Bauhaus Man Comments On Final Album And Subsequent Break Up
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After nearly 30 years the legendary goth rock pioneers Bauhaus are calling it quits with one last album.??Go Away White??(Bauhaus Music) is due out on March 10 and features original members Peter Murphy, David J, Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins. It will be the first album from the gloomy English trio in *24 years*.Bassist David J weighed in on the group's decision to break up with NME. The following are excerpts from the interview."Our chemistry was so volatile we actually split up. The record definitely feels like a final statement."David J said that the band had several "personality clashes", but were able to channel their explosive energy into their music."Our music was a way of venting -- it's very expressive," he said.
??David J.??The bassist explained that the band began discussing the idea of recording a new album when they were rehearsing for their 2005 Coachella Festival performance."After Coachella we put in on the back burner and worked on new songs whenever the opportunity presented itself," he said."We snatched time between tours and then we spent 18 days in the studio doing rough mixes."The band had intended to re-record and edit some of the tracks, but ultimately decided to go with their first takes. "We realized they had a raw quality that we really liked," David J explained.All four members of the band helped to write the album's lyrics, and frontman Murphy pinned them to the wall of the studio and chose the words that fit best with the music.The band recorded the album in an Ojai, California studio where the atmosphere was "explosive and volatile, which is constructive and destructive," said J. "The album is all about rebirth. It's a musical conversation when language is not up to it."Official Site:http://www.bauhausmusik.com/
??David J.??The bassist explained that the band began discussing the idea of recording a new album when they were rehearsing for their 2005 Coachella Festival performance."After Coachella we put in on the back burner and worked on new songs whenever the opportunity presented itself," he said."We snatched time between tours and then we spent 18 days in the studio doing rough mixes."The band had intended to re-record and edit some of the tracks, but ultimately decided to go with their first takes. "We realized they had a raw quality that we really liked," David J explained.All four members of the band helped to write the album's lyrics, and frontman Murphy pinned them to the wall of the studio and chose the words that fit best with the music.The band recorded the album in an Ojai, California studio where the atmosphere was "explosive and volatile, which is constructive and destructive," said J. "The album is all about rebirth. It's a musical conversation when language is not up to it."Official Site:http://www.bauhausmusik.com/
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