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.
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Today, the Spotlight shines On the musician and producer David John Haskins, better known to the world as David 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 about Tracks from the Attic (released on Independent 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 album Tracks from the Attic)
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[00:01:39] Introduction to "Tracks from the Attic"
[00:04:10] The creative process behind demos
[00:07:50] Inspiration for song titles
[00:13:05] David's relationship with candles in songwriting
[00:17:00] The role of magic in creativity
[00:22:00] Creative games and introducing randomness
[00:27:05] Genesis P-Orridge tribute concert
[00:31:06] Songs from dreams
[00:32:29] Love and Rockets tour with Jane's Addiction
[00:34:10] Dub as an influence on David's bass playing
[00:37:35] The origin of Shiva Saves band
[00:40:38] 100 Years of Bauhaus performance and new album
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- Visit David J at https://davidjhaskins.com
- Purchase David J's Tracks from the Attic from Independent Project Records → https://www.independentprojectrecords.com/shop?Category=David%2520J
Qobuz → https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/tracks-from-the-attic-david-j/polp0s8az1dub
Bandcamp → https://davidjofficial.bandcamp.com/album/tracks-from-the-attic
and listen on your streaming platform of choice → https://album.link/i/1731191270
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