DAVID J
‘David J has long occupied a singular space in the musical landscape, moving
from the skeletal architecture of post-punk into a realm of sophisticated, literatesongwriting that defies easy categorization.’
(The Big Take-Over)
A founder member of the highly influential and revered BAUHAUS. Bauhaus
spearheaded the post-punk Alternative music scene of the early ‘80’s with a string of innovative albums and singles, including, for many, perhaps their defining moment, a song that is ranked as a classic and feasibly the pinnacle of the entire Gothic scene and beyond, the nine minute plus epic slab of industrial dub that is ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’, featuring the lyrics of David J.
Two years after the demise of Bauhaus in 1983, David regrouped with two of his former Bauhaus band mates, guitarist, Daniel Ash and drummer, Kevin Haskins to form the hugely successful Love And Rockets, whose debut single hit gold status in Canada, followed by a top three US single with ‘So Alive’ which the band capped with a million selling album and sold out stadium tours.
A highly acclaimed songwriter, often personal, often observational, all of these
qualities are evident on his twelve solo albums. David has also written and
directed various stage productions. His memoir, ‘Who Killed Mister Moonlight?’ (Bauhaus, Black Magick and Benediction) was published by Jawbone Press in 2014. A new book of poetry, ‘Rhapsody, Threnody and Prayer’ was published in 2026. His latest album, ‘Songs From The Attic Revisited’ was released this year by Independent Project Records to great acclaim. It will be followed by an ambitious strings-centric double album, ‘Postcards From The Afterlife’ in late November.
David J writes: “The album is essentially about the poignant persistence of
connection, be it in life or in death. Schisms and transitions. Love found and love lost. Requiems, reflection and revelation.”
Paul Wallfisch (Swans)
Paul has contributed to dozens of albums and toured North & South America, Europe and Asia performing and/or recording with Swans, Firewater, Love & Rockets, Congo Norvell, Angela McCluskey, Syl Sylvain, Stiv Bators, Anne Pigalle, Johnny Haliday, Marissa Nadler, Rose McGowan, Joey Arias and many more. He is the long-standing writing and performing partner of underground tortured soul legend Little Annie. Joining Swans in 2016, Paul toured with the band for two years, appearing on the 2017 live album Deliquescence and 2019’s Leaving Meaning, (Young God/Mute Records)
The Heart of a Whale, a duo album with Dana Schechter, (Swans), came out on Trost Records in 2025. An Egon Schiele inspired song cycle written with David J, (Bauhaus), will be released on Independent Project Records in 2026.
Fiona Brice
FIONA BRICE is a British composer, arranger & multi-instrumentalist (violin, piano, voice) whose music merges contemporary classical and indie alternative worlds. She is recognised internationally as an orchestral arranger and session musician, writing, recording & touring with high profile artists inc. Placebo, John Grant, elbow, Kelly Jones, Stereophonics, Johnny Marr, Anna Calvi, Liam Gallagher, The Libertines, Phoebe Bridgers, Vashti Bunyan, Roy Harper. Her large-scale orchestral a collaborations with many of the above artists & the BBC Philharmonic, BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Heritage Orchestra & London Mozart Players have been broadcast on BBC Radio 2,3,4,5 & 6 and she is a regular orchestrator for BBC Radio 2 Piano Rooms and the BBC Proms. As a solo artist she is signed to Bella Union records.
BLACK BORDELLO
Black Bordello are an art-rock band from South London, fronted by Sienna Bordello, whose emotive soprano, macabre lyricism and wicked sense of humour have been compared to the likes of Björk, Kate Bush, and Siouxsie & the Banshees. Spearheaded by Sienna’s operatic vocals and vivid, fragmented songwriting, their metamorphic brand of alternative rock is enchanted with
elements of vaudeville, post-punk, jazz, psychedelia, gothic rock and chamber pop. Since their emergence in 2021, they have released two studio albums, to acclaim from CLASH, Wonderland, Loud & Quiet, Fred Perry & So Young, and received airplay on BBC Radio 6 for their single ‘Nunhead’. After its release and successful headline launch at MOTH Club in September 2024, their sophomore album White Bardo amassed over 80k in organic streams, as well as 18k+ views on their music video for ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’. They showcased at Rotterdam’s Left of the Dial in 2024, and in 2025 they supported Pete Doherty, performed multiple sets at NYC’s New Colossus Festival, and released a visionary music video for single ‘Acid Mary’. Following a litany of acclaimed live shows supporting the likes of The Libertines, Goat Girl, Fat Dog and Pretty Sick, the band have just recorded their third studio album with Balazs Altsach (Ugly, The Orchestra for Now, Legss), leading the group’s zealous genre-hopping into new territories influenced by trip-hop and industrial. In 2026, the band have headlined London’s 100 Club, released two new singles, and put out another cinematic music video (‘Daddy’). They are now gearing up for the September release of their new EP, ‘Midheaven Tempest’, alongside their biggest headline yet at Oslo Hackney, and an EU tour in November, including Berlin’s 8mm festival and a series of support slots with David J.
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