Japan (the band, silly, not the country!)

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DAVID TORN'S Cloud About Mercury 1987 02 07
Kongresshalle, Frankfurt, Germany.

David Torn: guitars/effects/electric koto
Mark Isham: Trumpet/Keyboards
Bill Bruford: Drums/ Electronic Percussion
Mick Karn: bass

[Cygnus74]

^^^Great story! Thanks for sharing. I guess you know Bill Bruford and Mick Karn played together live in the David Torn-band during the Cloud About Mercury-tour, as recorded by German TV.

About Oil On Canvas: although the band didn't play anything from the first two records, it shows pretty much all the music Japan could play: ambient, funky, complex, poppy, classic.

Thanks mate! Yes I've seen the video and love the album Cloud About Mercury (with TLev). Will definitely pull out Oil on Canvas later!

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If you're interested in reading article on Japan and David Sylvian especially, here's a link to Vista, a site inspired by the music of Sylvian and collaborators: https://sylvianvista.com/

[Drake]

If you're interested in reading article on Japan and David Sylvian especially, here's a link to Vista, a site inspired by the music of Sylvian and collaborators: https://sylvianvista.com/

Best blog on the Internet

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Here's a live recording, posted on the JBK-Facebooksite, from Jansen Barbieri Karn, featuring Steven Wilson and Theo Travis at Abstract Day 1997:

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^^The complete concert (with Sugizo and others) can be found on this clip, although the quality is less good:

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And here's a clip from Ippu Do, featuring Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri and Percy Jones:

[markwoll]

And here's a clip from Ippu Do, featuring Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri and Percy Jones:

Thank you ( spoken is a mildly sarcastic tone ) for opening up another rabbit hole to slide down.

[RickdaPrick]

Japan with Steve Jansen on drums? he's awesome.