Variants 1+2

NEW TO VINYL RELEASE OF THE VARIANTS SERIES FROM THE JAPAN AND PORCUPINE TREE KEYBOARDIST. INCLUDING LIVE RECORDINGS FROM THE PLANETS + PERSONA CONCERTS AND NEW MATERIAL In 2017, Richard Barbieri released his most sonically expansive work to date. 'Planets + Persona' is his third solo album, but the first to feature such a wide pallet of instrumentation. Vintage analogue synthesisers combined with acoustic performances and jazz elements, including some stark and memorable improvisations from a personally hand-picked group of musicians, a release that has been well received by a dedicated and growing fan base. 'Variants.1+2' is the first 2LP to be released in a series presenting a collection of disparate pieces of music from past and current works. It features live performances with guest musicians, new compositions, improvisations and reworkings of older material including a 2009 instrumental version of the Japan B-Side 'The Experience Of Swimming'. As an ex-founder of the new-wave pioneers Japan, Barbieri was a leader in creating the ground-breaking synthesiser sound that defined the band and influenced the likes of The Human League, Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Talk Talk and a whole raft of artists to follow. Together, the band recorded five studio albums culminating in the ground-breaking 'Tin Drum', which stayed in the UK Albums Chart for a year. Following Japan, Barbieri joined Steven Wilson in the formative years of the legendary progressive outfit Porcupine Tree, pl

Tracks

1~1~Hybrid ( 06:00 )
1~2~Only Passing Through ( 05:50 )
1~3~The Experience Of Swimming ( 2009 ) ( 05:06 )
1~4~New Found Land ( Live 2017 ) ( 08:37 )
1~5~Spacing Of Strands ( Live Improv 2017 ) ( 07:25 )
1~6~Frozen Hearts Of Hollywood ( 09:45 )
1~7~Rime ( 06:29 )
1~8~Night Of The Hunter - Part 2 ( Recorded Live At St. Margaret's Church Of Antioch Sept 2017 ) ( 06:55 )
1~9~Antioch ( Recorded Live At St. Margaret's Church Of Antioch Sept 2017 ) ( 05:01 )
1~10~Hypnotek ( Recorded Live At St. Margaret's Church Of Antioch Sept 2017 ) ( 09:32 )

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Barbieri, Richard
Release Date: 11 January 2019
Genre: Rock
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Distributor: Rocket Group