Peter Murphy & Mick Karn reuniting for second Dali’s Car album

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Former Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy shocked his fans today by announcing that he’s reuniting later this year with ailing ex-Japan bassist Mick Karn to record a second Dali’s Car album — the short-lived group’s first and only new record since 1984’s The Waking Hour. In a brief video posted on his Facebook page, Murphy revealed that this summer’s Dirty Dirt Tour will “be continuing in small parts until November when we have to play South America.” The only new date he mentioned was a Portuguese festival in September.
Following that, Murphy said he’ll travel to London “to continue writing,” and that one of the sessions he has planned is “recording with Mick Karn for a Dali’s Car second album.” Murphy said the two are “going to spend a week or so writing and laying down tracks.”
“That’s going to be fantastic — and Mick’s very happy to do that,” Murphy added. “It’ll be the first time that we’ve seen each other since ‘83, and it’s going to be a pleasure. We’ve been talking and it’s been great.”
Murphy made no mention of Paul Vincent Lawford, who handled electronics and percussion in the group, which Murphy and Karn formed after they left Bauhaus and Japan, respectively. Nor did he address Karn’s health; the musician announced in June that he has been diagnosed with advance-stage cancer. Karn’s supporters are collecting money to help pay for his treatment here.

from: http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2010/08/30/dalis-car-reunion-peter-murphy-mick-karn-new-album
 
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saw Peter's video on FB. Ever since the sad announcement of Mick's health issues, i was hoping he'd either do a whole Dali's Car song or a snippet, as he's often done with various cover songs in concert. Hopefully the new tracks will have that weird, otherworldly out-of-time quality of the original album...
 
Bit of a choker about Mr Karn - one of the all-time best bass players in rock/pop/whatever. Let's just hope this turns out better than the last Bauhaus album and serves as a comeback for Murphy as well as a (possible) fitting farewell for Mr Karn.
And isn't it high time The Waking Hour was reissued with the the non-album single-sides attached?!
 
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