Request: TONES ON TAIL - Pop + Singles

Original recordings 1982-1984
Compilation CD (released as Everything!) Beggars Banquet 1998



"Originally intended as an outlet for Bauhaus' guitarist Daniel Ash to record his more experimental material, Tones On Tail surfaced in 1982 with the 12" EP, A Bigger Splash, on 4AD Records. Fuelled on a steady diet of hash and McDonald's Big Macs, this musical offshoot became the psychedelic and light hearted antithesis of Bauhaus' doom and gloom reputation. Danny was initially joined by Glenn Campling (an old art college friend and former Bauhaus roadie) on bass and keyboards, and, with the subsequent demise of Bauhaus in 1983, drummer Kevin Haskins, turning this 'side-project' into a 'proper' band. During their short tenure together, Tones On Tail created some of the most inventive, arresting and tongue-in-cheek 'pop' music until, sadly, due to 'creative differences' between Daniel and Glenn, the group disbanded semi-acrimoniously in 1984. (...) Between 1982 and 1984, Tones On Tail created an impressive collection of impulsive and deliciously twisted, abstruse songs that defy categorisation. Rather than attempting to reach any creative compromise or middle ground within the group (a factor which eventually caused the demise of Bauhaus), Tones On Tail strove to express each individual member's distinct musical sensibility. Thus their 'rock' music incorporated experimental electronica, dance, dub, abstract minimalism and elements of free-form jazz".
(Craig Roseberry, beggars.com)

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