David J: unearthing tracks from the attic
The Bauhaus and Love and Rockets bassist chats with guest host Michael Donaldson about lighting candles, the magic(k) muse, touring with Jane's Addiction, and the album collecting his early demos, Tracks From The Attic.
Today, the Spotlight shines On the musician and producer David John Haskins, better known to the world asDavid J, bassist and co-founder of both post-punk goth band Bauhaus and, subsequently, Love and Rockets.
As if having such a luminary visiting our podcast isn’t enough, today’s talk is guest-hosted by Spotlight On producer Michael Donaldson, who filled in for me for this and another special episode we will tell you about soon.
David came by to talk aboutTracks from the Attic(released onIndependent Project Records), his career-spanning triple album made up of home demos recorded between 1984 and 2004, hand-selected for inclusion by the artist himself. He also discussed the Love and Rockets tour opening for Jane’s Addiction (which kicks off this week) and a lot of very, very interesting esoterica.
(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from David J’s albumTracks from the Attic)
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- Love and Rockets (Bandcamp)
- The ultimate beginner’s guide to Bauhaus
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