Variants.5

NEW TO VINYL RELEASE OF THE VARIANTS SERIES FROM THE JAPAN AND PORCUPINE TREE KEYBOARDIST INCLUDING NEW MATERIAL & BARBIERI'S OWN OPENING THEME TO 'RUN LOLA RUN'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 greatly received by a dedicated and growing fan base. Variants.5 is the final issue in a vinyl series from Richard Barbieri presenting a collection of disparate pieces of music from past and current works. It features performances from violinist Gill Morley, Luca Calabrese and Lisen Rylander L ve, and contains two new studio works, a variation on a theme written for Porcupine Tree's 'New Soul', Richard's opening theme for the film 'Run Lola Run' and a live version of the Planets + Persona track 'Unholy'. As a member of the new-wave pioneers Japan, Barbieri was a leader in creating the ground-breaking synthesiser sound and use of electronic equipment that influenced a generation of artists. Together, the band recorded five studio albums culminating in the groundbreaking 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 P

Tracks

1~1~Run Lola [09:34]
1~2~Unholy (Live) [09:28]
1~3~Showered In White Light [07:13]
1~4~New Soul [05:28]
1~5~Shut Down [05:04]

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Barbieri, Richard
Release Date: 03 May 2019
Genre: Acoustic / Instrumental
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Distributor: Rocket Group