I love Tones on Tail {see: discography, gigs & tours}. If you are a Bauhaus fan, then Tones on Tail are probably already on your radar as they were the brainchild of Bauhaus’s guitarist Daniel Ash (vocals, guitar, synths, sax, hair spray) along with school friend and Bauhaus roadie Glen Campling (bass, keyboards). They formed in 1982 (the subject of this post is their very first single) and when Bauhaus imploded in 1983 Kevin Haskins joined Tones on Tail on drums.
Tones on Tail always struck me as being a release valve for Daniel Ash. Bauhaus is dark and intense whereas Tones on Tail is light and frothy – almost poppy – but always challenging and edgy. Think pop music by David Lynch. They didn’t last long – a clutch of singles and a solitary studio LP… plus about 30 compilations all mixing up the same stuff. These were accompanied by a short UK/US tour, and whoosh – they were gone. I wish they would come back – I think that this is the best thing Ash has done outside of Bauhaus.
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