Last week, Xeni posted about a throatsinger who covers heavy songs like "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by seminal postpunk act Joy Division. Now my sister-in-law Heather Sparks tells me about Jah Division, a Brooklyn dub consortium that plays stunning versions of Joy Division tunes. Link to "Dub Will Tear Us Apart" MP3, Link to minimal Jah Division page, Link to PUNKCAST #250 with a performance video from 2003
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