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David John Haskins (born 24 April 1957, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), better known as David J, is a British alternative rock musician, producer, and writer. He is the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus and for Love and Rockets .
Co-founder David J on bass, pictured in 2006. After a gruelling tour schedule in support of their big hit, Love and Rockets took a few years off before returning to the studio together. The result was a move to an electronic sound that had more in common with the Orb than their rock or goth roots. Their label, RCA Records, dropped them.
The Bauhaus track “Who Killed Mister Moonlight” is a standout song on the group’s 1983 LP, Burning from the Inside.J says that the track was originally written about the death of John Lennon.
In 1978, Haskins, David J, Ash, and vocalist Peter Murphy, formed Bauhaus 1919. The name is reference to the German Bauhaus art movement of the 1920s, because of its "stylistic implications and associations", according to David J. The band also chose to use the same typeface used on the Bauhaus college building in Dessau, Germany. Although ...
Name David J Best known for Being a founding member of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets as well as a solo artist. Current city The city of tarnished angels a.k.a. Los Angeles, California. Really want ...
After Bauhaus' breakup, Murphy formed Dalis Car with bassist Mick Karn before beginning a solo career later on, while Ash and Haskins continued as Tones on Tail and, later, reunited with David J to form Love and Rockets. Murphy's solo career enjoyed greater commercial success in the United States than Bauhaus, as did Love and Rockets.
In 2008, Bauhaus released Go Away White, (their first studio album in 25 years) which was followed by a world tour. Love and Rockets played at Coachella Music and Arts Festival and Lollapalooza in 2008. In June 2009, Ash released a cover of the David Essex song "Rock On", featuring singer Zak Ambrose on vocals. [10]
Lift overlooked the harder rock of Sweet F.A. in favor of Hot Trip to Heaven's electronic sound. The album produced three singles: the club-oriented "Resurrection Hex", which features samples of Bauhaus' "Stigmata Martyr" and "In the Night"; the pop-oriented "Holy Fool", featuring background vocals by Luscious Jackson's Jill Cunniff; and the promo-only, acronym-laden electronica trip "R.I.P ...