Japan (David Sylvian) - Rain Tree Crow [1991, 320 kbps]

RAIN TREE CROW - Rain Tree Crow (1991) Codec: mp3. Description: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3. Bit rate: 320 kbps. Sample rate: 44100 Hz joint stereo. Tags: ID3V1 & ID3V2. Source format: CD, digitally remastered 2006. Number of tracks: 13. Allmusic.com review: "Rain Tree Crow is the result of a collaboration between former Japan members David Sylvian and Mick Karn. Sylvian and Karn teamed with keyboardist Richard Barbieri and Steve Jansen, adding guitarists Phil Palmer and Bill Nelson for their self-titled debut. Like a mellower, new age-oriented version of Japan, Rain Tree Crow explores stark soundscapes that sound alternately beautiful and desolate. Although it is a bit too challenging to provide a good introduction to Sylvian and Karn's music, the album remains fascinating for their fans." Wikipedia bio: Rain Tree Crow was the name used by the successful English New Wave band Japan (excluding Rob Dean) when they briefly reformed for this one-off project, which would be their final album. It was the first time all four members of the band, David Sylvian, Steve Jansen, Mick Karn and Richard Barbieri, collaborated on a project since the compilation of the 1983 live album Oil on Canvas. The majority of the material on their eponymous album was written as a result of group improvisations (aside from 'Blackwater'). There were no pre-rehearsals and the music that emerged was a hybrid of atmospheric ambient ballads in the style of lead singer David Sylvian's contemporaneous albums and more dissonant experimental styles that sometimes echoed the work of Tom Waits and King Crimson. The album was mostly recorded at Miravel Studios, France, between September 1989 and April 1990. All members of the band aside from Sylvian wished to retain the Japan moniker which was last used when the band split in December 1982. However, Sylvian levered increasing artistic and production control over the project (including his insistence on using the RTC name, much to the other member's bemusement and annoyance), to the point where the recording developed from a band effort into a what was essentially another Sylvian solo project, leaving the other members as mere sessioners for the front man. As a consequence Jansen, Barbieri and Karn did not promote the "Rain Tree Crow" album. A scheduled follow-up album and a Japan reunion tour were both cancelled. In 2006 David Sylvian himself confirmed in a candid interview with The Guardian that he and his brother Steve Jansen in fact did not speak to each other for five years after the Rain Tree Crow project was completed. Blackwater was released as the album's only cut and just missed the Top 60 in the UK singles charts in March 1991. The album itself was, in general, critically acclaimed by the music press and reached the Top 25 in the UK albums chart. "...the album is at its best. Rain Tree Crow is not ponderous, as Japan once had pretensions to be, but it fills a darkened room nicely." -- Sue Peter, Option, 92" TRACK LIST Rain Tree Crow (1991) ===================== 01. "Big Wheels in Shanty Town" – 7:08 David Sylvian - vocal, electric guitar, hammond organ, electric piano, shortwave radio, horn arrangement Bill Nelson - electric guitar Mick Karn - bass, brass, horn arrangement Richard Barbieri - synthesizer Djene Doumbouya - vocal Djanka Djabate - vocal Steve Jansen - drums, percussion, hammond organ 02. "Every Colour You Are" – 4:46 David Sylvian - vocal, electric guitar, electric piano, shortwave radio, treatments Phil Palmer - slide guitar Mick Karn - bass, saxophone Richard Barbieri - synthesizer Steve Jansen - drums, percussion 03. "Rain Tree Crow" – 2:04 David Sylvian - vocal, percussion Mick Karn - pipes Richard Barbieri - synthesizer Steve Jansen - percussion 04. "Red Earth (As Summertime Ends)" – 3:38 David Sylvian - slide guitar, keyboards, Indian drum Phil Palmer - acoustic guitar Michael Brook - bass conga Mick Karn - bass, tabla Richard Barbieri - synthesizer Brian Gascoigne - orchestration Steve Jansen - ceramic drums, percussion 05. "Pocket Full of Change" – 6:08 David Sylvian - vocal, electric guitar, organ Michael Brook - guitar treatments Mick Karn - bass, brass Richard Barbieri - synthesizer Steve Jansen - drums, percussion, organ 06. "Boat's for Burning" – 0:45 David Sylvian - vocal, electric guitar Richard Barbieri - synthesizer Steve Jansen - tambourine 07. "New Moon at Deer Wallow" – 5:12 David Sylvian - electric guitar, bass Mick Karn - bass clarinet Richard Barbieri - synthesizer Steve Jansen - Moroccan clay drum, fan drums 08. "Blackwater" – 4:19 David Sylvian - vocal, electric guitar, keyboards Bill Nelson - electric guitar Mick Karn - bass Richard Barbieri - synthesizer Steve Jansen - drums, percussion 09. "A Reassuringly Dull Sunday" – 1:22 David Sylvian - organ, keyboards, percussion Michael Brook - percussion Mick Karn - bass clarinet, percussion Richard Barbieri - synthesizer, piano Steve Jansen - marimba, percussion 10. "Blackcrow Hits Shoe Shine City" – 5:14 David Sylvian - vocal, electric guitar, organ, electric piano, keyboards, treatments Mick Karn - bass, saxophone Richard Barbieri - synthesizer Steve Jansen - drums, percussion 11. "Scratchings on the Bible Belt" – 2:46 David Sylvian - electric guitar, banjo, marimba, harmonium Michael Brook - treatments Mick Karn - bass clarinet Richard Barbieri - synthesizer, water wheel Steve Jansen - piano, marimba, percussion 12. "Cries and Whispers" – 2:31 David Sylvian - vocal, electric guitar, treatments Mick Karn - bass Richard Barbieri - synthesizer Steve Jansen - percussion 13. "I Drink to Forget" - 1:46 David Sylvian - piano, keyboards, percussion Mick Karn - wine glasses Richard Barbieri - synthesizers Steve Jansen - wine glasses, percussion Enjoy and - most importantly - share with your fellow man. A special thanks to all of you out there who have both downloaded and seeded these torrents so far.

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timelawd (2009-09-18)

thanks a lot for this.
cheers.

SpacePanic (2010-01-21)

Indeed an outstanding album. Thanks. I have most of these albums on LP, but now I can get them on my Ipod. Thanks for your work

timelawd (2010-03-05)

Bravissimo.
;-)