Dalis Car

For the song "Dali's Car" by Captain Beefheart, see the album Trout Mask Replica

Dalis Car
Origin	England
Genres	Post-punk
Years active	1984, 2010
Labels	Beggars Banquet
Past members
Peter Murphy Mick Karn Paul Vincent Lawford

Dalis Car was a musical group formed in 1984 by Peter Murphy (vocalist), Mick Karn (bassist, keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist) and Paul Vincent Lawford (rhythm construction). The band was formed soon after Murphy and Karn left their former bands (Bauhaus and Japan, respectively). Initially, they recorded one album, The Waking Hour (UK #84), and released one single, "The Judgement is the Mirror" (UK #66). The cover of the album features a detail from Maxfield Parrish's seminal painting Daybreak.

The recording of the album took place in unusual circumstances, as neither Karn nor Murphy spent much time together in the recording studio, preferring to send tapes back and forth between each other, to work on alone.

In August 2010, Peter Murphy announced on Twitter that he and Karn were planning to head into the studio in September to begin work on the second Dali's Car album.^[1] The project was cut short, however, as Karn had recently been diagnosed with cancer. He died on 4 January 2011.^[2] According to Karn's website, five of the tracks they did record will be released in 2011 as an EP entitled InGladAloneness.^[3] The tracks were mastered by Murphy in Istanbul and the artwork for the EP, created by Murphy with Thomas Bak, is being finalised. The track listing is as follows:

1) "King Cloud"
2) "Sound Cloud"
3) "Artemis"
4) "Subhanallah"
5) "If You Go Away"

Personnel:
Mick Karn (bass, bass clarinet, additional guitars)
Peter Murphy - lyrics and vocals, keyboards

Additional musicians:
Steve Jansen (drums), Jakko M Jakszyk (nylon acoustic, electric guitars, and gu zheng), Theo Travis (saxophones and flute), Sengul (vocals on "Subhanallah"), Gill Morley (violin), Ellen Blair (violin and viola), Pete Lockett (percussion), Paul Lawford (congas), Steve D'Agostino (additional keyboards).

"Artemis" was made available as a download through the Burning Shed MK Music store on Sunday July 24th, to commemorate what would have been Karn’s 53rd birthday. The song is an updated version of the song as it appeared on "The Waking Hour", with added vocals by Murphy, drums by Jansen, and guitar by Jakszyk.

Discography

Albums

• The Waking Hour (1984) - UK #84^[4]

1. "Dalis Car" - 5:12 (music Mick Karn, lyrics Peter Murphy)
2. "His Box" - 4:43 (music Mick Karn, lyrics Peter Murphy)
3. "Cornwall Stone" - 5:19 (music Mick Karn, lyrics Peter Murphy)
4. "Artemis" - 4:38 (music Mick Karn)
5. "Create and Melt" - 5:37 (music Mick Karn, lyrics Peter Murphy)
6. "Moonlife" - 4:57 (music traditional, lyrics Peter Murphy)
7. "The Judgement Is the Mirror" - 4:38 (music Mick Karn, lyrics Peter Murphy)

Singles

• "The Judgement is The Mirror" (1984) - UK #66^[4]

EP's

• "InGladAloneness" (2011)

References

1. ^ Slicingupeyeballs.com
2. ^ Meikle, James (2011) "Former Japan bass player Mick Karn loses battle with cancer", The Guardian, 5 January 2011, retrieved 5 January 2011
3. ^ Mickkarn.net
4. ^ ^{a b} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 138. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

External links

• Mick Sinclair 1985 Interview with Peter Murphy and Mick Karn