Love And Rockets
This avant garde UK rock band formed in Christmas 1985 from the ashes of Bauhaus. When David Jay (aka David J) had finished working with the Jazz Butcher on the SEX AND TRAVEL and A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA albums, he linked up once more with old colleague Daniel Ash, who had been working with Tones On Tail. Kevin Haskins also came with Ash, forming the band's nucleus of David Jay (vocals, bass, keyboards), Daniel Ash (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Haskins (drums, keyboards). Early singles included Kundiluni Express, concerning Tuntric meditation, and a cover of the Temptations Ball Of Confusion. The band's debut SEVENTH DREAM OF TEENAGE HEAVEN, was a celebration of the rituals of youth, based loosely on their own experiences of going to rock concerts to see bands like Roxy Music. Like all of the post-Bauhaus projects, the band have failed to cultivate a UK audience to rival their previous standing. However, they scored a big hit single in the US with So Alive, where their work still sells moderately well.