Bauhaus (band)

Bauhaus was a British rock band (formed in Northampton in 1978) popular in the 1980s. The band took their name from the German Bauhaus art movement, originally going by the name 'Bauhaus 1919', dropping the latter portion within a year of the band's formation. Although there were bands before them that pre-figured the style, Bauhaus is generally agreed to have been the first goth group. Bauhaus combined a number of influences (punk music, glam rock, and even dub) to create a gloomy, but very passionate sound which appealed to many left looking for something new in the wake of punk's collapse. Their sound proved very influential, inspiring or bringing attention to a whole wave of post-punk groups delving in the intense, gloomy style that would eventually come to be known as goth rock. Bauhaus remains one of the most popular groups of its era and genre.

Discography

• Bela Lugosi's Dead (single) (1979) (Small Wonder)
• In the Flat Field (1980) (4AD)
• Mask (1981) (4AD)
• Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape (live) (1982) (Beggars Banquet)
• The Sky's Gone Out (1982) (Beggars Banquet)
• Burning from the Inside (1983) (Beggars Banquet) (Metropolis)
• Gotham (live) (1998)