Tones on Tail was an "eclectic" musical side project of Daniel Ash

Daniel Ash

Daniel Gaston Ash is the guitarist for Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets, and solo projects.-Life and work:After going to concerts in his teenage years, Ash made a decision to be on a stage in some way...

 of Bauhaus

Bauhaus (band)

Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation...

, along with art school friend, flatmate, and "Bauhaus roadie" Glenn Campling in 1982. After the breakup of Bauhaus in 1983, they were joined by drummer Kevin Haskins

Kevin Haskins

Kevin Haskins also known as Kevin Michael Dompe is a drummer best known from the British rock group Bauhaus. He was also a member of Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets...

. Their music was described by one critic as "doom-and-dance-pop". The band disbanded in 1984 shortly before Ash and Haskins went on to form Love and Rockets

Love and Rockets (band)

Love and Rockets were an English alternative rock band formed in 1985 by former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash , David J , and Kevin Haskins . Former Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy had embarked on a solo career after Bauhaus split in 1983...

.

In concert, the band sported all-white. Their track "Go!" was one of the sample sources for Moby

Moby

Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...

's "Go

Go (Moby song)

"Go" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, released as the first single from his self-titled album. The single was a success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart....

". They did one short tour of the UK and North America.

The 1998 release Everything!, is a two-CD

Compact Disc

The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

 set of every track, remastered, plus a radio interview with Ash and Haskins.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic Ned Raggett said "With their former band's generally gloomier shadows left behind, what Ash and Haskins draw from their time with Bauhaus is that group's melange of styles—their most underappreciated strength." Richard Williams of The Michigan Daily said "Tones on Tail carries on with the traditional Bauhaus taste for the macabre, but charts new courses of twisting the pop thing." James Muretich of The Calgary Herald wrote "From the ashes of Bauhaus has arisen a British trio that is turning into one of the most impressive and macabre dance bands around."

Licensing

"Go!" has been used in the Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...

episode "U4EA", in this episode the song is being played while Brandon and Emily are dancing at a downtown Los Angeles rave, and in the 2008 commercial by the Ford Motor Company for their Mercury Mariner. The song was also used in the 1991 movie Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities (film)

Career Opportunities is a 1991 American romantic comedy film starring Frank Whaley in his first lead role and co-starred Jennifer Connelly in one of her first. It was written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Bryan Gordon.-Plot:...

, the 1997 movie Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American Black comedy film, directed by George Armitage, and starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver.In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Grosse Pointe Blank the 21st greatest comedy film of all time. The film's soundtrack features mainly independent music hits...

, and the 2003 movie Party Monster.

EPs and singles

• Tones on Tail (1982) (12" vinyl
  Gramophone record
  A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
  
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• "There's Only One" (1982) (12")
• "Burning Skies" (1983) (No. 11) (7" and 12")
• "Performance" (1984) (7" and 12")
• "Lions" (1984) (7" and 12")
• "Christian Says" (1984) (7" and 12")
• "Go!" (1984) (7" and 12")

Compilations

• The Album Pop (1984) (LP and cassette – a reconfiguration of Pop)
• Tones on Tail (1985) (LP and cassette)
• Night Music (1987) (CD only)
• Tones on Tail (1990) (CD and cassette)
• Everything!
  Everything!
  Everything! is a compilation album by Tones on Tail, which was released in 1998 as a double CD.The first disc features the original Pop album, while the second disc collects the Burning Skies and Tones on Tail EPs, along with the "Lions", "Christian Says", "There's Only One" and "Performance" singles...
  
  (1998) (CD only – contains every released track and a radio interview)
• Something! (1998) (CD EP only – a promotional item with alternate edits/mixes of tracks from Everything!)