[kj] New Bauhaus Album in '08

[Christof hamille]

Killing Joke will now be forever considered goth (in the under educated) because they appeared on the Goth Soundtrack.  The CD from Cleopatra that was associated with a book and DVD (which I thought was a obbious collection with little merit).  
There is nothing wrong with goth.  But why does Bauhaus and Sisters of Mercy refuse to be part of it now?  It may look sillier and there are a lot of silly metal bands that are considered goth. Bela Lugoi's Dead is the antithesis of a goth song.  There is nothing more than that.  And only a goth band could have created and sung it like they did.  Grant it they don't have to play the same style music.  They can expand but to say they never were is an insult in a lot of different ways.
For fucks sake Sisters of Mercy COVER Comfortably Numb with smoke machines and white lights blaring.  What more can you ask for? Even if Elton John in his 70's costumed glory came out and sang that song, like that it would be hard not to consider (at least that moment) goth. Or maybe they were called Specimen.
Modern day Christian Death is metal.  Plain and simple.  And bad metal at that.  But they consider themselves goth. Droning voices, smoke, doom, etc.

Chris



> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:15:33 -0500

> From: vassifer at earthlink.net

> To: gathering at misera.net; gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] New Bauhaus Album in '08

> 

> 

> Someone raised a discussion on the ILM boards about this album, and I somehow got predictably dragged into a debate about GOTH (I am tirelessly defending Kiling Joke against said label on ILM, usually to no avail). In any case, it all got a bit snippy. See below, if you care...

> 

> http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=60456#unread

> 

> In any event, I can't help feeling that the notion of a new Bauhaus album is somewhat depressing, especially in light of the fact that they have no plans on touring to promote, much less to continue on as a band. All seems a bit pointless, no?

> 

> In any case, Killing Joke, Swans and Joy Division are NOT FUCKING GOTHS!

> 

> Ugh.

> Alex in NYC

> 

> 

> 

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> >From: Rob Horan <Rob at westwoodassociates.co.uk>

> >Sent: Dec 7, 2007 10:09 AM

> >To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

> >Subject: Re: [kj] New Bauhaus Album in '08

> >

> >thought bauhaus were f*ckn great on their last tour......

> >

> >________________________________

> >

> >From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

> >On Behalf Of Christof hamille

> >Sent: 06 December 2007 18:44

> >To: T.B.; A list about all things Killing Joke(the band!)

> >Subject: Re: [kj] New Bauhaus Album in '08

> >

> >

> >I love Bauhaus and early L&R.  But I refused to see any of the shows.

> >It all seemed like a cash in job.  And it seems like I was right.  Love

> >and Rockets sounds like it'll be the same way.

> >

> >Oh well

> >

> >Chris

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >________________________________

> >

> >> From: Partyslammer at socal.rr.com

> >> To: gathering at misera.net

> >> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 09:34:42 -0800

> >> Subject: [kj] New Bauhaus Album in '08

> >> 

> >> Looks like that studio album they recorded a couple years ago is going

> >to be 

> >> released after all.

> >> 

> >> +++++++++++

> >> 

> >> Bauhaus Bowing Out With New Album (Billboard.com)

> >> 

> >> Bauhaus

> >> December 04, 2007, 1:55 PM ET

> >> Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

> >> 

> >> The good news for Bauhaus fans: the group is eyeing a March 4 release

> >for 

> >> "Going Away White," its first studio album since 1983. The bad news:

> >there 

> >> will be no further activity from the legendary goth band, who reunited

> >in 

> >> 2005 for the Coachella festival and later toured the world.

> >> 

> >> "We were getting along really well, but there was an incident that 

> >> occurred," drummer Kevin Haskins tells Billboard.com, declining to

> >elaborate 

> >> further. "Some of us just felt that we didn't want to carry on as a

> >working 

> >> unit."

> >> 

> >> As such, "Going Away White," which the band is releasing digitally via

> >

> >> iTunes and on CD via its own Bauhaus Music imprint through Redeye 

> >> Distribution, will close the book on Bauhaus. Haskins, guitarist

> >Daniel Ash, 

> >> bassist David J and vocalist Peter Murphy recorded the album last year

> >after 

> >> entering the studio "with nothing prepared," according to Haskins.

> >> 

> >> "I was concerned because history most of the time has proved that when

> >

> >> groups reform and record, it doesn't work out," he says. "We all

> >decided, 

> >> let's just give it a go and see if it's working.

> >> 

> >> What emerged were songs Haskins says stay true to the original Bauhaus

> >

> >> spirit, including "Adrenaline" and "Endless Summer of the Damned,"

> >which 

> >> were performed during a summer 2006 tour with Nine Inch Nails.

> >> 

> >> "Now, there's a little bit of an empty feeling because we can't tour

> >with 

> >> it," Haskins admits. "All the same, it's something we're very proud

> >of, and 

> >> we feel a lot of people will be interested to hear it."

> >> 

> >> +++++++++++

> >> 

> >> Word is, there's a likely Love and Rockets tour brewing in '08 as L&R

> >are 

> >> playing a one song, one show gig in Hollywood as part of a benefit

> >later 

> >> this month.

> >> 

> >> T.B. 

> >> 

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