The track, believed to have been recorded during the ‘Unknown Pleasures’ sessions has surfaced online from an unknown source.
‘Aerial’, is believed to be only one of a number of discarded master tapes discovered by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver while excavating a former branch of Midlands Bank in Manchester for a new Restaurant. The song was only ever previously heard under the name ‘No Reception’ on bootlegs.
The ominous track consists of a typical Peter Hook driven bass line, not to dissimilar to the Iggy & the Stooges song ‘I Wanna be your Dog’. Ian Curtis’s distinct and troubled vocals bellow out the lyrics ‘I plug my Aerial in’ for most of the song.
Reference to high ranking Nazi Rudolph Hess is made by Curtis in the track. It is not the first time the band had mentioned their fondness for Hess. Their lyrics to the song Warsaw sights his prison number, while at a gig at ‘The Electric Circus’ Guitarist Bernard Sumner shouted at the crowd: “Have you all forgotten Rudolph Hess”.
The recording will no doubt be a collector’s piece for fans and interest will be high from fans. With a new CD consisting of the rest of the unheard tracks a likely outcome for the future.
