Japan (band)

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Japan was a British art-pop and new wave band from the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for their stylish, atmospheric sound and key role in shaping the New Romantic aesthetic.

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Japan (band) canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British new wave band ⓘ
band ⓘ
musical group ⓘ
activeEndYear 1982 ⓘ
activeStartYear 1974 ⓘ
associatedAct David Sylvian (solo) ⓘ
linked to: David Sylvian

Mick Karn (solo) ⓘ
Porcupine Tree ⓘ
Rain Tree Crow ⓘ
breakupReason internal tensions and creative differences ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
finalStudioAlbum Tin Drum ⓘ
formedIn Catford ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
genre art pop ⓘ
glam rock ⓘ
new romantic ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ
influenced Duran Duran ⓘ
New Romantic movement ⓘ
Visage ⓘ
member David Sylvian ⓘ
Mick Karn ⓘ
Richard Barbieri ⓘ
Rob Dean ⓘ
Steve Jansen ⓘ
notableSong Cantonese Boy ⓘ
Ghosts ⓘ
I Second That Emotion ⓘ
Life in Tokyo ⓘ
The Art of Parties ⓘ
Visions of China ⓘ
notableWork Adolescent Sex ⓘ
Gentlemen Take Polaroids ⓘ
Obscure Alternatives ⓘ
Quiet Life ⓘ
Tin Drum ⓘ
linked to: The Tin Drum
recordLabel Hansa Records ⓘ
Virgin Records ⓘ
roleOfMember David Sylvian – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards ⓘ
Mick Karn – fretless bass, saxophone, clarinet ⓘ
Richard Barbieri – keyboards, synthesizers ⓘ
Rob Dean – guitar ⓘ
Steve Jansen – drums, percussion ⓘ
styleCharacteristic atmospheric sound ⓘ
incorporation of Eastern musical influences ⓘ
sophisticated arrangements ⓘ
stylish visual image ⓘ
use of synthesizers ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Romantic movement → notableFigure → Japan (band) ⓘ
Roxy Music → hasInfluenced → Japan (band) ⓘ
Giorgio Moroder → collaboratedWith → Japan (band) ⓘ