Call it dark, goth, post-punk darkwave- but yeah Bauhaus helped start that thing, 40 years ago today (11/3/80), when the English four-piece released their debut LP In The Flat Field. With Peter Murphy’s powerful baritone, the tribal drumming of Kevin Haskins and the exploratory guitar work of Daniel Ash; Bauhaus made this debut a challenging listen yet it remains one of rock’s boldest and darkest experiments. Check out the moody “Double Dare” off The Flat Field...
