release date: Apr. 8, 1978
format: digital
[album rate: 3 / 5] [3,04]
producer: Ray Singer
label: Hansa Records - nationality: England, UK
Track highlights: 1. "Transmission" - 2. "The Unconventional" - 8. "Adolescent Sex" - 9. "Communist China"
Studio album debut by Japan consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist David Sylvian (aka David Alan Batt), lead guitarist Rob Dean, bassist Mick Karn, keyboardist Richard Barbieri, and with drummer and percussionist Steve Jansen (aka Stephen Batt, younger brother of Sylvian). All tracks are composed by David Sylvian.
The style is primarily glam rock with some art pop and funk rock elements, and differs from the band's later albums. Some tracks are dominated by a fusion of funk glam and r&b styles, whereas others are more new wave-based, which makes it hard to describe fully. There's also a distinct inspiration from David Bowie, who had fusioned styles on his Young Americans 1975 album.
[ allmusic.com 4,5 / 5 stars ]
