Re: Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980)

by Guest Wed May 13, 2020 8:47 pm

Sampling of the first track of their last album that came out 8 months or so before.

dance

by Nightjar Wed May 13, 2020 8:48 pm

This is actually brilliantly produced.

The mix is spot on.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed May 13, 2020 8:48 pm

Someone else singing.

by Nightjar Wed May 13, 2020 8:49 pm

Lots of space between the various sonic elements.

by Nightjar Wed May 13, 2020 8:49 pm

Like they're all echoing off each other in a smoothly controlled aural space.

by Nightjar Wed May 13, 2020 8:50 pm

The drummer's back.

Xylophone!

by Nightjar Wed May 13, 2020 8:51 pm

There's been a lot of xylophone/marimba on albums we've done recently. hmm

by Guest Wed May 13, 2020 8:51 pm

by Nightjar Wed May 13, 2020 8:51 pm

Multitracked saxophone.

Very Bowie.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed May 13, 2020 8:51 pm

by Nightjar Wed May 13, 2020 8:52 pm

Nightjar wrote:There's been a lot of xylophone/marimba on albums we've done recently.

Coincidence, or something altogether more sinister? scared

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed May 13, 2020 8:53 pm

That went on forever.

by Guest Wed May 13, 2020 8:53 pm

This albums cover version.

by Nightjar Wed May 13, 2020 8:54 pm

Polyrhythms!

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed May 13, 2020 8:54 pm

Track 6 - Ain't That Peculiar.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed May 13, 2020 8:54 pm

It sounds like they're going to drain this one of all vitality.

by Nightjar Wed May 13, 2020 8:55 pm

This reminds me...

I bought their cover of "I Second That Emotion".

I'd completely forgotten about that.

by Nightjar Wed May 13, 2020 8:57 pm

This is rubbish.

by Guest Wed May 13, 2020 8:57 pm

Let's check out the original:

Laters.

by Nightjar Wed May 13, 2020 8:58 pm

He loved Smokey Robinson it seems.

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Japan or Dishpan?