Tin Drum - Japan (1981)
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Genre:
New romantic electronica
Think Spandau Ballet crossed with Marilyn Manson
Ghosts, Visions of China |
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Why did I buy it?
Wanted this album since I was little!
As a child, I wanted this album, but the shopkeeper explained to my
mother that the music was a little "inaccessible" and I'd be better
with something else. When I finally got my hands on it (at the age of
25) I heard what I'd been missing.
From the first distinctive jarring notes, the wierd syncopated sound
and the awkward vocals of David Sylvian, this album screams with Japan's
style and electronic edge. It's compelling stuff - not background music.
Although it's not a comfortable sound it is far from "inaccessible" -
it grabbed me on first listen and made this one of my most played albums
for those times when I don't know what I want to hear, but I want
something different. It fits more often than you would expect.
The stand out tracks are Ghosts and Visions of China. In Ghosts, Sylvian
confronts his past: "Just when I think I'm winning, when I've broken every
door, the ghosts of my life blow wilder than before". In Visions of China,
he moves to political comment: "We walk backwards, say nothing... We're young
and strong in this party..." - a great single which also fits well into this
strong album's metallic, oriental overtones.
Definitely!
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