David Sylvianis an English singer, musician and composer who first rose to fame as the lead vocalist and main songwriter of the band Japan, and whose subsequent solo career has been influenced by a variety of musical styles and genres, including jazz, ambientmusic and electronic music. Japan - which also included Mick Karn, Rob Dean, Richard Barbieriand Sylvian's brother Steve Jansen- started out as a confusing hybrid rock/sleaze outfit in the mould of David Bowieand New York Dolls. Their music quickly evolved as, at least to begin with, they drew heavily on the influence of Roxy Music's art rockstylings. Their visual image developed in parallel and the band were (unwillingly) tagged as forerunners of the new romanticmovement. Japan recorded five studio albums between March 1978 and November 1981.
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