Thought this sounded excellent from Steve Jansen, some Proggy sounds, touch of King Crimson.
Always thought members of Japan produced best work after the band.
https://youtu.be/nAEF_EUVa90
Thought this sounded excellent from Steve Jansen, some Proggy sounds, touch of King Crimson.
Always thought members of Japan produced best work after the band.
https://youtu.be/nAEF_EUVa90
Anything from the Japan guys is an autobuy. Their output has been top shelf throughout. Can't think of a single duff release by any of them.
I pretty much agree, which is a little odd since I've never heard anything from Japan itself that I found of interest.Originally Posted by FrippWire
It's great to see how active both Richard Barbieri (who releases his Variants.5 this week) and Steve Jansen are. I've been following these musicians since their Adolescent Sex-days with Japan and it's cool to see how they developed over the years. Mick Karn is sadly missed, but the last couple of years I've collected quite a few albums he's playing on (like Masami Tsuchiya's output). Sylvian's recent work is becoming stranger and stranger - and although I buy most of it I would love to hear some melodic work from him again.
This Exit North is well worth too. You could state that Thomas Feiner is the new Scott Walker.
Jazz-legend Lars Danielsson is one of the many guest-players.
I'll definitely be buying it. It reminds me a little of this release:
https://birdsthroughfire.bandcamp.com/releases
This was dedicated to and influenced in part by Mick Karn.
Yeah, that's a great album featuring Robby Aceto - who played with all Japan-members so that makes full circle ;-)
Got this last night and managed to squeeze in some listening time. Really enjoyable. What other related works (Jansen, Feiner, etc.) would folks suggest looking into?
What do you already have? Definitely check out Jansen's Slope, if you haven't already. Feiner is on one track on that, as well as Sylvian and Joan as Policewoman. Good stuff.
Feiner's album with Anywhen (rereleased on Samadhisound, the label of Jansen's brother):
Was about to add to my wishlist when I noticed the $100 price.
Maybe the original version Of Anywhen's album will do too: https://www.discogs.com/Anywhen-The-...release/736750Was about to add to my wishlist when I noticed the $100 price.
Just in case you don't know them, but Nine Horses is certainly worth listening to.
And Steve Jansen is also featured on the ambient-folkpop-like "In Chances Of Light", the first album by I'anson.
https://vimeo.com/76942278
After some recent shows in Japan Exit North announced one show in Europe next year (maybe more will follow): October 10th 2020 in Helmond: https://www.exitnorthmusic.com/blog/...he-netherlands
This was the setlist for the concerts in Japan:
Setlist
North - (Exit North)
Short Of One Dimension - (Exit North)
Lessons In Doubt - (Exit North)
Losing - (Exit North)
Passenger's Wake - (Exit North)
Sever Me - (Exit North)
Captured - (Steve Jansen)
Playground Martyrs - (Steve Jansen)
My Winter - (The Dolphin Brothers)
Blue Crystal Fire - (cover of Robbie Basho song)
Another Chance - (Exit North)
Sow The Salt - (Steve Jansen)
Bested Bones - (Exit North)
Spider - (Exit North)
So Steve Jansen visits his past with songs from The Dolphin Brothers and his solo-recordings.
Didn't know the song by Robbie Basho:
Another thing in a similar vein is Dark Star Safari, with Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skvp1zjgpN0
Have not picked it up yet, but I will.
Prefer his first solo album. Playground Martyrs ...
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Jansen's solo releases between his debut (Slope, 2007) and the recent Exit North album are all swell - his second album of songs (Tender Extinction) is even better than Slope imho.
Anything with either Jansen, Karn or Barbieri's name on it is an autobuy for me. Love the Exit North album.
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In April there will be a new Exit North, called Anyway, Still.
On May 16 the band will perform In Gothenburg, Sweden and on May 27 in Helmond, The Netherlands, while there are also a couple of shows announced in Japan.
More details: https://www.exitnorthmusic.com/blog
The first Exit North release was where I first heard about Thomas Feiner, and following Jansen was how I found out about Exit North.
I've since gotten my hands on most of Jansen's BC stuff, and all of Feiner's except for the most recent pieces that he puts out under the pseudonym "Ada Moreau" in which he produces ambient works that feature his vocals processed to sound like ethereal female voices.
I prefer Jansen's more minimal approach - too much of lush strings hereBut still very good of course
"Anyway, Still" arrived today. Great job by Burning Shed in getting it here in only a week.
On my “buy soon” list. They’ve got a great vibe.
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Two words - David Sylvian.
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it brings forth a sound (2112)
Not a bad thing imho
brother sounds like brother-SJ's vocals are pretty close to a dead ringer for DS
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Michael
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Exit North's vocals are by Thomas Feiner, which while reminiscent of Sylvian a bit, seem to have more range. I like both, a lot.
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