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Bauhaus: is a British gothic rock and post-punk band formed in Northampton in 1978. The band split in 1983 after its fourth studio album release, and re-united shortly in 1998, and again in 2006-08 for primarily live concerts, although, a second final album was released in 2008. Members: Peter Murphy (aka Peter John Murphy [birth name], vocals, occasional instruments), Daniel Ash (aka Daniel Gaston Ash [birth name], guitar), and the brothers Haskins: Kevin (drums), and David J (aka David John Haskins [birth name], bass). Initially, the band was called Bauhaus 1919 with reference to the German art school. The band is one of the pioneers of gothic rock, a musical style developed from post-punk played by British bands like Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and The Cure. Bauhaus became exponent of a darker, gloomier, and more theatrical gothic rock, which also have sources in music by artists like David Bowie, Marc Bolan, The Velvet Underground, Iggy & The Stooges, The Doors, etc., i.e. bands and artists who also inspired in shaping punk rock and post-punk. After the disbandment in 1983, Peter Murphy launched a solo career into art rock alt. rock with elements of gothic rock, and the remainders of the band formed Love and Rockets (with Ash on vocals), a successful band playing an original combo of alt. rock, neo-psychedelia and pop / rock, and who became pioneers of college rock and the alternative rock scene of the 1990s. Bauhaus briefly re-united in 1998 for a live tour, and again in 2005, which followed a longer period of live concerts and tours throughout 2006, and the band began writing new material. They worked in the studio on a new album, released in 2008 but without a promotional tour, and once again, they ultimately split up. I first heard of the band when it was played on a late-night program on the national radio, dedicated to punk rock post-punk and all the new styles of the early 1980s. The first song I heard was "The Passion of Lovers", and I remember recording it on cassette, and I really enjoyed that track but didn't get hold of the band's name until weeks later. A couple of years later, I had found and bought a vhs-tape of a Bauhaus live concert film in a small music store with lots of import, and that video just made my day, and soon my teenage room had the b/w Bauhaus poster "Bela Lugosi's Dead" next to one featuring Elvis Costello.
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