Dalís Car were a musical group formed in 1984 by Peter Murphy (vocalist), Mick Karn (bassist, keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist) and Paul Vincent Lawford (drum machines).
One year after Bauhaus broke up, Peter Murphy, after taking a hiatus from his music career, wished again to record.
Around the same time, the bass player Mick Karn, from the art pop band Japan who had split up in 1982, was struggling with his solo career.
The origin of the band began with Murphy's interview by a Japanese journalist for the magazine Music Life, in which he spoke of his admiration for Mick Karn's work and his unique bass style.
"[1] Despite not touring in front of live audience due to these previous issues, they did make a performance of their single "His Box" on The Old Grey Whistle Test where they played over a backing track.
One commentator mentioned their reaction to their appearance in the performance by saying: "In their sober suits they looked like investment bankers who had just had a bad day on the stock market".
In fact, he did not even show up when Karn established the bonus tracks for their single, preferring to stay in Turkey with his wife.
[3] In August 2010, Peter Murphy announced on Twitter that he and Karn were planning to head into the studio in September to begin work on the second Dalís Car album.
The tracks were mixed by Steve Jansen, mastered by Pieter Snapper in Istanbul, and the artwork for the EP was created by Murphy with Thomas Bak with a painting by Jarosław Kukowski.
Artemis Rise was made available as a download through the Burning Shed MK Music store on Sunday 24 July 2011, to commemorate what would have been Karn's 53rd birthday.