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Deep (Album) by Peter Murphy

Artist Biography For Peter Murphy

Peter John Murphy Born 11 July 1957 Near Northampton England Raised In Wellingborough England Is The Vocalist Of The Rock Group Bauhaus Who Later Went On To Release A Number Of Solo Albums Such As Deep And Love Hysteria. By 1983 Bauhaus Broke Up And Murphy Went On To New Projects Not Involving Bauhaus Members Kevin Haskins David J Or Daniel Ash. After Some Brief Dabbling With Acting And Dance - Including A Slightly Odd Televised Performance To Bauhaus's "Hollow Hills" - He Soon Formed Dalis Car With Mick Karn The Bass Player From Japan. Murphy's Solo Career Over Time Became More Varied Than Bauhaus Ranging From Pseudo-Pop To Haunting Ballads That Showcased His Deep And Complex Vocals. After The Commercial Non-Start Of Dali's Car Murphy's First Solo Album Was Similarly Overlooked. Should The World Fail To Fall Apart Did Spawn Several Singles Including A Cover Of Pere Ubu's "Final Solution" That Made A Minor Splash On The Club Scene. The Followup Love Hysteria Did Much Better. It Also Marked The Beginning Of A Long-Term Collaboration With Songwriter Paul Statham Who Co-Wrote Songs With Murphy Until 1995. The Resulting Singles "All Night Long" And "Indigo Eyes" Helped Garner A Wider Following And The Black-And-White Video For "All Night Long" Entered Rotation On MTV. The Pinnacle Of Murphy's Solo Popularity Came With The Release Of Deep. For This Album Murphy Reinvented Himself As Somewhat Of A Rock-God Now Sporting Hair Dyed Platinum Blonde And Performing A Much More Aggressive Alt-Rock Sound. The Single "Cuts You Up" From Deep Held On To The Top Spot On The Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart For Longer Than Any Other Single Before - Displacing "So Alive" By His Former Bauhaus-Bandmates Love And Rockets. In 2000 Murphy Performed His International Just For Love Tour Which Resulted In The Album ALive Just For Love. It Is A Live Recording Of The Fully Uninterrupted Set From The El Rey Show In Los Angeles On November 30 2000. During The Tour Murphy Chose To Perform With Only Two Back-Up Musicians Canadian Electric Violinist Hugh Marsh And Peter DiStefano From Porno For Pyros On Guitar Although Former Bauhaus Bassist David J Sometimes Joined The Trio For An Encore. At This Point He Also Contributed To Works By Noted Film Composer Harry Gregson-Williams. Also In 2000 Murphy Gave A Nod To The North American Goth Scene Where His Solo Works And His Works With Bauhaus Are Still Very Popular By Making A Surprise Guest Appearance At The Sixth Annual Convergence Festival In Seattle To Perform A Low-Key Acoustic Solo Set. In 2004 Murphy Signed To Yet Another New Label Viastar Which Was Home To Several Other 1980s Pop Artists Who Had Moved Into More Eclectic Areas. Despite Numerous Problems With The Label The Album Unshattered Was Released Showcasing Murphy Returning To A More Pop Sound. Murphy Undertook Extensive Tours Of The U.S.A And Europe To Promote 'Unshattered' In 2005 With A Live Band Featuring Guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite Of The Mission UK And Tricky On Guitar Jeff Schwartoff Of Human Waste Project And Professional Murder Music On Bass And Justin Bennett Of Skinny Puppy On Drums. Murphy And The Band Reconvened In November 2007 For Shows In Portugal And Spain With Nick Lucero Replacing Bennett On Drums. In May 2008 Murphy Recorded A Cover Of The Song "Warm Leatherette" With Trent Reznor And Jeordie White From Nine Inch Nails. This Was Played Live At An Intimate Studio Performance And The Video Recording Was Released On Both The Official Nine Inch Nails Website And YouTube. A Full-Length Album Called Ninth Was Released In 2011 Featuring The Single "I Spit Roses".

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Deep Is The Third Solo Studio Album By English Musician Peter Murphy. Produced By Simon Rogers The Album Was Released On 19 December 1989 Through Beggars Banquet Records In The UK And RCA/Atlantic Records In The US. The Album Features Contributions From Murphy's Backing Band The Hundred Men. The Album Spawned Three Singles "The Line Between The Devil's Teeth And That Which Cannot Be Repeat " "Cuts You Up" And "A Strange Kind Of Love". The Track "Cuts You Up" Became A Modern Rock Hit In 1990 Spending Seven Weeks At The Top Of The U.S. Charts And Crossing Over To Billboard Hot 100 Where It Peaked At Number 55. The Other Singles Also Charted On The Modern Rock Tracks Chart Peaking At Numbers 18 And 21 Respectively.