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“I thought, ‘I’m getting the message’”: Richard Barbieri on the much-needed Porcupine Tree hiatus
Keyboardist admits he wasn’t such a nice person in the run-up to their 2010 hiatus, explains what changed when they released 2022’s Closure/Continuation, and hints at what might be next
Japan’s Richard Barbieri on blue hair, lipstick, a fingerless glove and the unusual reason he joined the band
Future Porcupine Tree member recalls being put off playing keyboards by Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman, and feeling culturally homeless before the new romantic era
Japan’s career was much more fun than it seemed
Attacking punks, getting stuck on a disco label, fighting the New Romantic tag: Steve Jansen recalls how the schoolmates’ natural sense of rebellion became unique music before egos got in the way, and the flukes that made them big in actual Japan
David Sylvian's career-spanning Everything And Nothing gets first ever vinyl release
David Sylvian's Everything And Nothing features collaborations with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Robert Fripp and Mick Karn as well as tracks by Japan and Rain Tree Crow
"Fripp-ishly brainy" - the magic of Japan's Tin Drum
With their final studio offering as Japan, the Catford art rockers made pretentiousness danceable!
Japan to release half-speed vinyl remaster of double collection Exorcising Ghosts
Art rockers Japan to have 1984 career-spanning collection Exorcising Ghosts reissued on vinyl in October
My Record Collection: Mark McCaughrean on Yes, Frost* and Moon Safari
By day Mark McCaughrean is Senior Science Advisor at the European Space Agency. But by night he’s pondering spiritual transportation via Mahler, Yes and Chvrches…
Art-rock fops Japan predict the future on deluxe version of third album Quiet Life
Japan's post-glam synth-rock classic Quiet Life, now remastered and expanded into three-disc set
