Where Pulsebeat took Saville’s artwork for Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures as inspiration, the second Saville season, entitled Concilio et Labore (‘By Counsel and Work’) the motto from the Manchester Coat of Arms, is inspired by the iconic artwork of the sleeve of New Order’s Blue Monday, which included Saville’s use of a colour bar to communicate the titles and catalogue numbers, and was recently recreated on the cover of United Review. Like Pulsebeat, the second season is a nod to the cultural rebirth of Manchester in recent decades, powered in no small way by the iconic cultural institutions of Factory and Manchester United.
Dreams never end: Manchester's music and football obsessions
