Learning a lot here - thanks!Context for Jansen and Barbieri? Who are these guys? New name(s) to me.
Context for Jansen and Barbieri? Who are these guys? New name(s) to me.
they are half of Japan!
The drummer and the keyboard player to be precise. Responsible for a lot of the sound on RTC.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 21:20 (eight years ago) link
+ steve jansen is also sylvian's brother fyi
― François Pitchforkian (NickB), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 21:21 (eight years ago) link
sorry that fyi was meant w/o snark
― François Pitchforkian (NickB), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 21:22 (eight years ago) link
sometimes stage names really puzzle me. Why change your surname from Batt to Jansen? Sylvian I get.
― scarcity festival (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 21:36 (eight years ago) link
Listening to GTP and Best of Japan a lot lately. And Yukihiro Takahashi's Neuromantic. Something's going on with my brain for sure.
― my dreams in the hell-pits (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 1 May 2018 11:01 (six years ago) link
Why change your surname from Batt to Jansen?
― startled macropod (MatthewK), Tuesday, 1 May 2018 12:58 (six years ago) link
HUH
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 13:13 (six years ago) link
whoa
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 1 May 2018 13:23 (six years ago) link
Yeah who’d a thunk https://e.snmc.io/lk/l/a/8a3eaee17f6fca632639174f46e1cb19/2803623.jpghttps://i.pinimg.com/originals/dd/4e/db/dd4edb60a05602a84733ba32f5962bd7.jpg
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 13:35 (six years ago) link
bowie - drive in saturday
Cursing at the Astronette 8Who stands in steel by his cabinetHe's crashing out with SylvianThe Bureau Supply for ageing men
― Kim Kimberly, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 15:04 (six years ago) link
Sylvian (Sylvain) and Jansen (Johansen) were both NY Dolls tributes.
Mick Karn/Arthur Kane too I guess.
Quiet Life getting the deluxe reissue treatment:https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/japan-quiet-life-box-set/
― a degree in bullshit from glasters uni (Matt #2), Thursday, 14 January 2021 21:10 (three years ago) link