We’ll admit that we were kind of thinking (and hoping) that this was a big ol’ practical joke, but no, it turns out that the bass-loving supergroup known as Freebass is not only 100% authentic, but they’ve also finished writing their first album.

Made up of British bass-slinging royalty like Mani from The Stone Roses and Primal Scream, The Smiths’ Andy Rourke and the phantom DJ himself, Peter Hook- of Joy Division and New Order fame -, Freebass have been hard at work on their debut LP, or at least that’s what we think Hooky’s typically rambling blog entries were saying.

“At last the writing has been finished and apart from a few ‘B’ side things to finish the point has come to finish the project,” Hook wrote. “We began mixing on Monday the 21st of July at 10AM.”

The blog entries even revealed an early tracklisting for the forthcoming LP, including song-titles such as Bury Me Standing, Secrets And Lies and The God Machine, all of which sound like typical Hooky eccentricity. Bless ‘im.

Never one to bury the hatchet, Hooky inserted a few thinly veiled attacks at Bad Lieutenant, the other project to arise from the ashes of New Order, this time helmed by Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris.

Speaking about Freebass’ choice of engineer, Hooky revealed that Justin Richards “has just been working on the Bad Lieutenant session how weird is that! He has recovered now tho…......”

Hook also explained that Freebass would hit the road sometime in October to drum up some buzz for the supergroup’s impending album, which is also the same time that Bad Lieutenant’s debut record will hit shelves. Coincidence? With Hooky, that’s never the case.

Reservations aside about what such a bass-heavy project like Freebass might eventually sound like, we’re honestly excited to hear the finished product. Peter Hook basslines are essentially timeless, and Mani and Andy Rourke are no slouches either. We’ll be following the supergroup’s movements from now on so stay tuned for more developments!