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Unknown Pleasures Indeed: Playmobil Figurines Perform Joy Division's "Transmission"

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10:00 am
Friday, Feb 11, 2011
by Joseph Fisher

That pesky Pitchfork website scooped us with this story, but hey, something this cool warrants repeating. Watch below as Joy Division’s performance of “Transmission” on the show Something Else is revamped by Playmobil figurines. 


Now, I know everyone’s a critic and all, but my drum teacher always taught me that good drumming comes from the wrists, not the arms. Oh well, I’m not a famous musician—or a Playmobil figurine—so what do I know?



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