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Peter Hook

Peter Hook (born 13 February 1956) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division and its successor New Order. He often used the bass as a lead instrument, playing melodies on the high strings with a signature heavy chorus effect. In New Order, he would do this, leaving the actual basslines to keyboards or sequencers.

Along with Bernard Sumner,…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United Kingdom
Born
February 13th, 1956
Labels
Cleopatra Records
Parlophone
Distinct’ive Breaks Records
Haçienda Records
Last updated: July 19th, 2013

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