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Daniel Ash | |
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 Ash on stage with Love and Rockets, c. 1989 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Gaston Ash |
| Born | 31 July 1957 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
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| Member of | Poptone |
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Daniel Gaston Ash[1] (born 31 July 1957)[2] is an English musician, songwriter and singer. He became prominent in the late 1970s as the guitarist for the goth rock band Bauhaus, which spawned two related bands led by Ash: Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets. Recently, he reunited with bandmate Kevin Haskins to form Poptone, a retrospective of their respective careers, featuring Kevin's daughter Diva Dompe on bass. He has also recorded several solo albums.[3] Several guitarists have listed Ash as an influence, including Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction,[4] Kim Thayil of Soundgarden,[5][6] Hide of X Japan[7] and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.[8]
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- ^ "Daniel Ash Biography". Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Ash closes door on Love and Rockets: 'It's boring for me to do those songs'". Slicing Up Eyeballs. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction Discusses Technique and Influences in 1991 Guitar World Interview". Guitar World. 1991. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Soundgarden – "Belligerent, Paranoid"". BraveWords. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Greg Prato (11 May 2022). "Kim Thayil names 11 guitar players who shaped his sound". Guitar World. Future plc, Future Publishing Limited Quay House. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
"In between the late '70s punk rock/new wave explosion and 1984/SST, there was a British post-punk thing, and I picked up on the style and elements of Daniel Ash. Once again, specifically the use of feedback, slashing, and pick scrapes and finger squeaks on the strings." "All these elements that were incidental, producers and recording engineers often tried to keep off the tape. It's also stuff that guitarists tried to avoid doing because they thought it was incidental, noise and unintended. "Ash embraced that as all part of the depth of the music and created that sort of 'cinematic depth' – kind of in the way that Pere Ubu had this weird literary dynamic to the way they did things. So, they weren't afraid of the picks scrapes, the squeaks, and the use of space. It was just amazing. "And on some level, it's fun and wild, but it's also courageous and arty. It inspired me not to be afraid of these components of playing guitar. I didn't have to work my way out of them – I could incorporate them into the songs."
- ^ "hide's Top Favorite Albums". nopperabou. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
hide（前編）80年代の横須賀が生んだ必然のギタリスト. Natalie (in Japanese). 26 September 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2019. - ^ Joe Bosso (30 May 2012). "Book excerpt: John Frusciante on being a guitar antihero". MusicRadar. Future Plc.