Dalis Car-Peter Murphy-Mick Karn-SIGNED bauhaus japan
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DALIS CAR
THE JUDGEMENT IS THE MIRROR
PARADOX / BEGGARS BANQUET
DOX 1 12
1984
SIGNED BY MICK KARN
W/ POSTER
"Dali's Car were doomed almost from the start. A seemingly good idea when first suggested to former Bauhaus vocalist/lyricist Peter Murphy that he collaborate with ex-Japan bassist/composer Mick Karn, the group nearly self-destructed before it was disbanded. (...) Things seemed fine when Murphy and Karn began their collaboration. Initially working with four-track tapes that they sent back and forth, they wrote most of the songs before they came together in the studio. Once there, however, they clashed, and when the project was completed, neither wanted to work together again".
(All-Music Guide)
"Either a temporary project, a promising alliance that fell apart, or a waste of time - Dalis Car and its sole effort isn't something easily agreed upon, even by longtime fans of both Peter Murphy and Mick Karn. Even its original appearance was fraught with doubt given that the two were signed to separate record companies, resulting in the creation of a wholly new label just to get it in print (Beggars Banquet has since taken over full pressing on its own). While on the one hand Waking Hour is pretty much the sum of its parts - Murphy's dramatic, edgy singing style and Karn's fluid, immediately recognizable fretless bass and other instruments, plus percussion from Paul Lawford - there was enough variety going on to set it apart enough from the legacies of both Bauhaus and Japan. On the one hand, the band's music feels a little harsher and more electronic than the flowing arrangements of late Japan, no doubt accentuated by the electronic drums in place of Steve Jansen's work. Similarly, the production feels a bit hollower - not quite demo level, but a little more straightforward all around, occasional fripperies like the exotic synth line on His Box aside. Meanwhile, Murphy avoids the more torturous roars and screams of his most extreme work in Bauhaus - it's still recognizably him at 50 paces off, but everything feels a touch gentler and more meditative. He indulges in his usual cryptic images, admittedly - quite what Dali's Car itself is meant to be is unclear - but as is so often the case, his all-around performance is what counts the most".
(All-Music Guide)
TRACKLISTING
A) THE JUDGEMENT IS THE MIRROR
B1) HIGH PLACES
B2) LIFELONG MOMENT
COVER - NEAR MINT
POSTER - GOOD - pin holes, tear on fold & a few creases
DISC - MINT
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