New Order No More

• 8th May 2007

New Order have formally split up. It's official. Peter Hook has confirmed the split, while talking about his involvement with Perry Farrell's new band Satellite Party.

Speaking to Xfm about the project he said: “I spoke to Perry, and he asked me to play bass, as he'd heard about New Order splitting up. Well yeah, me and Bernard [Sumner] aren't working together”. Asked more about the split, and whether it was actually a split or just a break, he continued: “Bernard went off for a break with Electronic, but that was different. But it's like the boy who cried wolf this time”.

Talking of New Order related things, the previously reported film about Joy Division, based on the book by Ian Curtis' widow Deborah, 'Touching From A Distance', for which New Order have recorded some material, will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next week.

source: CMU