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Anthony Reynolds
Anthony Reynolds was born in Wales in the early 1970s. He has worked variously as a stable boy, translator, pool shark, pool cleaner and lifeguard. His interest in reading and writing about the making of music originated in 1989 when due to enforced insomnia caused by an infestation of rats in his bedsit, he was unable to sleep. This resulted in him borrowing the biggest music book he could find from his local library ; Mark Lewisohn's The Complete Beatles recording sessions. The rodents are long gone but the passion for music literature remains. Reynolds currently resides in Cardiff where he runs a moderately successful mail order company. Check out his website at anthonyreynolds.net
Stephen Duffy’s great lost album Designer Beatnik was part of the short-lived Dr Calculus project. In this interview from 2021, we take a look at the often overlooked experimental ode…
David Sylvian albums – the complete guide
In a career spanning more than five decades, the albums of David Sylvian have encompassed pop, jazz, ambient and free improvisation… BRILLIANT TREES, 1984 “I was fishing in the dark,”…
Japan: Quiet Life – A Retrospective
Japan biographer and musician Anthony Reynolds looks at the origins of Japan: Quiet Life and the latest 2021 deluxe reissue with reflections from band members and associates… In early 1979,…
Classic Album: Japan – Gentlemen Take Polaroids
The fourth album by Japan, Gentlemen Take Polaroids, was their most assured statement to date. However, there were murmurings of discontent within the group behind the scenes during its recording…