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David J

David J

Born:
Apr 24, 1957 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

  • Birth Name: David Jay Haskins
  • Genre: Rock
  • Active: '80s, '90s, 2000s
  • Instruments: Fretless Bass, Vocals, Guitar

Biography

David J (b. David J. Haskins), the bassist/vocalist for the seminal gothic rock band Bauhaus, launched a solo career in 1983, just as Bauhaus folded. His first solo album, Etiquette of Violence, didn't gather much attention, and he began working with the Jazz Butcher. After releasing two albums (Sex and Travel and A Scandal in Bohemia) with the cult musician, David J recorded his second solo album, Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh (1985). Soon afterwards, J and his Bauhaus cohorts, Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins, attempted to re-form their old band; although it never blossomed into a full-fledged reunion, the trio formed Love and Rockets, releasing their first album in 1985. David J continued with his solo career, releasing David J on Glass in 1986. Following Love and Rockets' surprise hit single "So Alive" in 1989, J released Songs From Another Season; it failed to capitalize on the group's success. Two years later, he released Urban Urbane, his fifth solo album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Representative Songs:

"Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh," "The Promised Land," "Saint Jackie"

Representative Albums:

Songs from Another Season, On Glass: The Singles, The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels

Similar Artists:

The Mission UK

A Member of the Group:

Love and Rockets, The Jazz Butcher, Bauhaus

Performed Songs By:

Tim Perkins, Alan Moore

Worked With:

Kevin Haskins, Peter Murphy
 
 
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David J in concert in 2006.
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David J in concert in 2006.

David J. Haskins (b. April 24, 1957, in Northampton, England) is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the seminal gothic rock band Bauhaus.

Life and work

David J wrote the lyrics of several Bauhaus songs (including their first single, "Bela Lugosi's Dead"). He sang backing vocals on many songs, and sang lead on "Who Killed Mr. Moonlight?" He began writing music for a solo career while still in the band, and continued after the band's breakup, releasing the dark Etiquette of Violence and Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh, and played bass on two Jazz Butcher albums (A Scandal in Bohemia and Sex and Travel). J was also a part of the strange and very short-lived band The Sinister Ducks, which included saxophonist Alex Green and graphic novelist Alan Moore. He also released a collaborative single, "Armour" / "Nothing" with artist / poet, Rene Halkett of the original Weimar Bauhaus school of art and design.

In 1985, J, his brother Kevin Haskins, and Daniel Ash formed Love and Rockets, again playing bass guitar but also sharing songwriting and vocal duties with guitarist Daniel Ash. His most notable lead vocal from this period was the minor hit "No New Tale to Tell". J maintained his solo career during breaks from Love and Rockets, releasing Songs From Another Season and Urban Urbane after his band's success with the single "So Alive." He also released one of the first #1 hits from the newly created Modern Rock Tracks charts, with "I'll Be Your Chauffeur". Love and Rockets broke up in 1998, after seven albums, J participated in a Bauhaus reunion that same year. Following what was billed as a one-off performance of the band at the 2005 Coachella concert festival, Bauhaus reformed for a successful tour of the Americas in late 2005 and Europe in early 2006.

J has also appeared on releases by Porno for Pyros and Jane's Addiction. J joined Joyce Rooks and Don Tyler to make up the instrumental ensemble Three, who released their first album, Evocations in late 2005. He played bass guitar for several tracks on the electro musician Mount Sims' 2005 release Wild Light.

In 2003, he started working on the instrumental score for an independent film about Elizabeth Short directed by Ramzi Abed, which includes guest artists and singers like Ego Plum, Johnny Dowd, Abby Travis and Nora Keyes to name a few. He has also regularly shown his art in galleries across the globe, as well as been a resident DJ at numerous Hollywood hot-spots like The Standard Hotel and Knitting Factory. In 2005 he composed the original music for a stage production of Samuel Beckett's 'Cascando'.

Discography

  • The Etiquette of Violence (1983) (Situation Two)
  • Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh (1985) (Glass)
  • On Glass (1986) (Glass) (compilation of singles and EPs)
  • Songs From Another Season (1990) (RCA)
  • Urban Urbane (1992) (MCA)
  • Estranged (2003) (Heyday)

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock UK
1990 "I'll Be Your Chauffeur" - #1 (1 week) - - Songs from Another Season

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