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Oil on Canvas: Live/Remastered
 
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Oil on Canvas: Live/Remastered [Live]
~ Japan (Artist)
4.5 out of 5 stars  (4 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (15 Sep 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Live
  • Label: Virgin
  • ASIN: B0000AQOQR
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 142,626 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Oil on canvas
2. Sons of pioneers (live)
3. Gentleman take polaroids (live)
4. Swing (live)
5. Cantonese boy (live)
6. Visions of China (live)
7. Ghosts (live)
8. Voices raised in welcome hands held in prayer
Disc: 2
1. Nightporter (live)
2. Still life in mobile homes (live)
3. Methods of dance (live)
4. Quiet life (live)
5. Art of parties (live)
6. Canton (live)
7. Temple of dawn
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In retrospect, it's an ironic twist of fate that Japan was just blossoming into its most artistically fruitful period while on the verge of breaking up. When this 1982 concert wasrecorded at London's Hammersmith Odeon, Japan was just around the corner from disintegration. OIL ON CANVAS makes a hell of a swan song.
The band had come a long way from it's glam-rock beginnings, evolving into a subtle, complex unit that combined post-punk funk, electronics, Asian imagery and an unbridled experimental streak for some of the early-'80s most memorable recordings. Incredibly, this live album reveals that the complicated textures and fragile dynamics of Japan's studio work transferred easily to the stage. David Sylvian's velvety baritone, Mick Karn's jazzy fretless bass, andRichard Barbieri's exotic, atmospheric synthesizers make these tunes from the band's final phase as rewarding as they are inscrutable.

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