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david sylvian
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,”…
Two Japan books to be released
Two books are about to be released about one of the 1970s and 80s’ most beguiling bands, Japan. Anthony Reynolds’ Japan: A Foreign Place 1974-1984 was originally published in 2016…
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,…
Making Japan: Tin Drum
Japan: Tin Drum was an album that announced big changes from the group with a more mature, haunting new groove beating at its heart. Classic Pop discovers how David Sylvian…
The complete guide to Japan and David Sylvian
Inspired by glam and myopically lumped in with the New Romantics because of a proclivity for cosmetics, Japan were always more art than pop. They quit after five albums, reunited…
Issue 52 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Get your copy of Issue 52 in-store for just £5.99 – use our storefinder. The single issue is available online for £6.99 here. Alternatively, you can buy a digital issue…