Japán / Japan
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Biography
[Edit]Japan's evolution from rather humble glam rock beginnings into stylish synth pop (and beyond) made the British group one of the more intriguing and successful artists of their era. Formed in London in 1974, Japan began its existence as a quintet comprised of singer/songwriter David Sylvian, bassist Mick Karn, keyboardist Richard Barbieri, drummer (and Sylvian's brother) Steve Jansen and guitarist Rob Dean. In their primary incarnation, the group emulated the sound and image of glam rockers like David Bowie and the New York Dolls; Sylvian's over-the-top vocals, much in the vein of Bryan Ferry, also earned Japan frequent (if derisive) comparisons to Roxy Music.
After winning a label-sponsored talent contest, they were signed to Germany's Ariola-Hansa Records in 1977 and debuted a year later with a pair of LPs, Adolescent Sex and Obscure Alternatives, which received little notice at home or in the U.S. but did find favor among Japanese audiences. With 1979's Quiet Life, Japan made a tremendous leap into more sophisticated stylistic and subtle territory; a subsequent hit single covering Smokey Robinson's "I Second That Emotion" further underscored the newfound soulfulness of their music.
1980s Gentlemen Take Polaroids continued to broaden Japan's scope, incorporating a variety of exotic influences into their increasingly atmospheric sound. With 1981's Tin Drum (recorded minus Dean), the band peaked: tapping sources as diverse as funk and Middle Eastern rhythms, the album moved beyond pop confines into experimental tones and textures, and scored a U.K. smash with the single "Ghosts."
However, Tin Drum also proved to be Japan's swan song: long-simmering differences among the bandmembers came to a head when Karn's girlfriend moved in with Sylvian, and the group disbanded in 1982. The individual members quickly forged ahead with their projects: Sylvian began a successful solo career and also entered into a series of collaborations with performers like Ryuichi Sakamoto, Holger Czukay and Robert Fripp, while Karn issued a 1982 solo LP, Titles, before founding the short-lived duo Dali's Car with Bauhaus' Peter Murphy. In 1986, meanwhile, Jansen and Barbieri issued Worlds in a Small Room under their own names before recording together as the Dolphin Brothers.
In 1987, Karn released Dreams of Reason Produce Monsters, a solo LP which featured contributions from Sylvian and Jansen, spurring rumors of a reunion which came to fruition in 1989 when the four principal members re-teamed under the name Rain Tree Crow. By the time an eponymously-titled album appeared in 1991, however, relations had again dissolved in acrimony, and the musicians went their separate ways; while Sylvian continued working independently, as the decade wore on Karn, Jansen and Barbieri occasionally reunited in various projects while also maintaining solo careers.
Title: Gentlemen Take Polaroids (2003 Remaster)
Artist: Japán / Japan
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Pop, Alternative
Title: 80 Side (feat. Tray Pizzy) - Single
Artist: Japán / Japan
Genre: New Age, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Punk Rock
Collections
Title: so80s (So Eighties) Volume 2 - Pres. By Blank & Jones
Genre: Pop
Title: This Is... 1981
Genre: Pop
Title: 20 National Anthems of the World
Genre: World Music, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Balearic World
Genre: World Music
Title: Revenge of the Fight Club
Genre: Electronica, Alternative
Title: Balearic Ambient
Genre: Electronica
Title: 80'S Electro Pop
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, New Wave, Synth Pop
Title: Peter Kruder Private Collection
Genre: Ambient, Trip Hop, Electronica, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 100 Hits - 80s Love (CD3)
Title: The Greatest Songs Of The 80s (CD2)
Genre: Country, Outlaw Country, Disco, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: Feel Good 80s (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Pop
Title: Studio Brussel Jaar Van De Gitaar 2 (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Hits - 80's (CD5)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Rock, World Music, Pop, Funk
Title: Fantastic 80s! (CD4) -Electric 80's
Genre: Blues
Title: The Lost 80's Vol. 015
Genre: Pop
Title: New Gold Dreams (CD2)
Title: New Gold Dreams (CD3)
Title: Rock Hits 80s Vol 3
Genre: Rock
Title: 80s Without Time Story (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Disco, Synth Pop
Title: I Love 80s (Marek Sierocki Presents) (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s 100 Remixes (CD1)
Title: 100 Hits Halloween (CD1)
Title: MAREK SIEROCKI PRZEDSTAWIA - I LOVE 80's (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: The New Romantics (CD1)
Genre: New Wave, Synth Pop, Alternative
Title: The New Romantics (CD3)
Title: 12 Inch 80's New Wave (CD2)
Genre: Indie Rock, Disco, Pop Rock
Title: 12'' 80s Electro Pop (CD1)
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, New Wave, Synth Pop
Title: Best Of The Eighties (CD3)
Title: Modern Dance - K-Tel Compilation
Genre: New Wave
Title: 100 Hits: 80s Remixes (CD1)
Genre: Freestyle Music, Hard NRG, Soul, New Wave, Disco, Synth Pop
Title: Formel 80 - 80 Perlen Der 80er (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits Of The 80s Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Obscure Alternatives
Title: Synth Pop (CD2)
Genre: Synth Pop
Title: The Pop Years: The 80s: 1981
Title: The Pop Years: The 80s: 1982
Title: Ultimate 90's Party (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Ultimate 80's - 1985 (CD4)
Genre: Industrial, Electro, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Synth Pop, EBM
Title: Spirits Of Nature - Vol. 6
Genre: New Age, Meditative
Title: Moments Of The 80' (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Kult Praesentiert (Pop & Wave) (The Long Versions) (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Pop
Title: Alle 40 Goed New Wave Classics (CD2)
Genre: New Wave
Title: 12'' 80s Chilled
Title: 12'' 80s New Wave
Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock, Synth Pop, Alternative
Title: 100 Hits Of The 80's (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Ministry Of Sound Anthems Electronic 80s Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Ministry Of Sound Anthems Electronic 80s Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Peter Kruder - Private Collection
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Free Jazz, Dancefloor