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Op verzoek een repost van de Iso van dit eerder geposte album...

Het is alleen de DSD64-Iso!
(met wat er meer in die map stond)


Met dank aan AndySears, de originele Spotter/Poster!




The final Japan release was sold and marketed as a live album, 
though actually it's a bit of a catchall - it is 
indeed mostly from concerts, but also includes 
a variety of studio instrumentals and a re-recorded 
version of "Nightporter" mixed in to sound like it's 
part of the show. 

The various re-releases of the albums 
over the years confused matters further, with re-sequencings, 
the excision of cuts, and more adding to general confusion 
about the release (not to mention the fact that some reissues 
completely omitted where the shows were recorded anyway!). 

Two of the instrumentals, "Oil on Canvas" itself and 
"Temple of Dawn", are brief, gentle pieces by Sylvian and Barbieri respectively. 
"Voices Raised in Welcome, Hands Held in Prayer" is a more 
involving effort, combining a quiet, gamelan-inspired rhythm 
with found-sound samples from what appears to be a 
religious ceremony. 

As for "Nightporter", it's a nice enough new version 
but isn't notably different or varied from the earlier 
studio take. The remaining live cuts show that the exquisite 
tension and serene sounds in the studio were easily 
transferred to the stage in all their elegant complexity. 

The Tin Drum selections, which make up most of the release, 
make the case even more that Japan was as much a prog band as a 
glam one, Sylvian's captivating vocals flowing over 
Asian-derived scales and melodies, the guitar parts 
handled by guest performer Masami Tsuchiya, who also 
plays some keyboards. 

"Visions of China" sounds especially grand, Jansen's 
entrancing drumming seemingly impossible to be created 
and yet clearly existing. The extended introduction 
to "Ghosts", Karn's saxophone welling up from the distance 
like a siren call, is another highlight, along with the 
slightly rocked-up- but only just - "Methods of Dance".
(AllMusic Review by Ned Raggett)