This iconic album from the 1980's could be considered cheesey by many. But I adore these smooth electronic sounds from the post-ska-revival days when it was actually desirable for a man to look effeminate, in fact it was the only sure way to pick up a girl. This must be Japan's masterwork and ... Read review
Advantages: Play - When you're turning Japanese. Disadvantages: Don't Play - At the rugby club disco.
This iconic album from the 1980's could be considered cheesey by many. But I adore these smooth electronic sounds from the post-ska-revival days when it was actually desirable for a man to look effeminate, in fact it was the only sure way to pick up a girl. This must be Japan's masterwork and the album delivers sinuous melodies that are dominated throughout by a gloriously expressive fretless bass and consistently inventive percussion. David Sylvian ... ...soft harmonics, he spreads his voice over these songs like a chef pours chocolate over the richest of deserts.
There are three stand-out tracks on the album, "Ghosts" was the single and is a tortured and lumbering outpouring of a lover's loss. Contracting with this are the signature sounds of "Canton", a completely irrepressible Japanese-styled instrumental and the heavily bass-grooved "Visions of China". more
This iconic album from the 1980's could be considered cheesey by many. But I adore these smooth electronic sounds from the post-ska-revival days when it was actually desirable for a man to look effeminate, in fact it was the only sure way to pick up a girl. This must be Japan's masterwork and the album delivers sinuous melodies that are dominated throughout by a gloriously expressive fretless bass and consistently inventive percussion. David Sylvian has a china-like vulnerability but his voice has deep and soft harmonics, he spreads his voice over these songs like a chef pours chocolate over the richest of deserts.
There are three stand-out tracks on the album, "Ghosts" was the single and is a tortured and lumbering outpouring of a lover's loss. Contracting with this are the signature sounds of "Canton", a completely irrepressible Japanese-styled instrumental and the heavily bass-grooved "Visions of China".
You will not have anything else like this in your record collection... superb!
This is the kind of re-issue that I don't mind paying extra for, not only does it come in a separate box with an alternative cover shot, inside that box comes the original album which is now has a digi-pack cover and best of all a separate bonus disc of extra tracks, the cover of the bonus C.D. recreates the original photos (check out Mick Karn who is sporting a dodgy car salesman moustache) used to make up the fold-out cover of the “The Art of Parties” 7inch released as a single with catalogue number Virgin VS379 in May 1981 it reached number 48 in the UK singles chart.
Japans album "TinDrum" stood out from other albums of it’s ilk at the time as the lead singer David Sylvain was doing a Scott Walker, Bryan Ferry, Nick Drake with little hints of David Bowie circa "Station to Station" period style of singing, this ...
Advantages: Perfect songwriting and performances. Disadvantages: Not enough of it.
When Japan released "TinDrum" in 1981 they finally broke into the mainstream, gaining critical and commercial applause for their breathtaking originality.
Sadly, one tour later, they broke, bitterly and with the exception of the semi-reunion ""Rain tree crow" sessions, have not performed together since.
It is hard to believe that a work like this was produced by four men in their very early twenties but they were always old souls.
As David Sylvian introduces on "The art of Parties" : "Once I was young, once I was smart, now I'm living on the edge of my nerves." The music is uptempo and almost uplifting yet the vocals seem to drift over the music, almost without a sense of rhythm.
"Talking drum" follows in a similar vein: Steve Jansen's extraordinarily tight and original drumming punctuated by Mick Karn's snaking bass lines ...
TinDrum, the second album Japan released on Virgin, in 1981, went gold, confirming the band?s best selling status, and in 1982 they enjoyed two top ten singles, Ghosts (from the album) and a re-release by their former record company Ariola of their version of the old Motown classic I Second That Emotion.
TinDrum was also Japan?s most successful album musically and, with its Maoist inspired cover, emphasised their oriental influences.
It includes Ghosts, Cantonese Boy, The Art of Parties, Talking Drum, Still Life In mobile Homes and Sons of Pioneers. It is the best work that Japan ever recorded and is the one you should buy if you only want to own one album by Japan. Unfortunately it marked the beginning of the end for the badn and shortly afterwards they were to be no more as the individual members started to fall out and go ...
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