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Artist Biography For Japan
British Art Rock Band Japan Was Formed In 1974 In Lewisham South London England With Original Members David Sylvian Vocals Guitar Mick Karn Bass Guitar Saxophone Richard Barbieri Keyboards Rob Dean Guitar And Steve Jansen Percussion . Dean Left The Band In 1981 Before The Recording Of Japan's Final Album Tin Drum. Japan Began Playing Glam Rock Influenced By David Bowie The New York Dolls And Motown. Japan Debuted On Record With 1978's Adolescent Sex And Subsequently Obscure Alternatives Which Both Sold Well In The Nation Of Japan Though Nowhere Else. Their Third Album 1979's Quiet Life Heralded A Change In Musical Style From The Earlier Largely Guitar Based Music To A More Electronic Sound With More Emphasis On Barbieri's Synthesisers Sylvian's Svelte Baritone Style Of Singing Karn's Distinctive Fretless Bass Sound And Steve Jansen's Odd-Timbred Percussion Work. Their Following Two Albums Gentlemen Take Polaroids 1980 And Tin Drum 1981 Continued To Expand Their Audience As The Band Refined Its New Sound And Unintentionally Became Part Of The Early 1980s New Romantic Movement. But Tin Drum Would End Up Being Their Final Album As Personality Conflicts Drove The Band Apart. Nevertheless The Album's Unconventional Single "Ghosts" Reached #5 On The UK Pop Charts Followed By A Re-Release Of "I Second That Emotion" That Reached #9. The Band Officially Split Up After A Farewell Tour In Late 1982. The Tour Was Posthumously Released As An LP "Oil On Canvas" In Mid-1983. Most Of The Original Members Of The Band Went On To Work On Other Projects. Mick Karn And Bauhaus Frontman Peter Murphy Formed The One-Album Project Called Dali's Car And Released The Album The Waking Hour In 1984. He Has Released Other Solo Works Over The Years.
Steve Jansen And Richard Barbieri Released An Album In 1987 Under The Moniker The Dolphin Brothers Which Garnered A Little Interest. By Far The Most Successful Is David Sylvian Who Has Recorded Several Albums With Noted Performers. An Attempted Reunion In 1991 With The Rain Tree Crow Project Was Short Lived Producing Only One Album. All Members Have Collaborated On The Other's Solo Work Notably The Trio JKB Aka Jansen Barbieri And Karn Have Released Several Records. Jansen Has Continued To Tour With His Brother David Sylvian. Karn Died Of Cancer January 4 2011.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: European Son
Japan - Assemblage
The Song Was Written By David Sylvian In 1978 Following The Band's US Tour. It Was Intended To Be The Title Track Of Japan's Third Album And Sylvian Intended To Record It With Disco Producer Giorgio Moroder. However This Did Not Happen As Moroder Preferred The Song Life In Tokyo. Japan Then Recorded The Song With Simon Napier-Bell And It Was Mixed By John Punter. European Son Was First Released In Japan As The B-Side Of The Single I Second That Emotion And On A Canadian Special Edition EP. In 1981 It Was Released As The B-Side Of The UK Single Life In Tokyo And Was Included On The Album Assemblage. Later That Year A Version Remixed By Steve Nye Was Released As A Single And Became A Hit On The UK Singles Chart Peaking At Number 31.
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British Art Rock Band Japan Was Formed In 1974 In Lewisham South London England With Original Members David Sylvian Vocals Guitar Mick Karn Bass Guitar Saxophone Richard Barbieri Keyboards Rob Dean Guitar And Steve Jansen Percussion . Dean Left The Band In 1981 Before The Recording Of Japan's Final Album Tin Drum. Japan Began Playing Glam Rock Influenced By David Bowie The New York Dolls And Motown. Japan Debuted On Record With 1978's Adolescent Sex And Subsequently Obscure Alternatives Which Both Sold Well In The Nation Of Japan Though Nowhere Else. Their Third Album 1979's Quiet Life Heralded A Change In Musical Style From The Earlier Largely Guitar Based Music To A More Electronic Sound With More Emphasis On Barbieri's Synthesisers Sylvian's Svelte Baritone Style Of Singing Karn's Distinctive Fretless Bass Sound And Steve Jansen's Odd-Timbred Percussion Work. Their Following Two Albums Gentlemen Take Polaroids 1980 And Tin Drum 1981 Continued To Expand Their Audience As The Band Refined Its New Sound And Unintentionally Became Part Of The Early 1980s New Romantic Movement. But Tin Drum Would End Up Being Their Final Album As Personality Conflicts Drove The Band Apart. Nevertheless The Album's Unconventional Single "Ghosts" Reached #5 On The UK Pop Charts Followed By A Re-Release Of "I Second That Emotion" That Reached #9. The Band Officially Split Up After A Farewell Tour In Late 1982. The Tour Was Posthumously Released As An LP "Oil On Canvas" In Mid-1983. Most Of The Original Members Of The Band Went On To Work On Other Projects. Mick Karn And Bauhaus Frontman Peter Murphy Formed The One-Album Project Called Dali's Car And Released The Album The Waking Hour In 1984. He Has Released Other Solo Works Over The Years.
Steve Jansen And Richard Barbieri Released An Album In 1987 Under The Moniker The Dolphin Brothers Which Garnered A Little Interest. By Far The Most Successful Is David Sylvian Who Has Recorded Several Albums With Noted Performers. An Attempted Reunion In 1991 With The Rain Tree Crow Project Was Short Lived Producing Only One Album. All Members Have Collaborated On The Other's Solo Work Notably The Trio JKB Aka Jansen Barbieri And Karn Have Released Several Records. Jansen Has Continued To Tour With His Brother David Sylvian. Karn Died Of Cancer January 4 2011. read less
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Steve Jansen And Richard Barbieri Released An Album In 1987 Under The Moniker The Dolphin Brothers Which Garnered A Little Interest. By Far The Most Successful Is David Sylvian Who Has Recorded Several Albums With Noted Performers. An Attempted Reunion In 1991 With The Rain Tree Crow Project Was Short Lived Producing Only One Album. All Members Have Collaborated On The Other's Solo Work Notably The Trio JKB Aka Jansen Barbieri And Karn Have Released Several Records. Jansen Has Continued To Tour With His Brother David Sylvian. Karn Died Of Cancer January 4 2011. read less
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The song was written by David Sylvian in 1978 following the band's US tour. It was intended to be the title track of Japan's third album and Sylvian intended to record it with disco producer Giorgio Moroder. However, this did not happen as Moroder preferred the song Life in Tokyo. Japan then recorded the song with Simon Napier-Bell and it was mixed by John Punter.
European Son was first released in Japan as the B-side of the single I Second That Emotion and on a Canadian Special Edition EP. In 1981 it was released as the B-side of the UK single Life in Tokyo and was included on the album Assemblage. Later that year a version remixed by Steve Nye was released as a single and became a hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 31. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.