#bauhuas

[jake-04]

I did some research on Bauhuas for a history of rock course. The information might not be 100% accurate but I’m kinda proud of how it came out. The performance I mentioned is the 2005 Coachella Performance.

In the 70s there was a specific subset of people, known as “bat cavers”. These people would dress up in messy hair known as the “bats nest” and wear black clothes with black on white makeup. These people were also seemingly obsessed with morbid and spooky topics. Today people like this are known as “goths” and the popularity of this subculture can be attributed to the release of 1979’s “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” by post punk band, Bauhaus.

At the time of release post punk wasn’t related to goth people so much as it is today, so one can imagine the public’s shock after hearing this eerie 10 minute track about a dead actor. What made this song so special was the eerie tone of the guitar, strong drum backbeat, distortion, and the morbid theme of the lyrics. This song can be loosely placed into multiple genres, the most striking of these being the reggae genre. When compared to genres surrounding reggae, like 2-tone ska, it becomes more apparent.

This cemented what the post-punk genre would become over the next 40 years. Post release, the song was described as “gothic”, thus sparking the new genre and subset of music culture.

“Bela Lugosi’s Dead”, on the surface, is a ten minute song about a dead actor, specifically, the actor that played Count Dracula in the 1931 film “Dracula”. However, there are multiple ways to look at the lyrics. The most prominent being the description of Bela Lugosi’s burial. Apart from the repeated “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”, there are three lines that outline this exactly. The first line is “the victims have been bled.” This can be seen as the preparation for the burial where the embalmer rids the body of fluids and unnecessary items. “Red velvet lines the black box” is a reference to how Bela’s coffin was lined with red velvet. “The virginal brides file past his tomb” is his visitors walking by his tomb.

However, if you know about goth culture and its origins, there is another meaning to these lyrics. “White on white translucent black capes, back on the rack” can be seen as the commercialization of this sub-culture of people, the same can be said for the line “the victims have been bled” where the victims are the bat cavers who’ve been bled of their culture. “The bats have left the bell tower” is referring to the closing of the old goth club “The Bell Tower” in London and also about the term “bat cavers” “leaving”, or being replaced by the term “goth”.

The performance that I have linked took place at Coachella in 2005. Bauhaus was on stage, shrouded in darkness, and started with the simple drum backbeat. The entire band is dressed in gothic black clothes and the stage is barely lit once the lights come on, adding to the eerienes of the band and its music. The lights come on at the first beat of the drum to reveal Peter Murphy, the vocalist, hanging upside down as if he was a bat. Right off the bat this performance is very gothically inspired. Everyone in the crowd is excited and screaming. At one point the bassist crosses his arms over his chest as if he was Dracula rising out of his coffin. Bauhaus is an excellent example of a post punk band that really took on the gothic themes of the genre.

Thanks for reading! 🖤

#goth aesthetic #bauhuas #bela lugosi #dracula #post punk #reggae #peter murphy #bat cat #bell tower #bela lugosi’s dead #goth #vampire aesthetic #goth music #gothgoth #trad goth #80s goth

[salviaspine]

Propaganda Magazine, issue 25, Pages 20 and 21.

Published Winter 1999.

#goth #trad goth #post punk #goth rock #propaganda magazine #peter murphy #daniel ash #bauhuas #90s #80s #archive #kevin haskins

[kafkasapartment]

Pierre Jeanneret

Office Chair, 1955

Wood and teck (teak).

#bauhuas #chair #furniture #design #antique #retro #decor #minimalism #art decó

[nocturna7]

David Bowie said that, in order to make his voice suitably hoarse for when he aged so drastically in the movie "The Hunger" (1983), he stood on the George Washington Bridge every night and screamed all the punk rock songs he knew.

Bowie actually learned to play the cello for his music scenes. He was reportedly somewhat intimidated by Catherine Deneuve but got on easily with Susan Sarandon (apparently very easily; in an interview with The Daily Beast in July, 2014, Sarandon revealed that she had an affair with Bowie while the two were working on this film).

Apparently, Ridley Scott was set to direct the film, but decided to pass when he heard that Bowie was in on the deal. The film was ultimately directed by Ridley's brother Tony.

One day during filming, costume designer Milena Canonero, who is famously dedicated to her craft, disappeared and was nowhere to be found. It was discovered eventually that she had flown to Rome to purchase fabric for a handkerchief Bowie is supposed to wear. Unable to find fabric she liked in London, Canonero had flown to Rome at her own expense to find the fabric she needed instead.

Bowie said of this film after it was made: "I must say, there's nothing that looks like it on the market. But I'm a bit worried that it's just perversely bloody at some points." (IMDb)

Happy Birthday, David Bowie!

#david bowie #the hunger 1983 #bauhuas #Youtube

[vampire-meta-knight]

#tumblr polls #goth #goth music #goth subculture #goth bands #bauhuas #the cure #the sisters of mercy #siouxsie and the banshees #christian death #alien sex fiend #suspiria #joy division #mine

[stoogeaohlic-11]

Peter Murphy

#peter murphy #pleasekillme #stoogeaholic #bauhuas

[marieemaar]

The Hunger , 1983. Tony Scott - Forever

#the hunger 1983 #tony scott #david bowie #susan sarandon #movies #bauhuas #peter murphy #catherine deneuve #vampires #horror #s

[nmpositive]

A coupon from the AliExpress Print Shop I have used in the past produces inspiration, can never have too much of the iconic queen Siouxsie...

