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Dalis Car ‘InGladAloneness’ EP — featuring Peter Murphy, Mick Karn — out in April

Dalis Car ‘InGladAloneness’ EP — featuring Peter Murphy, Mick Karn — out in April

More than a year after the death of former Japan bassist Mick Karn, fans finally will get a chance to hear the ‘Dalis Car’ EP he recorded with Peter Murphy in the fall of 2010, a five-track collection that represents the briefly reunited duo’s first work together since their lone album, ‘The Waking Hour,’ came out in 1984.

Q&A: Peter Murphy on ‘Ninth,’ the break-up of Bauhaus, reuniting Dalis Car

Q&A: Peter Murphy on ‘Ninth,’ the break-up of Bauhaus, reuniting Dalis Car

Peter Murphy embarks on another U.S. tour on Thursday, and in advance of that, he spoke to Slicing Up Eyeballs about the making of ‘Ninth,’ how that record drew inspiration from the Bauhaus reunion album ‘Go Away White’ and how he re-teamed with Mick Karn to make a new Dalis Car EP prior to the bassist’s death.

Peter Murphy bringing ‘Ninth’ tour back to U.S. for fall dates with She Wants Revenge

Peter Murphy bringing ‘Ninth’ tour back to U.S. for fall dates with She Wants Revenge

Peter Murphy will return to the United States for a third round of dates this year when he brings his ongoing tour in support of ‘Ninth’ back for a run of shows throughout November and into early December with up-and-coming modern rockers She Wants Revenge.

Peter Murphy rolls out 20-date tour of U.K., Europe this fall in support of ‘Ninth’

Peter Murphy rolls out 20-date tour of U.K., Europe this fall in support of ‘Ninth’

After an extensive U.S. trek this spring and a second round of well-timed CD-release performances in June, Peter Murphy will take his tour in support of new album ‘Ninth’ across Europe in October — a 20-date campaign that includes five shows in the U.K. and four in Germany.

Dalis Car releases reworking of ‘Artemis’ off new EP — first new track in 27 years

Dalis Car releases reworking of ‘Artemis’ off new EP — first new track in 27 years

The briefly reunited Dalis Car — Peter Murphy and late Japan bassist Mick Karn — today released its first new music in 27 years in the form of a newly reworked version of the instrumental ‘Artemis’ with new vocals and lyrics by the former Bauhaus singer.

Dalis Car ‘InGladAloneness’ EP tracklist, cover art revealed — possibly out next month

Dalis Car ‘InGladAloneness’ EP tracklist, cover art revealed — possibly out next month

The second and final release by Dalis Car — recorded by Peter Murphy and a dying Mick Karn last fall — will be a five-track EP titled ‘InGladAloneness’ and out as early as next month.

‘Dalis Car 2’ EP, featuring Peter Murphy and late Mick Karn, to be released later this year

Reuniting as Dalis Car for the first time in 26 years last fall, Peter Murphy and an ailing Mick Karn were able to record four new songs before the former Japan bassist succumbed to cancer in January — music that will be released as the ‘Dalis Car 2’ EP later this year.

Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy to tour U.S. this spring

Peter Murphy will tour the U.S. in March and April, hitting, at a minimum, cities on the East and West coasts, with at least one Texas stop in between, judging from preliminary dates we’ve been able to assemble from venue and ticketing websites.

Mick Karn, of Japan and Dalis Car, 1958-2011

Mick Karn, of Japan and Dalis Car, 1958-2011

Mick Karn — who played bass in the acclaimed art-rock act Japan from the mid-’70s through the early ’80s and teamed up with Peter Murphy for the singer’s post-Bauhaus project Dalis Car — died today following a six-month battle with cancer. He was 52.

Peter Murphy: Dalis Car sessions begin next week, ‘Ninth’ solo album out ‘soon’

Peter Murphy: Dalis Car sessions begin next week, ‘Ninth’ solo album out ‘soon’

Ex-Bauhaus leader Peter Murphy took to his Facebook page today to update fans on a number of projects, including his Dalis Car reunion with Mick Karn (sessions being ‘next week’) and the pending release of his new solo album Ninth (‘shouldn’t be too long now’).

New CDs: The Charlatans, James, David Bowie tribute with Duran Duran, Madness reissue

New CDs: The Charlatans, James, David Bowie tribute with Duran Duran, Madness reissue

This week’s new releases include ‘Who We Touch,’ the 11th album from The Charlatans; ‘The Morning After,’ a new mini-album from James; a David Bowie tribute album featuring Duran Duran and Mick Karn; and reissues from Madness and Flesh for Lulu’s Nick Marsh.

Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy, Japan’s Mick Karn reuniting for second Dalis Car album

Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy, Japan’s Mick Karn reuniting for second Dalis Car album

Former Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy today announced 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 new record since 1984’s ‘The Waking Hour.’