke up in the early hours to a snow covered street and HAD to listen to Joy Division -Atmosphere always makes me think of Christmas time. Does this make me warped?!
Atmosphere's got that weird 'shimmery' (can't think of another word to describe it) background noise through it, which always reminded me of Xmas. Or winter at the very least.
I always picture the famous shots of Ian et al on a bridge in snowy Manchester sometime in early 79 when I hear Atmos. A perfect Xmas song, unusually enough 
I thinks it's those cascading bell-like sounds (does anybody know what those are called? Chime bells? chinese bells? wind chimes or summat?) that keep coming in during the keyboard breaks isn't it? That's what makes it sound Christmasy I suppose.... great tune though - that and Decades are my two fave Joy Div songs of all time.
Todd 
The 12" sleeve lends itself to Christmas as well - but I must agree that the shimmery keyboard etc gives it a really spine-tingling feel on record. Wish they wouldn't butcher it live !!
I had a chance to buy the Atmos 12 inch way back, but this was before I'd really got into JD, so shame on me 
Originally posted by Kezzie Well, its the last day of the year, I should be at home sprucing myself up for tonight's heavy boozing session...AND I'M AT WORK!!!! Still, my boss is out, so I can catch up on all the threads I've missed out on while I've been away.Had a funny turn this morning - woke up in the early hours to a snow covered street and HAD to listen to Joy Division -Atmosphere always makes me think of Christmas time. Does this make me warped?!
Oh no, you're not warped. The 12" sleeve helps when thinking of Christmas and winter, but the music absolutely drives the point home. Can still remember the first time I heard it, and I just muttered to myself,"Damn...", and then lifted the needle to play it again and again on a summer day.
Originally posted by Todd Bendy (aka Ben Sweeney) I thinks it's those cascading bell-like sounds (does anybody know what those are called? Chime bells? chinese bells? wind chimes or summat?) that keep coming in during the keyboard breaks isn't it? That's what makes it sound Christmasy I suppose.... great tune though - that and Decades are my two fave Joy Div songs of all time.Todd
If i am not mistaken they are chimes, Todd , but to be really sure i could ask the drumteacher at the musikschool where i work as a concierge. But i am certain there is somebody out there who can also give us theanswer.
And Decades, yes you're so right. I find it hard to express my feelings to that song in my own Dutch languaga let alone trying in English
Originally posted by Nigel Spleen The 12" sleeve lends itself to Christmas as well - but I must agree that the shimmery keyboard etc gives it a really spine-tingling feel on record. Wish they wouldn't butcher it live !!
Yes Nigel, i was thinking the same thing!!!
To bad there is no snow around here; brown frozen dirt just doesn't cut it 
Originally posted by Jim Giliberto > Originally posted by Nigel Spleen> The 12" sleeve lends itself to Christmas as well - but I must agree that the shimmery keyboard etc gives it a really spine-tingling feel on record. Wish they wouldn't butcher it live !!
Yes Nigel, i was thinking the same thing!!!
To bad there is no snow around here; brown frozen dirt just doesn't cut it
Confucius he say : Do Not Eat Yellow Snow 
Originally posted by Nigel Spleen Have you actually got any JD/NO stuff Trev ?
It's not Tabsy that does'nt have any JD/NO stuff, that's ME! 
Originally posted by Taboo # 7 I got plenty (except Technique), so I'm not sweating it. :D
Can I borrow some then please mate ? :)