#nmnpost #selfprint #siouxsie sioux #siouxsie and the banshees #goth aesthetic #peter murphy #bauhuas #alix shit

[the-cricket-chirps]

Josef Albers (1888-1876)

Squares

(Details, collaged)

#modern art #abstract #josef albers #square #homage to the square #bauhuas #geometric abstraction #abstract painting #abstract art #MoMA #german artist #american art #art teacher #geometry

[everything--under--the--stars]

What Your Favorite Punk Rock and Gothic Rock Band Says About You except I have surface level knowledge of all of this and I'm mostly going off vibes

Sex Pistols: You where an absolute nightmare sometime between your childhood and 30s. Not just like annoying and stubborn but people were afraid of you and also afraid for you.

Ramones: You're pretty chill despite being very passionate and opinionated on topics that don't really matter. You don't need to yell about your least favorite dog breed ok? You don't need to get your two cents in on everything either.

Dead Kennedys: You have good taste and are true to your values, but you will also defend using racist symbols and words for satire a bit too far.

Siouxsie and the Banshees: The way Siouxsie Sioux spells her name is a sin that I fully blame you for. You love dark and mysterious energy and love just seeing women succeeding and being weird.

The Cure: You're objectively correct, they are the best on this list. However, you're the basic bitch of goth and post-punk and in denial that they made just as much pop music as actual goth.

Depeche Mode: You're either a mentally unstable new wave fan or a mentally stable goth fan. The lyrics aren't as complex as you think they are, sorry.

Joy Division: Please do something about your anxiety.

Dead Boys: You get bored out of your mind to a point that is probably not normal whatever stupid thing you want to do for the adrenaline please don't do it.

The Damned: Same thing as the Dead Boys except you like a slightly classier and darker aesthetic. If you could wear whatever you wanted without being judged you would wear the coolest shit known to man.

Bauhaus: Just admit you're horny. Everyone already knows.

The Clash: Either you need to get out of the house and go do something exiting or you used to need that and this music was a gateway to lots of adventures. You like a lot of other types of music as well.

Black Flag: Straight edge, huh? No the fuck you weren't.

Sisters of Mercy: Congratulations! You're almost as horny as the Bauhaus fans and almost as anxious as the Joy Division fans! Also you were probably raised Christian and resent it.

The Stooges: You pride yourself on being into punk before punk existed but is that really such a good thing? You heard someone screaming "I wanna be your dog" with absolutely no context and no similar or gateway music and decided that this was the band for you. All I'm saying is maybe you need to take some time to unpack that.

#punk rock #gothic rock #goth music #sex pistols #ramones #dead kennedys #siouxie and the banshees #siouxsie sioux #the cure #robert smith #depeche mode #joy division #dead boys #the damned #bauhuas #bauhaus band #the clash #black flag #black flag band #straight edge #the stooges #the stooges band #sisters of mercy #80s music #70s music #60s music #goth aesthetic #gothic #punk aesthetic #punk

[birf]

MIKU BAUHAUS COVER THIS IS NOT A DRILL

#EVERYTHING TO ME RN #hatsune Miku #bauhuas #music #Spotify

[salvatorelizzie]

now that i have my own tumblr account, i can start pushing my “James potter listens to goth rock or at least the cure” agenda. goth rock is mainly just silly little love songs and i think he’d be a big fan (not saying he’d be goth or into goth culture. just the music really)

#james potter #james potter hc #headcanon #marauders #harry potter #marauders era #dead gay wizards #jegulus #goth rock #the cure #siouxsie and the banshees #uhhh #running ouf goth bands my bad #bauhuas #sisters of mercy #that’s where my knowledge ends i fear #type o negative #see i know some #it’s my hc i can do what i want

[abwwia]

Women of Bauhaus: Weaving class on the Bauhaus stairs, 1927

The Bauhaus (1919 - 1933) was seen as a progressive academic institution, as it declared equality between the sexes and accepted both male and female students into its programs. During a time when women were denied admittance to formal art academies, the Bauhaus provided them with an unprecedented level of opportunity for both education and artistic development, though generally only in weaving and other fields considered at the time to be appropriate for women.

Controversies

Although the school was praised for its more progressive approach to gender equality, some criticize the schools reputation, claiming that many of its female members went unnoticed both during and after the school's short existence. Others claim that although the school fronted progressive ideas of gender equality, its administration was rooted in ideals of the past and in misogyny. In the case of Gertrud Arndt, she aspired to study architecture, but was instead redirected into the more domestic or "feminine" subject of weaving, after the administration claimed that there were no available architecture classes for her. Similarly, the school also attempted to redirect Benita Koch-Otte into more domestic subjects, but she persevered with her original studies and became an influential figure in both textile design and art education. However, during her studies, she was often encouraged to give up some of her classes in order to spend more time gardening.Via Wikipedia

Some Key Female Artists & Designers of The Bauhaus:

Anni Albers

Lis Beyer

Marianne Brandt

Katt Both

Alma Siedhoff-Buscher

Ilse Fehling

Marguerite Friedlaender-Wildenhain

Gertrud Grunow

Grete Heymann-Loebenstein

Kitty van der Mijll Dekker

Lucia Moholy

Lilly Reich

Gunta Stölzl

Lou Scheper

Grete Stern ... and many more

See : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_of_the_Bauhaus for more

#art #design #artHERstory #PalianShow #AnniAlbers #LisBeyer #MarianneFehling

#GertrudGrunow #LuciaMoholy #LillyReich #GuntaStölzl #LouScheper #GreteStern #germanwomenartists #jewishwomen #germanherstory

#bauhuas #women of Bauhaus #weaving #sexism in arts #art herstory

[escapingpurgatory]

@cinnamonangel333

BAUHAUS 🖤🖤🖤

#bauhuas #goth music #goth #peter murphy #Spotify

[casaannabel]

#bauhuas #b #marcel breuer

[bloghouse4ever]

#1994 #90s #john frusciante #indie #red hot chilli pipers #bauhuas